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    Women rally after skipper injured

    Women rally after skipper injured

    Balclutha women’s team took on the Roslyn Premier Squad at Balclutha Showgrounds for the last game in their premier league last weekend, with a bare minimum of 11 players taking the field.

    Warepa folk dancers pack hall

    Sharp-dressed gentleman Cameron King, 12, steps up for a fun time with Grace Collins, 8. PHOTOS:...

    Warepa folk dancers pack hall

    Students, staff, family and friends turned out en-masse for Warepa School’s old-school, country-hall Folk Dance, last Friday.

    Dominant Clutha still top of table

    Toko hooker Keegan Ferguson, seen here scoring against Heriot last season, scored a further two...

    Dominant Clutha still top of table

    Clutha remain firmly atop the Southern Region premier ladder after another dominant display.

    Siblings claim national title

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Siblings claim national title

    Siblings Ben Smith and Jessica Michels won the New Zealand Mixed Doubles Competition after a very intense final against Ruby Kinney and Hunter Walker at Naseby on Sunday.

    Mystery around repainted panels

    Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery volunteer Rozena Hallum admires the City Hotel panels on...

    Mystery around repainted panels

    Russell Clark’s City Hotel Gold Rush Panels survived a Dunedin fire and were rescued from obscurity when they languished in a Bannockburn winery shed.

    Foul language one way to lose me

    Brooke van Velden: quoteworthy. Photo: RNZ

    Foul language one way to lose me

    Massey University runs a Quote of the Year contest and last year’s winner tended to confirm that bad language is now becoming acceptable.

    Second historical novel published

    Alexandra author Sophie Rogers with her second historical novel Orchids and Camellias, which was...

    Second historical novel published

    Alexandra author Sophie Rogers did not have far to go to see her latest book on display.

    Inconsistent responses to risk management puzzling residents

    File photo: ODT

    Inconsistent responses to risk management puzzling residents

    Cromwell residents are understandably puzzled by different approaches taken to risk management.

    Fundraiser on course

    Preparing for this year's Aotea Electric Lions Golden Golf Charity Tournament at Cromwell golf...

    Fundraiser on course

    A 40-year tradition of fundraising continues later this year at the Aotea Electric Lions Golden Golf tournament at the Cromwell Golf Course.

    Range of grant recipients

    Bonus Bonds investors are due to receive a share of the $870 million remaining in the scheme....

    Range of grant recipients

    The Cromwell Early Learning Centre and the Roxburgh Community Garden were both recipients in the latest Otago Community Trust grants when, in total, $1.17 million was invested in community projects.

    FMC calls to drop sections of Bill

    Roys Peak Lookout. Photo: Gallery Thirty Three

    FMC calls to drop sections of Bill

    The Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand (FMC) have called for three sections of a controversial conservation bill to be dropped entirely.

    Cooking while learning on the job a win for chefs

    The Packing Shed chef Jack Farrell is completing Otago Polytechnic’s cookery level 4...

    Cooking while learning on the job a win for chefs

    Working and gaining qualifications at the same time is being touted as a recipe for success for both Central Otago chefs and their employers.

    Santana to fill polytech campus

    Santana Minerals Ltd general manager Paul Miles (left) and Otago Polytechnic operations deputy...

    Santana to fill polytech campus

    Plans for Santana Minerals Ltd’s gold mining operation are progressing, the company announcing it will lease Otago Polytechnic’s former Cromwell campus to use as worker accommodation.

    Fears over hospital build’s impact

    The Dunedin hospital inpatients building site. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN

    Fears over hospital build’s impact

    Police are worried the construction of the new Dunedin hospital will impact emergency services getting to accidents.

    Prestigious judging panel unveiled

    Liz Mitchell. Photos: supplied

    Prestigious judging panel unveiled

    Next-generation advocates will join industry icons and design pioneers as judges at New Zealand’s only wool-focused creative fashion event, organisers say.

    Bird flu case triggers high alert

    The first recorded H5N1 strain of bird flu in Australia has brought home its risks to New Zealand...

    Bird flu case triggers high alert

    New Zealand’s chicken farmers are on high alert for the H5N1 strain of bird flu after the first recorded case in Australia.

    Over $105k raised

    PGG Wrightson seeds rep Lucy Bell presents John Andrews with the award for overall winner of the...

    Over $105k raised

    The recent Maniototo Lions winter crop competition has been a "fantastic" success that raised just over $105,000, the service organisation says.

    Volunteers celebrated

    Celebrating Daffodil Day volunteers at an afternoon tea in Alexandra are Roxburgh Daffodil Day co...

    Volunteers celebrated

    About 50 Cancer Society Daffodil Day volunteers from around Central Otago were celebrated at an afternoon tea in Alexandra to thank them for their efforts.

    Widow praises community’s support

    Remembering Murray "Kirky" Kirk at a bull sale at Earnscleugh Station in Central Otago are his...

    Widow praises community’s support

    The proceeds from the sale of a bull at Earnscleugh Station were given to the family of the late Murray ‘Kirky’ Kirk, who was the tailing contractor on the sheep&nbsp...

    Fish monitoring to start

    PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Fish monitoring to start

    As annual monitoring of spawning trout and salmon starts across the region, Otago Fish & Game is asking the public to avoid disturbing important habitats of the fish.
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