Lynda van Kempen

The new national cherry-stone-spitting champion, Mike Bassett, of Wanaka, says not practising is the secret to success.

Stick up for yourself - that's the message a Clyde woman wants to pass on to others, having learned the hard way.

Central Otago District Council will consider becoming a ‘‘fair trade'' district, after hearing a plea by five boys from the Star (Students Thinking Achieving Reaching) programme one-day school in Alexandra.

A trust has been formed to serve as an umbrella group for organisations and individuals with an interest in Central Otago's heritage.

Rookie driver Matthew Pope borrowed his father's boat to win the inaugural Lake Dunstan Boat Club powerboat regatta last weekend, finishing nine places ahead of his father.

The ‘‘powers that be'' should be left in no doubt about how Otago felt about its health camp, Central Otago Mayor Malcolm Macpherson told the 300-strong crowd that marched through Roxburgh on Friday.

Cromwell residents and ratepayers within the Vincent Community Board area are those most affected by the two main changes mooted in Central Otago District Council's draft revenue policy.

Luggate's Tim Moorhouse is the Young Viticulturist of the Year for Central Otago.

Two  musicians will perform on two pianos in one venue in a series of concerts next week.

Trail bike riders are scarring the Earnscleugh tailings, a historic reserve of national significance, Department of Conservation Central Otago manager Mike Tubbs says.

More than 300 people turned out to celebrate a double golden jubilee at St John the Baptist Catholic Church in Alexandra on Sunday.

NEW road markings and a portable electronic traffic sign are just some of the new road safety tools being used in Central Otago.

THE Alexandra team that ‘‘only just'' made the cut for the final finished up winning the Macrae Trophy curling championship.

Central Otago District Council staff are opting for pedal power as one way of reducing fuel costs.

The Central Otago Regional Orchestra is cultivating its own musicians, with a 31-strong training orchestra, which will perform alongside the ‘‘parent'' orchestra this weekend in Cromwell and Alexandra.

Apprentice plumber Sam Mitchell is pretty good at keeping his cool. The 21-year-old Alexandra man recently won the plumbing section in the Otago regional final of World Skills New Zealand - a work skills competition aimed at measuring excellence.

Cyclists turning into Clyde's Hazlett St from State Highway 8 are risking their lives, says a frequent user of the road, who describes the intersection as ‘‘just crazy".