A scheme helping young Waitaki people has been a "fantastic" success story, Mayor Gary Kircher says.

The Mount Aspiring Station cattle musters have taken place over the past few weeks.

A large community Matariki event at Stadium Southland has been cancelled, its backers saying it is too much of a risk to go ahead as a competing show is taking place a few days beforehand.

Demolition of the Wyndham museum building is set to start next week.

The University of Otago could be offering a master’s degree in cyber security in Queenstown in a few years’ time.

The Central Otago District Council has awarded the $14.7 million tender to design and construct Cromwell’s new water treatment plant and borefield upgrades to New Zealand-owned and based Apex Water.