Tom Kitchin

The Central Otago District Council has approved funding five extra private hangar and accommodation sites for Alexandra Airport.

The driver of a car that crashed on State Highway 8 between Tarras and Cromwell on Sunday has been named.

An Alexandra businessman says he is ``disappointed'' a subdivision he planned at the site of the William Hill Winery is not allowed to go ahead.

The mayor of Central Otago has expressed his thoughts and frustrations  about freedom camping  in the district, writing a 1500-word post online at the weekend.

Cromwell is getting  an extra public toilet block to cope with heavy  demand during busy periods.

Ranfurly girl Amanda Voice says she feels lucky to be named in a team to represent New Zealand in Texas for western performance horse riding.

For new Goldfields Primary School principal Anna Harrison, it is really just a move down the corridor.

A development which will turn Cromwell's sole holiday park into a subdivision has been approved.

A man killed in a truck crash near Beaumont on Tuesday morning was a respected member of the Clutha community.

Police have released the name of a man who died after his truck and trailer unit rolled near Beaumont yesterday morning.

Ranfurly boy Hamish Crossan returned to New Zealand on Monday night from the World Transplant Winter Games in Switzerland on a high, with some big achievements under his belt.

Firefighters were called to deal with a chemical spill at a transport company in Alexandra earlier today.

A man was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after the car (pictured) he was driving rolled off the road between Ranfurly and Patearoa on Saturday.

Trees blocking the Alexandra River Walk beside the Clutha River have been cleared but the  remnants of fires  that occurred during the district’s total fire ban this summer remain along...

Bannockburn residents met  Department of Conservation (Doc) staff this week to discuss the redevelopment of the Bannockburn Post Office as an information centre.

A Lowburn resident is concerned about freedom camping at the local boat harbour by Lake Dunstan, as he believes rules are being ignored.

Improvements are under way at the Bendigo campsite, a large freedom camping area between Cromwell and Tarras on the shores of Lake Dunstan.