One hundred players to get through 150 games in three Central Otago towns, all within 28 hours - that was the challenge faced by the organisers of the Otago District Junior Squash Championship at the weekend.
The heritage values of the Nevis Valley were outstanding but could not be protected under a Water Conservation Order on the Nevis River, a special tribunal has found.
A meeting seen as vital for the future of heritage advocacy in Central Otago will be held on Saturday.
The focus of the internal police investigation being held as a result of two Alexandra officers being convicted on perjury-related charges will centre on the two staff only.
A recommendation by the special tribunal considering whether dams on the Nevis River should be banned is "not far off ", officials say.
The Minister of Police, Judith Collins, and Southern District operations manager Inspector Lane Todd have declined to make any comment, before the officers are sentenced, about a police crash investigation in Alexandra, which resulted in two officers facing perjury-related charges.
Alexandra's chief fire officer, Russell Anderson, was progressing favourably in Dunedin Hospital yesterday after being seriously injured in a motorcycle crash near Becks on Saturday afternoon.
Back by public demand, the Tarbert St Mardi Gras is on the programme for this year's blossom festival, after a break of about five years.
The legal proceedings on Meridian Energy's planned $2 billion Project Hayes wind farm may be far from over.
Central Otago has had a farmer as mayor followed by an academic and now it is time for a tradesman, says mayoral hopeful, Alexandra mechanic Jeff Hill (62).
Project Hayes is going back to the Environment Court, following a High Court decision one submitter believes "opens the door" for the wind farm to proceed.
Meridian Energy is still "digesting" the High Court decision on Project Hayes and absorbing the implications of the ruling.
The injured driver of a car which crashed on Earnscleugh Rd on Friday night is progressing well in Dunedin Hospital's orthopaedic ward.
Come up with a cool name to cover the three winter sports facilities in Naseby - that's the request.
Meridian Energy has joined forces with an Australian generation company to build a wind farm in Victoria that will be the biggest in the southern hemisphere if Project Hayes does not proceed.
Lower ticket prices to get into Alexandra's Pioneer Park after the 2010 Blossom Festival procession should make the day more affordable for families, the organisers say.
The Roxburgh Raiders ice hockey team - believed to be the district's first - has no need of a "home" playing strip.
A line-up of 35 boars yesterday translated into money in the piggy bank for the new Maniototo Kindergarten.
Basil Goodman is looking forward to attending tonight's rugby test match in Christchurch, secure in the knowledge that he has already won the Bledisloe Cup.
The company that runs Dunstan Hospital has added its voice to the chorus of concern about the potential loss of neurosurgical services from Dunedin, saying Central Otago is the base for many adventure activities that carry a higher risk of head injuries.