Moutain bike squad targets young talent
Moutain bike squad targets young talent
A Queenstown mountain biking coach is about to select the first intake of a high performance programme for junior riders.
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Jr Stampede’s six-year drought ends
Jr Stampede’s six-year drought ends
After a six-year drinks break, the next generation of Queenstown ice hockey stars will finally get to play a national league game on home ice this weekend. And their coach, Stephen Reid, is hoping...
Turner St site gets designer upgrade
Turner St site gets designer upgrade
Auckland-based developer Tony Gapes expects his next development — Central Peaks on Queenstown’s Turner St — will be finished by next September.
Principals cautiously optimistic
Principals cautiously optimistic
South Otago school principals are optimistic about the government’s plans to abolish the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), but are waiting to hear more details.
Local Legend: Zoe Latta
Local Legend: Zoe Latta
The last Clutha Leader, Silver Fern Farms Local Legend of winter is nonagenarian Zoe Latta.
Freshwater changes outlined
Freshwater changes outlined
Good news has come in twos to bring relief to local farmers.
Charity receives award for work on heritage, dog park
Charity receives award for work on heritage, dog park
This year’s Clutha District Council Heritage & Environment Community Service Award went to a team whose commitment to recreation spaces and local history has made a lasting impact on their town...
Senior queen nominations open
Senior queen nominations open
Nominations for the 2025 Alexandra Blossom Festival senior queen are now open.
Poetry Day event to celebrate poet popular
Poetry Day event to celebrate poet popular
An event celebrating the life and works of Central Otago poet Brian Turner to mark National Poetry Day last Friday was attended by more than 100 people at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery.
Dedicated volunteers acknowledged
Dedicated volunteers acknowledged
Three Alexandra women plus 120 years of volunteer work added up to three special honours this week.
Bring out your dead rockers
Bring out your dead rockers
Rock trio Bulletproof Convertible returns to Central Otago on Saturday for the annual Dead Rockers Ball.
Celebrating Central’s dark sky
Celebrating Central’s dark sky
A popular exhibition showcasing astrophotography in some of New Zealand’s best dark-skies locations officially opened at Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery last week.
Canadians share their wisdom with locals
Canadians share their wisdom with locals
The rink at Alexandra’s IceInline was packed with skaters as a touring Canadian ice hockey team shared their skills with the players of Central Otago this week.
Brought in on the wind
Brought in on the wind
The Canterbury norwester has become a permanent feature in Geraldine.
Celebrating milestone
Celebrating milestone
For two decades, Multicultural Aoraki has been helping migrants settle in South Canterbury.
Talks put people in touch with roots
Talks put people in touch with roots
A month of free talks aimed at encouraging people to reflect on their roots and celebrate their unique histories and identities has drawn to a close.
Women’s rugby exhibition on
Women’s rugby exhibition on
A travelling exhibition that tackles the struggles and growth of the women’s side of New Zealand’s national sport has stopped by the South Canterbury Museum.
Culvert replacement to begin in Evans St
Culvert replacement to begin in Evans St
Lengthy work to replace the Taitarakihi culvert on State Highway 1 in Timaru, near the Showgrounds Shopping Centre, is due to begin next month.
Model train expo proving hit with public, hospice
Model train expo proving hit with public, hospice
Model trains have made more than an $11,000 difference to Hospice South Canterbury funds over the past few years.
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