Vineyard seeks consent to subdivide
Vineyard seeks consent to subdivide
Terra Sancta vineyard owners Mark Weldon and Sarah Elliot are seeking a subdivision of a Cornish Point property to further expand their viticulture business.
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Faulty electric blanket likely cause of house fire
Faulty electric blanket likely cause of house fire
A faulty electric blanket is believed to have caused a fire which badly damaged a Ranfurly home last night.
Two candidates for Vincent board
Two candidates for Vincent board
Forty-three years separate the two contenders for the vacant seat on the Vincent Community Board.
Appeal over Four Square off-licence
Appeal over Four Square off-licence
A health authority is challenging Alexandra Four Square Supermarket being granted an off-licence, because it says the shop's alcohol display should be relocated to limit shoppers' exposure to alcohol.
Town water could come from new Clyde bore
Town water could come from new Clyde bore
Clyde could be the answer to Alexandra's water woes.
Sale of Contact holdings gives certainty
Sale of Contact holdings gives certainty
Beaumont and Tuapeka properties once earmarked for hydro development, with a rateable value today of about $11 million, will be sold over the next two or three years, Contact Energy announced yesterday.
Councillors opt out of pay discussion
Councillors opt out of pay discussion
Two district councillors opted out of a discussion on payment for their services this week, saying they did not want to ''write their own cheques'', despite the Remuneration Authority advising they should take part.
Rural fire authority bursts into life
Rural fire authority bursts into life
The man heading the board of the country's largest fire authority says once the idea's fuse was lit, there was no going back.
Council adopts annual plan, confirms rates rise
Council adopts annual plan, confirms rates rise
A few changes to the Central Otago annual plan have not altered the bottom line, so the overall average rates rise will remain at 3.4%.
EXTRA! Spelling Quiz: Quiz whiz kids spell record for Dunstan
EXTRA! Spelling Quiz: Quiz whiz kids spell record for Dunstan
Read lots. That was the simple advice from the top team in the Otago Daily Times Extra! Spelling Quiz years 9 and 10 section last night to other aspiring champion spellers wanting to follow in their footsteps.
Merged authority NZ's largest
Merged authority NZ's largest
A ribbon-cutting with a difference will mark the launch today of the country's largest rural fire authority, covering about 4.2 million hectares.
No effort wasted in presentation
No effort wasted in presentation
A spot of singing livened up the Central Otago District Council chambers this week.
Psychoactive battle not over
Psychoactive battle not over
He may have stepped back from a policy which would effectively ban sales of psychoactive substances in Central Otago but Mayor Tony Lepper says the battle is far from over.
Revamp efforts continue
Revamp efforts continue
The next two areas earmarked for improvement as part of Cromwell's ''rejuvenated'' town centre will be upgraded this winter.
Extent of hall upgrade again debated
Extent of hall upgrade again debated
Is the planned $2.6 million upgrade of Cromwell's Memorial Hall warranted or would a ''lick of paint'' and a few repairs do the trick?
Lure of WoolOn spreading
Lure of WoolOn spreading
The reputation of the WoolOn Creative Fashion event is spreading internationally, with interest in this year's contest coming from designers in the United Kingdom.
School gets more
School gets more
Construction will begin within the next few weeks on Arrowtown School's new $2.4 million classroom block, now that extra funding has been approved by Associate Minister of Education Nikki Kaye.
Waste Busters' shortfall made good
Waste Busters' shortfall made good
A dip in the returns from recycled cardboard, paper and metal has left Central Otago WasteBusters out of pocket by about $59,000.
Policeman's lot can be a happy one
Policeman's lot can be a happy one
Hundreds of people had a close encounter with the law on Saturday but they all walked away smiling.
Second house on vineyard allowed
Second house on vineyard allowed
Permission has been granted for another house on the Peregrine Wines vineyard at Bendigo, despite the house breaching district plan rules.