Lynda van Kempen

Dunstan Hospital will invest in a new upgraded ultrasound scanner, thanks to a grant of $63,300.

The road between Roxburgh and Alexandra is ‘‘quite hilly'', Lisa and Verne Pavreal discovered yesterday.

A favourite hat lost on the Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust Cavalcade 14 years ago will soon be returned to its owner, thanks to a veteran cavalcader on this year's trek.

The tales at this year's Take a Kid Fishing near Alexandra were mostly about the ones that got away.

The organisers of the Central Otago A&P Show at Omakau did not have to look far to find a celebrity to open the event.

Central Otago has a rapidly growing economy and Cromwell appears to be outstripping the rest of the district. Is it leaving the rest of the district in its wake? Reporter Lynda van Kempen takes a closer look.  

These two should be on the Cromwell and Districts Promotions Group payroll. Ask Jo and Jonny Price their views on their new hometown and the accolades just keep coming.

The Alexandra Kindergarten committee has conceded defeat after losing a vote which determined the future of Central Otago's seven kindergartens.

Three of the five senior managers at the Central Otago District Council have resigned in the past 15 months but the district mayor says the series of departures is just coincidence.

There were tears and stage fright at the inaugural Cromwell Mr Muscles contest but not from the winner.

Punters might have had mixed fortunes at the Omakau Trots but community organisations were about $20,000 richer as a result of the day.

Central Otago's ageing bridge network is being placed under pressure as the number and weight of trucks increase.

Lauder should be declared the ukulele capital of the country.

The Alexandra Craft Beer Festival added some fizz to the Waitangi Weekend festivities, patrons said.

Kris Bennett says being a pillion passenger is the perfect way to see the countryside.