Birds emerge from native wood
Birds emerge from native wood
For Maniototo wood carver Luke Anthony, carving some of New Zealand’s birds from homegrown timber is a combination of local ingredients and a longtime passion.
Adam Burns
Supported living units for elderly favoured
Supported living units for elderly favoured
Maniototo Hospital leaders are favouring an option to replace the old hospital building with supported living units for the elderly.
Days of hand-written ledgers recalled
Days of hand-written ledgers recalled
As far as bank managers go, Norman Mills placed high value on ensuring every little detail was right.
Board has reservations about Aurora
Board has reservations about Aurora
Vincent Community Board members are continuing to express concerns around Central Otago's power network following talks with Aurora Energy representatives this week.
Overspend of $13,000 for entertainment centre approved
Overspend of $13,000 for entertainment centre approved
An overspend in engineering fees for the Roxburgh Entertainment Centre upgrade has been approved by the Teviot Community Board.
Young rider taking on big competition
Young rider taking on big competition
Sky Sanders continues to punch well above her weight.
Still work to do at new helipad site
Still work to do at new helipad site
No date has been set for a new helipad for Maniototo Hospital but hospital leaders believe the site will be completed before the end of the year.
Pre-school's after-school care welcome
Pre-school's after-school care welcome
Families in Ranfurly are delighted another pre-school has opened which is relieving some child-care pressure.
Central Otago hospice 'there for everyone'
Central Otago hospice 'there for everyone'
For Russell Garbutt, the importance of the Otago Community Hospice did not resonate with him until his wife was diagnosed with cancer.
Land issues affect pool redevelopment
Land issues affect pool redevelopment
Alternative options are being sought in the proposed Roxburgh pool redevelopment because of a land transfer issue with the Ministry of Education.
Dressing the hall for the ball
Dressing the hall for the ball
Pupils of Alexandra’s Dunstan High School were right in the thick of preparations for their school formal yesterday.
Modern learning space welcomed
Modern learning space welcomed
A brand new learning hub at Cromwell Primary School got its first workout this week.
'Huge growth' highlighted
'Huge growth' highlighted
The Central Otago District Council's latest quarterly report highlights "huge growth" for the district.
Council to analyse plan's financial effect
Council to analyse plan's financial effect
The Central Otago District Council is to explore the financial upshot of options within the Cromwell Master Plan before the report is released to the public.
Pupils get stuck in planting native shrubs
Pupils get stuck in planting native shrubs
St Gerard's School pupils worked tirelessly planting native shrubs in Alexandra yesterday as part of a community project.
Tradies in short supply as workload grows
Tradies in short supply as workload grows
The hunt for more tradespeople in Central Otago's ''hard and fast'' climate continues as employers contend with a busy workload.
Festival draws hungry crowd
Festival draws hungry crowd
Eighteenth year; 18 Central Otago vineyards represented.
Community embraces Easter at Highlands
Community embraces Easter at Highlands
Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell was taken over by Easter mayhem yesterday for an Easter egg hunt.
Irked at council's consultation over trees
Irked at council's consultation over trees
A Central Otago woman is disappointed with the level of communication from the Central Otago District Council around tree felling at a local cemetery.
Minister opens new Maniototo Hospital
Minister opens new Maniototo Hospital
The hard work of Maniototo residents was acknowledged by the Health Minister and community leaders at yesterday's opening of the new Maniototo Hospital in Ranfurly.