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Chance for virtual walk-through of new memorial hall

Architect impressions of the proposed Cromwell memorial hall and events centre. IMAGES: SUPPLIED

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Chance for virtual walk-through of new memorial hall

Cromwell residents will be able to get a virtual walk-through of the town’s long-awaited memorial hall and event centre at public drop-in sessions next month.

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Community hub given $600K grant

Bob Turnbull Trust benefactors Peter and Julie Brabant (left) look over concept designs for the...

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Community hub given $600K grant

A community hub in the heart of Omakau is one step closer to completion thanks to the legacy of an Ophir man.

New policy for CCTV camera use adopted

A live feed from this CCTV camera outside the Dunedin City Library is being monitored by police. ...

New policy for CCTV camera use adopted

A blanket policy governing council use of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras has been adopted by the Central Otago District Council (CODC).

Public to have say on changes

Public to have say on changes

Drivers parking on footpaths and cycle paths in Central Otago may find themselves on the wrong side of the law if proposed amendments to a roading bylaw get the public go-ahead.

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$54m Three Waters plan passed

Aerial photo of Alexandra. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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$54m Three Waters plan passed

An ambitious plan to complete Three Waters capital works costing $54 million before the transition to the new water entity has been signed off by the Central Otago District Council.

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Supermarkets fined for trading on Good Friday

In March, food prices hit an 11-year high, up 6.8 per cent. Photo: Getty Images

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Supermarkets fined for trading on Good Friday

The "blatant violation" of Good Friday trading laws has resulted in two Wanaka supermarkets being fined.

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Retracing history on the job

Oamaru painter Warren Pitches with a photograph of his grandmother Rachel Morgan in the historic...

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Retracing history on the job

Painting the historic Cambrian School building is more than just a job for Warren Pitches — it is personal.

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Pair trespassed after chilly bin theft

The Balmoral Dairy, Ranfurly. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Pair trespassed after chilly bin theft

Two people have been trespassed from a Maniototo dairy after the brazen theft of a chilly bin from the premises was captured on CCTV.

120km hike to raise funds for suicide prevention

Dunedin man Blair Jones is hiking the Hawkdun Range in the Maniototo to raise funds for the Life...

120km hike to raise funds for suicide prevention

Every year Blair Jones escapes to the Maniototo hills in search of silence and solitude.

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Camp Quality South attendees get the ride of their lives

Camp Quality camper Darcie Willis (10), of Dunedin, is all set to do a lap of Highlands...

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Camp Quality South attendees get the ride of their lives

A very special group of pint-sized speedsters found themselves in "petrol head heaven" earlier this week.

Camp Quality at Highlands Motorpark

A very special group of pint-sized speedsters found themselves in "petrol head heaven" earlier this week.

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Butane litter raises concern following death

A pile of used butane cans discovered near Alexandra Airport have raised concerns about young...

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Butane litter raises concern following death

Butane canisters littering an Alexandra walking track have raised concerns about young people huffing days after a coroner’s report linked the practice to the 2019 death of a teenager in the town.