Why this week’s reform matters
Why this week’s reform matters
It feels like every week there’s a new announcement from the government, and local government reform is firmly back in the spotlight.
Wool art garments find new homes
Wool art garments find new homes
The chance to not only get up close to garments only previously glimpsed on the catwalk, but buy some of them was embraced by visitors to a WoolOn exhibition in Alexandra.
New hours for book sale opening day
New hours for book sale opening day
There is a solution to filling time on long winter nights and foggy days — the annual Cromwell Rotary book sale at King’s Birthday weekend.
Ball to mark Ophir hall’s 100th
Ball to mark Ophir hall’s 100th
The Ophir Peace Memorial Hall turns 100 this year and a ball celebration has been scheduled for Saturday.
Ultra-wealthy pair set to acquire farm
Ultra-wealthy pair set to acquire farm
A former Queenstown-Lakes District mayor and one of New Zealand’s richest men are set to take over a 3000ha farm in Hāwea Flat.
Mental health promotion key for country’s ‘forgotten population’
Mental health promotion key for country’s ‘forgotten population’
A leading suicide prevention specialist is calling for a significant shift in how New Zealand supports the mental wellbeing of its older population, calling them "the forgotten population in...
Decade of planting marked
Decade of planting marked
A volunteer-driven environmental project in Cromwell has marked ten years of restoring native vegetation along Lake Dunstan and 10,000 plants in the ground.
Rodeos ‘love of my life’: 82-year-old
Rodeos ‘love of my life’: 82-year-old
Rodeos are "the love of my life", 82-year-old Murray MacMillan says.
Olive community returns for annual pressing day
Olive community returns for annual pressing day
Close to 200 visitors passed through Olive Press Central Otago in Cromwell on Saturday for the Central Otago Olive Growers (COOG) annual Community Pressing Day.
Industry gathers for NZ Wool classers Association AGM
Industry gathers for NZ Wool classers Association AGM
Growers, classers, brokers, shearing contractors and designers came together for the NZ Woolclassers Association’s annual AGM and professional development day, with a strong turnout and a wide...
Golden tournament had games for all
Golden tournament had games for all
Glory days on the hockey field were relived at the Chicks with Sticks Golden Oldies hockey tournament at the weekend.
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Gore groomer has 'no genuine remorse': judge
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Gore groomer has 'no genuine remorse': judge
A Gore man who groomed and threatened to kill a 15-year-old and her family had ‘‘no genuine remorse’’ for sharing indecent material and threatening messages in 2023, a judge said yesterday.
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‘Critical’ merger talks in progress
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‘Critical’ merger talks in progress
Waitaki’s mayor has confirmed she has discussed amalgamation with Otago’s mayors and some Canterbury counterparts, with plans to visit as far north as Ashburton next week.
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Lifting her way from rock bottom
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Lifting her way from rock bottom
Shanna Crosbie, the former assistant to Gore's mayor who was convicted for forging prescriptions, has found strength in the gym and turned her life around.
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First penguins arrive at new habitat
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First penguins arrive at new habitat
The first arrivals have moved into a new penguin habitat created out of part of a carpark at Oamaru’s waterfront.
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Abandon proposed rates hike, Federated Farmers says
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Abandon proposed rates hike, Federated Farmers says
Federated Farmers has called for Waitaiki councillors to abandon a proposed rates hike which it says will disproportionately impact ‘‘the economic engine’’.
Sheltered spot many would flock to
Sheltered spot many would flock to
Where would ewe rather be on a freezing morning?
Storm relief funding ‘failures’ slammed
Storm relief funding ‘failures’ slammed
A Southern council says it feels ‘‘nothing but disappointment’’ with Internal Affairs as waits on emergency relief funding following last October’s catastrophic storms.
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‘Racist planet-wrecking Aussie dirtbag'
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‘Racist planet-wrecking Aussie dirtbag': Green MP takes aim at Santana chairman
Green Party MP Steve Abel has made it plain where he stands over Santana Minerals and its chairman Peter Cook.
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Jetskier rewards rescuers
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Jetskier rewards rescuers
Queenstown real estate agent and former MP Hamish Walker says he is hugely grateful to the Coastguard who rescued him when his jetski died on Lake Wakatipu.