Winter Games opening weekend offers top viewing
Winter Games opening weekend offers top viewing
It may have been a slow start to winter but the slopes at Cardrona were humming over the weekend.
Adam Burns
Community board to pay overspend from submission
Community board to pay overspend from submission
The Cromwell Community Board is to pay $160,000 as part of a Central Otago District Council submission opposing the controversial plan change 13 proposal.
Wind hampers Big Air event
Wind hampers Big Air event
It was a weekend for the international competitors as the Cardrona climate hampered the Snowboarding World Cup Big Air event at the Winter Games New Zealand.
Speedway club gathering speed
Speedway club gathering speed
The rise of Cromwell’s Central Motor Speedway from modest beginnings to a reputable cornerstone of New Zealand Speedway has been built off nearly 40 years
of passion and dedication.
Murray Tce site approved for clock
Murray Tce site approved for clock
A proposal for a clock in Cromwell has been ticked off by the Cromwell Community Board despite planning consultants on the Cromwell Masterplan proposing the area was unsuitable.
Kiwis taking on world's best
Kiwis taking on world's best
A showdown between New Zealand's young talent and some international heavyweights awaits.
Reserve responsibility left open
Reserve responsibility left open
The Teviot Community Board is leaving the door ajar for residents to take ownership of a reserve in Millers Flat.
Man arrested for arsons on consecutive days
Man arrested for arsons on consecutive days
A South Canterbury man has been arrested and charged following two arsons on consecutive days near Alexandra last week.
New NZMCA motorhome park open at Lowburn
New NZMCA motorhome park open at Lowburn
The New Zealand Motor Caravan Association's (NZMCA) Clutha branch members Robyn Barkman and vice-chairman David Barkman celebrate the opening of the new NZMCA Park at Lowburn on Saturday.
Hundreds of poplars to be culled; NZTA rules out replanting
Hundreds of poplars to be culled; NZTA rules out replanting
About a third of poplars near Cromwell are to be permanently lost as the NZ Transport Agency continues a cull of the prominent trees along State Highway 6.
Central Campus students show culinary class
Central Campus students show culinary class
A team from Otago Polytechnic's Central Campus sizzled their way to gold and silver medals in the kitchen and front of house sections at an annual culinary competition held in Auckland this week.
Return of dental facility pleases leaders
Return of dental facility pleases leaders
Hospital leaders are beaming at the prospect of a dental facility returning to the Maniototo for the first time in a decade.
Closed business may come back as garage
Closed business may come back as garage
Ranfurly's McLaren Machinery Ltd may be reinstated as a garage after the long-running company closed its doors last month.
First transfer from Clyde for new chopper
First transfer from Clyde for new chopper
The newest addition to the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter fleet has made its first flight to Dunstan Hospital in Clyde.
End of the road for long line of poplars
End of the road for long line of poplars
A row of trees near Cromwell, deemed dangerous, have been given the chop.
12kg trout may be biggest from lake
12kg trout may be biggest from lake
Otago Fish & Game officer Cliff Halford believes the 12kg brown trout Wanaka woman Emma McIntosh landed recently is the biggest to come out of Lake Wanaka.
Cool runnings . . .
Cool runnings . . .
Mosgiel's Roger Leslie streaks across the Clyde Dam in the 10km road walk as part of this year's Clyde to Alexandra 10km road race on Saturday.
BP fuel sales 'not a profitable business model'
BP fuel sales 'not a profitable business model'
Grant Ward Nissan will no longer serve up BP fuel, citing diminishing returns for the Alexandra site.
Ngai Tahu, Otago Fish & Game partnership formalised
Ngai Tahu, Otago Fish & Game partnership formalised
A freshly signed memorandum of understanding has cemented a partnership between the Otago Fish & Game council and Ngai Tahu's Otago-based environmental consultancy firm Aukaha.
Hospital rest-home facility full
Hospital rest-home facility full
The revamped rest-home facility at Ranfurly's Maniototo Hospital is at full capacity and there are 10 people on a waiting list, hospital leaders say.