Skate club ‘saviours’ on board with help
Wanaka Skate Club has been a ‘‘saviour’’ for the family from a house gutted by fire last week.
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Making climate change compelling aim of lesson
Making climate change compelling aim of lesson
The challenge of making climate change compelling was the focus of an experiment at Dunstan High School last week.
Central Otago’s pub sales heating up
Central Otago’s pub sales heating up
Potential publicans are eyeing up Central Otago watering holes.
Recognised for work in wine industry
Recognised for work in wine industry
Central Otago vineyard owner and wine producer Janiene Bayliss has reason to raise a glass after being recognised on the world stage as a woman of influence.
Collection driven by car fascination
Collection driven by car fascination
The garage at Ross Hansen’s Cromwell home is lined with cars — possibly hundreds.
Cromwell slip work costly
Cromwell slip work costly
Close to $800,000 has been spent repairing a slip at Deadman’s Point above Cromwell Bridge.
Goodbye Charlotte Jean
Goodbye Charlotte Jean
Charlotte Jean Maternity Hospital is a labour of love. Almost 24 years ago, Melissa Fortune became the first baby born at the hospital in Ventry St, Alexandra. So began a legacy that would play out for the next 23 years.
Wanaka's millennium pathway part of waterfront redevelopment
Wanaka's millennium pathway part of waterfront redevelopment
Wanaka Community Board chairman Barry Bruce says stage two of the lakefront development plan has received extensive community input
Wanaka's millennium pathway part of waterfront redevelopment
Wanaka's millennium pathway part of waterfront redevelopment
Wanaka Community Board chairman Barry Bruce says stage two of the lakefront development plan has received extensive community input
Domestic tourists hit Otago cycle trails
Domestic tourists hit Otago cycle trails
The wheels keep turning for some businesses thanks to surging interest in Central Otago’s cycle trails.
Central Otago artist captures the transit of time in artworks
Central Otago artist captures the transit of time in artworks
‘Someone will die’: Firefighters alarmed at lack of letterboxes
‘Someone will die’: Firefighters alarmed at lack of letterboxes
Lives are at risk in Omakau.
Lockdown leads to new starts in Central
Lockdown leads to new starts in Central
A Covid-19 world has forced some people to switch careers in order to stay afloat, while others have hit reset on their lives. Reporters Alexia Johnston and Simon Henderson talk to people settling into new jobs and industries in Central Otago.
Otago artist brings new life to old tableware through clay
Otago artist brings new life to old tableware through clay
Giving unloved second-hand tableware a new purpose is a passion for a local artist. Shannon Courtenay, of Cardrona, creates tableware sets from items she finds in secondhand stores.A journey from...
Work starts on Maniototo school's $11m rebuild
Work starts on Maniototo school's $11m rebuild
Ground-breaking work is under way at Maniototo Area School.
Swapping classroom for the outdoors
Future environmentalists swap classroom for the outdoors
Future environmentalists have been swapinig the classroom for the Manuherikia River.
Lake Hawea woman turning old furniture into new
Lake Hawea woman turning old furniture into new
As the Government aims to move away from a ‘‘throwaway culture’’ to a circular economy that encourages a ‘‘make, use and return’’ approach, some are embracing a fix and repair philosophy instead of...
Cyberattack hits Alexandra Blossom Festival
Cyberattack hits Alexandra Blossom Festival
A Central Otago district councillor has been left scrambling to salvage New Zealand’s longest-running festival following a viral cyberattack.
Central Otago teen wins big with own song
Central Otago teen wins big with own song
When Max Byrne opens his mouth to sing, stand back and try not to be swept over. Aged just 13 his bold voice bursts out, sounding like someone much older.
Model championships coming South
Model championships coming South
Buzzing after a weekend workshop are members of the Central Otago Model Society.