St John cadets test their skills
St John cadets test their skills
The sound of a young boy calling ''help, help'' could be heard from the Cromwell College corridors.
Jono Edwards
Slip sliding away
Slip sliding away
People and dogs slid on the frozen Lower Manorburn Dam, near Alexandra, yesterday.
Burials again at cemetery
Burials again at cemetery
A remote Central Otago cemetery, in a state of limbo since the 1940s, will once again take burials.
New carpentry course ‘godsend’
New carpentry course ‘godsend’
Central Otago builders are hailing a new Cromwell-based carpentry course as a "godsend" for the booming area.
Terracing, stage plan for park
Terracing, stage plan for park
Once it was a pool, then a park, and soon Alexandra's natural amphitheatre at Centennial Park could be fully realised with terraced seating and a permanent stage.
New grants bring trail goals closer
New grants bring trail goals closer
Government grants have spurred on projects on some Otago cycle trails, but the task of connecting them all together is proving a long process.
Power to the people
Power to the people
Central Otago District Council revenue and financing manager Jamie Cunningham stands beside an electric car charger in Alexandra which was activated this week.
CEO for space centre
CEO for space centre
An American-born man with an impressive resume in telecommunications and research institutions is "thrilled'' to be joining the Centre for Space Science Technology as its CEO.
Alexandra space centre gets new CEO
Alexandra space centre gets new CEO
The Alexandra-based Centre for Space Science Technology (CSST) has announced its chief executive - and he has an impressive resume.
Dead man a ‘well-respected’ farmer
Dead man a ‘well-respected’ farmer
The Ettrick man who died in the collision between a 4WD and bus near Roxburgh, was an "honest man" and "well-respected" farmer.
Call for safety measures at fatal crash site
Skid marks spur call for safety measures at ‘dangerous’ corner
An Alexandra woman wants to see new safety measures installed on a "dangerous" corner near the town on which her ex-husband was killed in a motorcycle crash.
School buildings welcomed
School buildings welcomed
The principals of three Central Otago schools are celebrating a $5 million Government boost for new classrooms after years of ''crowded conditions'' for some.
Dunstan choir going to nationals
Choir going to nationals
A small-town school choir will face competition on a very different scale after making the national Big Sing finals.
Hit by truck, falls into pit
Hit by truck, falls into pit
Worksafe has been notified after a man was hit by a truck and fell into a pit in Cromwell yesterday.
Man airlifted after Cromwell pit fall
Man airlifted after Cromwell pit fall
A man (60) has been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after being hit by a truck and falling into a pit in Cromwell.
Information centre plan talks ‘fruitful’
Information centre plan talks ‘fruitful’
Bannockburn locals want to take over the town’s old stone post office for use as a community-run information centre.
Space centre set to start operations
Space centre set to start operations
A $14.7 million Alexandra-based space research centre should be operating within a less than a fortnight, and momentum is expected to gather in the following months.
Timing of power shutdown irks businesses
Timing of power shutdown irks businesses
Clyde businesses are frustrated the town will be ''shut down'' on July 1, a week on Saturday, due to a scheduled power outage.
Bid to attract cricket match
Bid to attract cricket match
Four-day first-class cricket could be coming to Alexandra.
Lawton set to take Dunstan
Lawton set to take Dunstan
Wanaka's Ella Lawton is the likely winner of the Otago Regional Council Dunstan Constituency by-election.