Record tonnage and top quality expected
Record tonnage and top quality expected
Vineyard owners are crediting the perfect summer weather for what is shaping up to be an excellent vintage for pinot noir this year.
Diane Brown
Home sweet home - with bells and knobs on
Home sweet home - with bells and knobs on
Carole Tainui and Gordon Bartlett have been living in motor homes for 20 years and they love it.
Instant village appears at racecourse
Instant village appears at racecourse
They have come from all over the country.
Wind power plan stalled
Wind power plan stalled
A growing demand for wind turbines around the world has hampered Pioneer Generation's plans to put up to three 600kW machines on a hill at Horseshoe Bend above Millers Flat.
Stony-faced over decision
Stony-faced over decision
A Department of Conservation decision to remove graffiti on the prominent Obelisk rock on the Old Man Range above Alexandra has angered some Otago residents.
Development seen as enhancing tourism
Development seen as enhancing tourism
More than half the submitters to the proposed Melview (McArthur Ridge) Ltd plan change to the Central Otago District Council (CODC) District Plan, support a plan change accommodating a $500 million development.
Peach of a season, growers agree
Peach of a season, growers agree
The best summer ever. That is how one Roxburgh orchardist described this year's fruit season. Other growers agreed it had been a great summer.
New Springvale proposal has larger plots
New Springvale proposal has larger plots
A block of land near Alexandra, which was originally going to be used for small, ‘‘affordable'' sections, may now be subdivided into larger plots.
No end in sight to long innings
No end in sight to long innings
Charles Hooke is no ordinary 87-year-old.
Mayor says ban a bad sign
Mayor says ban a bad sign
Central Otago Mayor Malcolm Macpherson has questioned the need for the removal of signs advertising businesses along the Otago Central Rail Trail.
Police arrest gang member for alleged theft
Police arrest gang member for alleged theft
Quick action by Alexandra police yesterday resulted in a Lower Hutt man being arrested for the alleged theft of a greenstone adze from a Queenstown shop.
Graffiti to be removed from Obelisk
Graffiti to be removed from Obelisk
Central Otago's Obelisk/ Kopuwai rock is getting a clean-up.
Nursing binned for waste role
Nursing binned for waste role
Central Otago WasteBusters' new manager, former nurse Karen Noble believes she can use her caring skills equally well in her new job - looking after the Central Otago environment.
Council considering review of rating method
Council considering review of rating method
Serious consideration is being given to changing the rating basis for the Central Otago District Council.
BMX riders tune up for nationals
BMX riders tune up for nationals
Nathan and Leon Adair from the Alexandra BMX Club are no strangers to BMX trophy collecting and they have their eyes fixed on their next challenge.
Brain study to test reaction times
Brain study to test reaction times
A motor and cognitive study is being carried out in a number of Central Otago schools during the next few months, and anyone aged from four to 80 can be involved.
Future of golf club in board's hands - club offers to sell land
Future of golf club in board's hands - club offers to sell land
The Cromwell Golf Club will have to wait until May to find out if the Cromwell Community Board will buy some of its land.
Mayor's bicycle challenge a success
Mayor's bicycle challenge a success
The rain came down but that did not deter the people of Central Otago from lining up in their droves to register for the Mayoral Bike Challenge at Pioneer Park in Alexandra.
Cromwell ward rates rise cut to 16.2%
Cromwell ward rates rise cut to 16.2%
A last-ditch effort by Cromwell Community Board members yesterday chopped the projected ward rates rise of 23.7% to 16.2%.
Housing affordability problem for workers
Housing affordability problem for workers
The lack of affordable housing could put the brakes on economic growth in Central Otago.