Marty Lukes was first to sign up for the inaugural Great Naseby Water Race 160km (100 mile) endurance event and proudly wore the No 1 bib as he crossed the finish line first, in a time of 15 hours 30 minutes.
Suicide is a social issue, not a medical one, says the co-founder of a group promoting suicide prevention.
Police are praising an Alexandra contractor who they say helped solve a crime which allegedly involved one of his staff and also made sure the property owners concerned were not left out of pocket.
A 41ha block of former forestry land in Naseby bought nearly 50 years ago was no longer required and should be sold, the Maniototo Community Board decided this week.
Central Otago residents who have ''set the standard'' in business, in leadership and in serving their community will be celebrated at a function in Roxburgh next month.
''Crazy'' was how curler Bridget Becker summed up a week which started with her defaulting a Winter Games match after her toddler son was admitted to hospital and ended with her winning a silver medal.
The nomination of Vincent Community Board contender Jenny Simmons has been ruled invalid.
Doug Wright's life revolves around scraping, manicuring and pebbling this week.
Two 15-year-old girls recently selected in the national under-21 team were among the youngest volunteers at the Winter Games in Naseby.
Luxury holidays are about as likely as Lotto wins for most of us, but reporter Lynda van Kempen meets a Central Otago man who has established a multimillion-dollar business arranging big-budget holidays which give overseas tourists a taste of the ''real'' New Zealand.
An 18-year-old Queenstown youth allegedly driving at nearly double the open road speed limit on a wet road near Alexandra on Saturday night, with four passengers in his BMW M3 car, was ''a recipe for disaster''.
New Zealand curlers hope their opening salvo will set the scene for the rest of their performance in the Winter Games.
Long-serving Roxburgh local body politician John Lane is taking a ''calculated gamble'', hoping to remain a district councillor even though he is standing for the Alexandra ward, 39km from his home.
A battle for the mayoralty and elections for councillors with almost double the number of candidates needed should liven up proceedings for Central Otago voters. Mayor Tony Lepper (57) is seeking a second term.
Cromwell's new bike park is nearly out of the starting blocks.
Rare beetles living next door to the Highlands Motorsport Park near Cromwell might not be built for speed but they get a special mention in future plans for the high-octane development.
Garages to house high-performance vehicles, ''some worth an obscene amount of money'', will be built at the Highlands Motorsport Park and individually owned if a subdivision goes ahead, a hearings panel heard yesterday.
A subdivison of the ''commercial park'' within the Highlands Motorsport Park complex would pave the way for 42 individual owners of what were likely to be ground-floor garages on the site with ''non-permanent'' residences above.
Central Otago Mayor Tony Lepper is backing the fight against job losses at AgResearch's Invermay campus and has researched the viability of one of the Crown research institutes in his patch.
The late Eden Hore's collection of more than 220 high fashion garments from the 1970s may be bought by the Central Otago District Council for $40,000.
