Concerts for 'wine market'
Concerts for 'wine market'
Proposed concerts for up to 4000 people at a Bendigo function centre would be aimed at the ''wine market'' and ''not be AC/DC'', the Central Otago District Council's hearings panel has heard.
Pam Jones
Applications show significant growth 'district-wide'
Applications show significant growth 'district-wide'
A million-dollar development in Bendigo and a separate "school house subdivision'' proposed nearby point to a "district-wide phenomenon'' of significant growth in Central Otago, the chairman of the...
Art and ethics in Australia's galleries
Art and ethics in Australia's galleries
Make sure you know the origins of Aboriginal art for sale in the Northern Territory, Pam Jones advises, as she explores some of the galleries that provide ethically-sourced artworks.
Near record levels for driving convictions
Near record levels for driving convictions
A Cromwell man who notched up his 32nd conviction for driving while disqualified almost made a regional "top three" for that category of offence and driving-related convictions overall, Ministry of...
Hardship focus in 'boom town' study
Hardship focus in 'boom town' study
A study being done of Queenstown-Lakes housing issues will document the ''underbelly of the boom town'' and the hardship faced by some in the district, those leading the project say.
Murder remains a mystery
Murder remains a mystery
Seventy years on, the headline remains as stark as the event itself: "Battered to death. Moa Creek Farmer's Tragic End. No Apparent Motive."
Remission on charges after failure to consult
Remission on charges after failure to consult
More than 100 Central Otago households whose volumetric water charges were more than doubled without consultation will get a remission on charges paid for the last financial year.
Ceremony at last after 41 years as NZ citizen
Ceremony at last after 41 years as NZ citizen
The certificate arrived in the post. There was no ceremony, no public congratulations for Christine Butler when she formally adopted New Zealand as her country in 1978.
Council project overspending to be reported sooner
Council project overspending to be reported sooner
Overspending on Central Otago District Council projects will be communicated sooner to councillors after a five-fold cost increase in a project without councillors' knowledge.
100 tonnes of recycling trucked out of district
100 tonnes of recycling trucked out of district
More than 100 tonnes of Central Otago recycling from residents' yellow bins that was stockpiled in Cromwell has been trucked out of the district.
Wedding goes 'spectacularly wrong'
Wedding goes 'spectacularly wrong'
He had hoped it would be the "wedding of the year". But the groom got so drunk the night before his wedding in Queenstown he ended up hitting his fiancee's brother three times in the head with an iron.
No charge for lakeside camp sites
No charge for lakeside camp sites
Freedom campers will not be charged for staying at Central Otago lakeside camping sites this summer.
Central council opts for a 'crisis' label
Central council opts for a 'crisis' label
Central Otago district councillors have voted to declare a climate ''crisis'' rather than a climate emergency.
Camping to stay free, for now
Camping to stay free, for now
Freedom camping will remain free at Central Otago lakeside sites - for now.
Donations pour in after woman's death
Donations pour in after woman's death
The family of a young mother of six who died in her sleep last week are overwhelmed with the generosity of those supporting a Givealittle page in her honour.
Candidates differ on discharge bid
Candidates differ on discharge bid
The QLDC's application to discharge wastewater overflows into waterways again came under the spotlight at an Otago Regional Council Dunstan ward ''meet the candidates'' presentation in Alexandra.
Buckets of fun
Buckets of fun
Participants set off in the annual Cromwell College Colour Run on Saturday.
Helping hand at free-fix 'Repair Cafe'
Inaugural free-fix 'Repair Cafe' draws dozens
Cromwell's first ''Repair Cafe'' will hopefully be the first of many, those behind the initiative say.
Grit and grime spawn beauty in LA's arts district
Grit and grime spawn beauty in LA's arts district
Pam Jones soaks up the concrete canvases of an outdoor gallery as she explores LA's arts district.
'Nuts' to consider course move: Turner
'Nuts' to consider course move: Turner
Professional golfer Greg Turner has added his voice to a group of Cromwell Golf Club members fighting a proposal to turn the Cromwell Golf Course into high density housing.