Jono Edwards

Construction of  a $26.3 million trail network spanning 536km throughout Otago will probably not start until  the  beginning  of  next year,  at the eariest.

The rich sporting history of Oturehua and surrounding districts was recognised yesterday.

Driver John Derry and navigator Brent Hefford, both of Blenheim, are first to fly into Cromwell, retaining their overall lead in the New Zealand Jet Boat Marathon yesterday.

Once an event which celebrated the flowering of a wild herb, the Alexandra Thyme Festival now follows a more environmentally conscious route.

Dunstan High School pupil Janie Shaw (18) hopes her music can be one tool in the campaign against bullying.

Alexandra will host a Christmas community barbecue for a second year, as past organisers of the town's festive lunch hand over the torch.

The Alexandra end of the Roxburgh Gorge Trail is blocked for the felling of about 30 poisoned poplar trees.

The  windows of an Alexandra pub are blacked out for filming, and the production inside is being kept a tightly guarded secret.

Disgruntled Queensberry residents have few avenues left to pursue regarding their concerns about a neighbour's earthworks.

A Cromwell cherry orchard owner’s plans to subdivide have been opposed by a neighbouring winery concerned about the rural area becoming residential.

A New Zealand-born actress will be in Alexandra and other South Island locations this month for the filming of the second season of Australian television series Wanted.

 Alexandra will get a shot at stardom through an Australian TV show this month, but the production company is staying tight-lipped on the details.

At the end of his 27-year stretch in local politics, Bannockburn man Gordon Stewart (68) is optimistic about the future of the wider Cromwell area.

With Tim Cadogan taking over  as Central Otago Mayor, two brothers now sit in the top seat in neighbouring districts.

Central Otago has only two new councillors after the weekend’s election, but there are a few new faces on the community boards.

A potentially precedent-setting resource consent allowing beer sales at a Cromwell vineyard’s cellar door has been granted.

The board chairman of Maniototo’s community health company is confident it can raise the $5 million required for a health facility development, but it will require community support.

Warm weather has set Central Otago up for an abundant summer fruit season.