Al Brown, television chef, restaurateur and fisherman, has a new book out, Go Fish, and a new television series, Coasters, due to screen next year. Lynda Van Kempen caught up with him in Central Otago recently.
The Central Otago wine harvest got off to a sparkling start yesterday.
"Girl power" was making its mark at the national bonspiel this year, with a growing number of female curlers taking to the ice.
A new scholarship to help North Otago students enter tertiary studies has been launched by the North Otago Irrigation Company.
Alexandra man Ian Glover is at the end of his tether after battling for several years and spending $25,000 to try to gain New Zealand residency for his wife.
A century-old weatherboard cottage in Clyde's heritage precinct can be demolished to make way for a new home, the Central Otago District Council has decided.
Cromwell police are seeking help from the public to solve two mysteries - the theft of a one-tonne artwork and the discovery of a ornately-decorated sword.
Bring on the frosts - that is the message from curling enthusiasts, who are keen to play "the roaring game" on natural ice.
Fewer councillors, all elected at large, and community boards being retained for now, with less power - those are among the changes proposed for the future governance of Central Otago by an independent panel.
More than 100 pre-schoolers were given fluorescent safety vests last week as part of an Alexandra District Parents' Centre initiative.
The man with the responsibility for delivering core services to Central Otago residents for the past decade says the highlight of his job was being able to do that "without a lot of fuss".
A decision on whether a recreation reserve in Cromwell was an appropriate location for a BMX bike park was postponed this week.
Should Central Otago's community boards be axed or retained?
It is not every day you polish up your family heirlooms and then ride them to the opposite end of the country.
With no pupils at the Paerau School and few prospective enrolments, the board and community had no option but to seek the closure of a facility described as the "hub and heart" of the district, board chairwoman Erin Elworthy said yesterday.
A proposal to install a CT scanner at Dunstan Hospital "immediately" and one at Lakes District Hospital within two years is going before the Southern District Health Board next week, but neither community was ready to pop the champagne corks yesterday.
The fate of a weatherboard cottage in the heritage precinct of Clyde will be determined today. An architect says demolition may be the only option, while several submitters have pleaded for its retention.
Alexandra police are warning motorists to restrict movements between Alexandra and Roxburgh this morning to essential trips only, as ice has made the Roxburgh Gorge road treacherous.
A tug-of-war by two community groups over the former girl guide hall in Cromwell might result in a "marriage made in heaven", if the parties can reach agreement.
An easement over part of a proposed cycle and walking trail that will loop through and around Bannockburn may be granted as part of a "contra deal" involving the Central Otago District Council.
