NZ’s first driver-optional e-tractor launched at orchard
NZ’s first driver-optional e-tractor launched at orchard
There is a new rock star on the scene in New Zealand’s horticulture industry.
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Long gestation for Southern birthing units
Long gestation for Southern birthing units
More than two and a-half years on from their announcement, the promised birthing units for Wānaka and Central Otago are yet to be seen.
Creative explores art in the digital age
Creative explores art in the digital age
The artist behind a new exhibition in Alexandra hopes his challenging artworks will start a conversation about what art means in a digital age.
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Curling a family affair
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Curling a family affair
Family rivalries were front and centre at the inaugural New Zealand Curling Junior Mixed Doubles in Dunedin at the weekend.
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Reserve reopens to public after controversial felling
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Reserve reopens to public after controversial felling
The Half Mile Recreation Reserve near Alexandra reopened to the public earlier this week following the controversial felling of pine trees which has closed the reserve since the start of June.
Language important connection
Language important connection
This week is Kiribati Language Week, a celebration of the language of one of New Zealand’s smallest Pacific Island communities.
Viticulturist event showcases ‘passionate’ generation
Viticulturist event showcases ‘passionate’ generation
Tractor maintenance, pruning, trellising, irrigation, budgeting and wine tasting — it’s all in a day’s work for Central Otago viticulturists.
Ice swimmers test their mettle
Ice swimmers test their mettle
Swimmers put their bodies - and their minds - to the test in icy temperatures at the weekend.
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Ice swimmer's hospital airlift hailed
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Ice swimmer pulled from lake, airlifted to hospital
The airlifting to hospital of an ice swimming competitor from St Bathans has been hailed as a "fantastic case study of how things should be done".
Opening of the Dunstan Volunteer Fire Brigade station
Opening of the Dunstan Volunteer Fire Brigade station
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New fire station opened
New fire station opened
Twenty-three years after its formation, the Dunstan Volunteer Fire Brigade has a new home.
Another icy crown jewel for swimmer
Another icy crown jewel for swimmer
Susan Sherwen can add another jewel to her crown — the extreme ice mile.
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Ice swimmers won’t shrink at challenge
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Ice swimmers won’t shrink at challenge
Not for the faint-hearted, St Bathans’ Blue Lake is a wetsuit-free zone this weekend.
VIDEO: Ice swimmers won’t shrink at challenge
VIDEO: Ice swimmers won’t shrink at challenge
Not for the faint-hearted, St Bathans’ Blue Lake is a wetsuit-free zone this weekend.
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Retailers irked by lack of notice
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Retailers irked by lack of notice
The last-minute two-month extension of a street closure has raised the ire of a group of Clyde retailers.
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‘Rogue gust’ rips section of roof off house
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‘Rogue gust’ rips section of roof off house
Wind tore through a Central Otago town yesterday afternoon wreaking destruction and tearing a section of roof off a house.
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Council’s ‘film friendly’ policy set to continue
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Council’s ‘film friendly’ policy set to continue
Central Otago’s "film friendly" status is set to carry on, the district council having approved the continuation of a policy designed to encourage film-making in the region.
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Gift gives insight into history
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Gift gives insight into history
Garments belonging to the women touted as the muse behind a farmer and his collection of haute couture gowns in a tractor shed have resurfaced.
Council signs off on 11.2% rates increase
Council signs off on 11.2% rates increase
Central Otago residents may need to tighten their belts after the district council signed off an 11.2% rates rise on Wednesday.
‘Small young heroes’ raise $2000 for refugee families
‘Small young heroes’ raise $2000 for refugee families
Compassion and empathy for the refugee community was put into action by a class of "small young heroes" from Central Otago.