Adam Burns

More than 200 properties in the Teviot Valley are to be affected by an ''abnormally'' high number of power outages lasting several hours over the coming weeks.

The Central Otago region adopted a restricted fire season yesterday.

Golf clubs in Central Otago are dipping into their pockets to manage a "nightmare" rabbit problem.

A near-century-old church in Central Otago is set to be sold in the next fortnight, following three years of negotiations between church owners and residents.

The brunt of Central Otago's housing crisis is being felt in the region's hospitality sector.

Dunstan ward Otago Regional Councillor Michael Laws believes a magpie problem in Cromwell is endangering residents.

Fears for the health of her children have led an Alexandra woman to launch a petition to Parliament seeking to block Spark New Zealand's 5G trials in the town.

A last-ditch move by outgoing Otago regional councillors to reopen a stock effluent disposal site proposal near Cromwell has been deemed "out of order".

An increase in staff numbers over the next few years cannot come soon enough for police as the "prevalence" of methamphetamine in Central Otago rises.

An increasing need for businesses and community organisations has been highlighted as a key area for the Otago Chamber of Commerce's Central Otago Leadership Academy, beginning next week.

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A budding Alexandra inventor has been named as a finalist in a renowned national science and technology competition.

Efforts to improve the state of roading are being urged by Central Otago district councillors as regional highways are "taking a pounding".

Replacement of the Beaumont Bridge could begin in late 2020 but there is still plenty of water to go under the bridge.

Health leaders are reminding parents of immunisation recommendations for rural areas, to avoid confusion.

One person has been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition following a crash near Omakau this morning.

Although he still considers himself an ''A-grade mechanic'', an Alexandra man has called time on five original Land Rovers, which he is auctioning off as a collector's set.

A former Otago regional councillor says a rabbit problem at Dunstan Hospital exemplifies a ''systemic failure'' of the regional council's pest control policies.

Pam Walker is not one to boast. She prefers to let her bowls game do the talking.