Fashion in the Field popular
Fashion in the Field popular
A couple of reluctant starters for the Fashion in the Field contest at the Cromwell Races collected top honours.
Lynda van Kempen
Revamped mall officially opens for business
Revamped mall officially opens for business
Cromwell's ageing mall now has a ''vibrant front edge'' - without a single rocketship. The completion of the first stage of the mall's revamp was celebrated on Saturday.
Personalised cloak rich tapestry of life
Personalised cloak rich tapestry of life
All the significant elements in Juliette Lyon's life are depicted in the 44,000 stitches which make up an intricate panel on the special cloak she will wear for her graduation today.
Silent flock leaves dog flummoxed
Silent flock leaves dog flummoxed
Springvale Romneys bound for Shanghai had sheepdog Storm completely baffled yesterday.
Walkway made 'magic spot'
Walkway made 'magic spot'
A year-long team effort has transformed an Alexandra walkway into ''a magic spot''.
Swimsuit contest addition to cricket
Swimsuit contest addition to cricket
Their innings might be short but Miss Alexandra Swimsuit contestants are likely to ''add some glamour'' to the pre-match entertainment at the Otago Volts twenty20 game in Alexandra in late December, organisers say.
Cost of consent pushed up
Cost of consent pushed up
Having an extra member on the hearings panel which deals with Central Otago resource consents will add about 10% to the hearing cost, borne by those applying for consent.
Sweet news for cherry growers
Sweet news for cherry growers
Central Otago growers have been served up some ''jolly good news'' in time for Christmas - Taiwan has removed its tariff on New Zealand cherries.
Horseshoe Bend bridge 100 years old
Horseshoe Bend bridge 100 years old
A party was held yesterday to celebrate the 100th birthday of one of Millers Flat's formerly hidden treasures.
Changing thyme festival attracts wider audience
Changing thyme festival attracts wider audience
Alexandra's Thyme Festival is branching out and attracting a new audience. The nine-day festival, intended as a ''low key'' event celebrating the environment, finished on Sunday.
Popularity of festival continues to grow
Popularity of festival continues to grow
The compliments were flowing as smoothly as the music at the 27th country hoedown, staged at Cromwell over the weekend.
Ukulele group thyme festival feature
Ukulele group thyme festival feature
This is one performance that will always be in thyme.
Thyme out for fun
Thyme out for fun
Fashioning tin cans and recycled materials into robots kept Nathan Williams (11), of Galloway, occupied yesterday afternoon.
Patearoa-Styx tops competition
Patearoa-Styx tops competition
Bragging rights are being evenly shared around the Maniototo.
The winners of the third Maniototo Cup, at the end of eight different activities on Sunday, was Patearoa-Styx.
Eight teams vied for the title.
Patearoa followed in the footsteps of inaugural champion Gimmerburn (in 2011) and Oturehua, which won the 2012 event.
New ice rink supported
New ice rink supported
The Central Otago public has given a unanimous answer to proposals to build a $1.5 million covered ice rink in Alexandra next to the swimming pool - yes, go for it.
Retirement ends for McNeil
Retirement ends for McNeil
A decade after retiring from the Central Otago District Council, Bob McNeil is back on the payroll.
New board rolls sleeves up
New board rolls sleeves up
Appropriately for an Armistice Day meeting that started at 11am, there was little dissension in the ranks at the first meeting of the new Cromwell Community Board yesterday.
Irrigation could be year from consent
Irrigation could be year from consent
Those celebrating the launch of the $1.5 million feasibility study into water management in the Manuherikia catchment may have toasted the venture with orange juice but water remained the star of the show.
Bid to unseat chairwoman fails
Bid to unseat chairwoman fails
An attempt to unseat the chairwoman of the Vincent Community Board was unsuccessful yesterday.
Hunter's death 'real tragedy'
Hunter's death 'real tragedy'
The death of an experienced hunter, who failed to return from a solo hunting trip in the Rock and Pillar range, was ''a real tragedy'', police said yesterday.