Pam Jones

Bound in five volumes and numbering more than 2000 pages, it is the biggest agenda ever for a Central Otago private plan change hearing.

The siting of the bores for Alexandra's new drinking water supply near an old Clyde dam landfill site presents no issues, Central Otago District Council executive manager infrastructure Julie Muir...

A major sporting event is setting up in Alexandra - and ''spirited women'' are being wooed to take part in the South Island first.

Mt Pisa Station has been named as the location for the latest multimillion-dollar cherry venture in Central Otago.

Historic remains of an old Otago railway construction camp are being protected following an archaeological initiative.

Waste from a new stock truck effluent disposal site in Central Otago is being trucked to South Otago for treatment, it has emerged.

Increasing sediment build-up at a Cromwell boat ramp has become dangerous and may be keeping boat users away, Central Otago district councillors have been told.

It was first time lucky for the winning trio in a two-school tussle at Cromwell's Otago Daily Times Extra! quiz last night.

A $3.4 million new ambulance hub in Cromwell will also double as a base in a civil emergency, those behind the venture say.

More connection between the Otago Regional Council's Dunedin head office and constituents in the regions is needed, a Cromwell woman says.

The final export figures for Central Otago cherries last summer have confirmed what orchardists knew early on in the season - harvests and income were significantly down on the summer before.

A pontoon near the site of a drowning in the Bannockburn Inlet more than two years ago is to be relocated.

Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trust chairman Stephen Jeffery remains front and centre in moves to extend cycle trails throughout Central Otago.

Alexandra's new $14.8million drinking water supply could end up costing another $5million because of the discovery in Lake Dunstan of the algae that causes lake snow.

Applications for investors wishing to be part of two multimillion-dollar cherry developments in Otago are being processed.

An action plan for the Central Otago District Council's new economic development strategy will be put in place, as the adoption of the five-year strategy is announced.