Save Central, an Otago-based environmental group, is right behind the Government's support for protecting outstanding and natural landscapes from the future development of wind generation.
Cromwell people will not be drinking fluoridated water any time soon, after the Cromwell Community Board voted on Monday not to add fluoride to the town's drinking water.
The bedroom and porch of a house in Manuherikia Rd near Alexandra were destroyed and the rest of the house badly smoke-damaged by fire last night.
Otago farmers, orchardists and viticulturists are "doing very nicely, thank you" as they move into spring, and it is thanks to a mild winter with little or no wind and plenty of moisture moving deep down into the soil.
Dunedin Hospital's norovirus scare is having little effect on Central Otago's Dunstan Hospital.
Police are investigating a complaint from a Roxburgh woman that she was held against her will in the town on Thursday night.
Dr Carol Horgan is proud to be at the helm of Dunstan Hospital and happy that the job comes with the bonus of living in Central Otago.
The company which was illegally quarrying schist at Omeo Rd at Earnscleugh near Alexandra has still not applied for a retrospective resource consent.
The likelihood a kindergarten will be built at the Alexandra Primary School have improved considerably, although no-one is commenting officially.
The safety and enjoyment of families will be the top priority for organisers of this year's Alexandra Blossom Festival.
The redesign of Patearoa and Tarras solid waste disposal facilities will be used as a pilot scheme for the rest of Central Otago.
A Cromwell man who dialled 111 after he was followed, harassed and then hit in the face about 6am on Saturday is angry police were not sent to help him.
Stones and ice were the two main topics of conversation at the Maniototo International Curling Rink on Saturday afternoon when about 40 members and families gathered to celebrate 75 years of curling for the Ranfurly Curling Club.
The ageing diesel heating system at the Alexandra Memorial Theatre needs to be replaced, and several options for a new system have been discussed by the Vincent Community Board.
Conservation Minister Steve Chadwick has refused to intervene in the dispute over a $100,000 bill the Department of Conservation is charging the Central Otago District Council.
The organisers of the Merino Wool Princess competition are looking for young women who want to enter this year's event.
Young people from Central Otago and the lakes district are being offered the chance to win a Tertiary Education Scholarship valued at $2000.
The Alexandra Blossom Festival committee may have no money worries next year, with a change to the way funding is provided by the Central Otago District Council.
Visual and performing arts in Central Otago could be brought under the umbrella of a single co-ordinating entity if the new Central Otago arts strategy is accepted by the community.
Alexandra developer Shaun McLellan is calling on the Central Otago Environmental Society to clearly define its vision for the Raggedy Range.