A ''constant barrage of noise'' from some orchards during fruit harvesting season sounded like World War 3 had broken out, an Alexandra vineyard owner told a planning hearing this week.
Fluoride should be added to all council-run drinking water supplies in Central Otago for the good health of residents, district councillors were told this week.
The only bank in the Maniototo closed its doors a year ago this week. Residents tell Lynda van Kempen the facility’s absence is a nuisance, but they are making do.
A 22-year-old man has been charged following a police investigation into the death of a 12-year-old boy after a boating accident on St Bathans' Blue Lake.
Use it for a fashion shoot, build visitor experiences around it, but don’t lock it up behind glass in a museum. That was the message from the firm which has completed a feasibility study on the...
A food blogger with 19 million followers was with an international group touring Central Otago orchards yesterday, highlighting the importance of social media in marketing the district's fruit.
A man who rescued a young girl from the Bannockburn inlet then recovered the body of the teenager who apparently drowned trying to save her, deserves a medal, say those at the scene.
It was a risky venture at the time but Seasonal Solutions has paid off, boasting an annual turnover of $24 million and boosting the economies of two countries.
More than three years after its controversial purchase of the Eden Hore fashion collection, the Central Otago District Council is about to decide the future of its investment.