Hundreds relive goldrush days with parade
Hundreds relive goldrush days with parade
A hailstorm followed by a rain shower gave those taking part in the Clyde Gold Rush Grand Parade an icy taste of the conditions miners endured 150 years ago.
Lynda van Kempen
A lifetime of bowls
A lifetime of bowls
Bruce McKinnel has been a member of the Roxburgh Bowling Club for nearly 70 of its 100 years.
School 50th jubilee 'great catch-up'
School 50th jubilee 'great catch-up'
Three flowering cherry trees were planted at the Dunstan High School 50th jubilee to represent the past, the present and the future. The Terrace School pupil Charlie Templeton (10), representing the future, plants the final tree in the sequence, watched by (from left) head pupils Ged Finch (18) and Maddie Dykes (17) and former pupils Amy Weller and Alan Whitaker. Photo by Lynda van Kempen.
A few drifted in late for assembly yesterday but there were no detentions dished out and it was smiles all round at the Dunstan High School 50th jubilee.
About 1000 people - former pupils, staff and board members - spent the weekend reminiscing and celebrating the Alexandra school's golden milestone.
A walk down memory lane
A walk down memory lane
Clyde pays tribute to its golden past this weekend with a Gold Rush parade through the town's main street and a calico replica of the same street facade in 1866.
Motorcycling: Young trials rider taking on NZ's best
Motorcycling: Young trials rider taking on NZ's best
Promising trials rider Blake Fox says the appeal of his sport is simple: "It's basically you and the bike."
Police target speed past school buses
Police target speed past school buses
Back to school meant discipline for one Central Otago driver yesterday - in the form of a $150 infringement notice for passing a stationary school bus without due care.
Street frontage being recreated
Street frontage being recreated
Rome was not built in a day and Clyde is taking a little longer too - about a fortnight.
Promote Dunstan raising funds for railway station
Promote Dunstan raising funds for railway station
The future is looking brighter for the Clyde Railway Station now a fundraising campaign has been launched.
Blossom Festival finishes with WoolOn awards tonight
Blossom Festival finishes with WoolOn awards tonight
Alexandra'a annual celebration of spring, the Blossom Festival, finishes tonight with a salute to the wool industry.
Teenagers roaming the streets a concern
Teenagers roaming the streets a concern
A growing trend for younger Cromwell teenagers to "roam the streets" unsupervised at weekends, late at night, has police concerned for the children's safety.
Majority of submitters argue against at-large elections
Majority of submitters argue against at-large elections
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it. " That comment was repeated several times in submissions to be considered by the Central Otago District Council tomorrow and summed up the feeling of the majority of submitters.
Community gathers to farewell school
Community gathers to farewell school
It was the mother of all "show and tell" sessions, with yarns about Paerau School days spanning almost a century.
Park revs up with tour
Park revs up with tour
The public had its first close encounter with a $20 million park in Cromwell described as "Disneyland for motorsport fans" yesterday.
Australian shearer cleans up on Saturday, back on the job today
Australian shearer cleans up on Saturday, back on the job today
It will be business as usual today for triple New Zealand Merino Shearing champion Damien Boyle, who will be back in the shed, but this time no trophies are at stake.
Shearing: Aussie claims honours at Merino champs
Shearing: Aussie claims honours at Merino champs
An Australian shearer has claimed the New Zealand Merino Shearing Championship open title for the third year in a row.
Judging gives farmer new understanding
Judging gives farmer new understanding
New judge Brett Sanders concentrates yesterday. Photo by Lynda van Kempen.
Rookie judge Brett Sanders admitted to a few nerves as he marked competitors in the wool-handling section of the New Zealand Merino Shearing Championship in Alexandra yesterday.
"This is a prestigious competition and it's a big deal to win, with a lot at stake, so you're very conscious of that," the Alexandra farmer said.
Grant wanted for cottage
Grant wanted for cottage
A plea has been made for funds to repair the rotten timber floor in one of Alexandra's oldest houses and to weatherproof its exterior.
Nitrogen runoff limits of concern
Nitrogen runoff limits of concern
Limiting the application of nitrogen in fruitgrowing areas of the Teviot Valley will threaten the sustainability of horticulture and affect up to 1000 jobs, an Otago Regional Council hearing panel was told in Alexandra yesterday.
Small fish, large headache
Small fish, large headache
Roxburgh farmer Glen McDonald only recently discovered "half the world's population" of the Teviot flathead galaxiid fish is living on his family farm.
Chairman says process 'interesting'
Chairman says process 'interesting'
Both bouquets and brickbats have been flowing in for the Otago Regional Council's water plan hearings panel, chairman Duncan Butcher says.