Vanuatuan workers in Central Otago and their employers are in a holding pattern following Cyclone Pam, as they wait for communications to be restored, public flights to the country to resume and basic infrastructure to come back online.
The meaning of life is an often sought-after concept, one Hec Clare could have spent a long time pondering.
Since the Cromwell Museum entered management by a trust at the beginning of January, more than 2000 people have visited.
A decision to accept an insurance offer on the Centennial Milk Bar in Ranfurly and to select a repair option is expected this week.
Jones Halstead Bagrie was too busy to talk to the Otago Daily Times yesterday. Which is fair, considering he was attending a concert in his name and had to catch up with friends he had not seen in four months.
Rita Jocy can remember the last big storm in Vanuatu.
A community rally has been called to show support for a review of the decision to move the Maniototo Public Library and the organisers are hoping for hundreds of people to attend.
Two Cromwell men are planning further action to get Lake Dunstan cleaned up after their unsuccessful efforts to draw attention to weed clogging.
The Maniototo Area School board of trustees, supported by a community leader, is to seek a review of the decision to move the area's public library off the school's premises.
A fire which extensively damaged two housing units in Alexandra last evening started in a garage.
Gaps in cellphone reception, slow internet and poor telecommunications infrastructure in Maniototo are hampering businesses and could put people at risk, residents say.
A fire which burned through about 60ha of grass and matagouri near Wedderburn yesterday afternoon, leaving behind blackened paddocks and scrub, could have been far worse if it had reached nearby hills, a fireman said.
The 60-year-old man injured when his own tractor ran over him is still in Dunedin Hospital.
Alone on a bicycle, riding from Cape Reinga to Bluff, Carey Vivian's mind wanders.
The 2015 export apple harvest begins in Central Otago this week and although crops are expected to be down compared with 2014, the industry is in good shape, a leader says.
One of the benefits of having irrigation in the Maniototo is being able to race rubber ducks.
Investing the Central Otago District Council with control of the Aronui Dam in Bridge Hill, Alexandra, may take up to six months.
A national Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) research station tucked away in the rolling hills of Central Otago has been recognised for its internationally significant work.
Insurers are offering a cash settlement for repairs to Ranfurly's Centennial Milk Bar, which received fire damage estimated at more than $50,000 during an arson early last year.
Two people were flown by the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter to Dunedin Hospital following a single-car crash near Tarras yesterday.
