Two people injured in separate car crashes at the same Cromwell intersection, eight weeks apart, remain in hospital, while changes are already under way to improve safety at the site.
Cancer survivor Norman Pledger, aged 101, was one of dozens of people who inspired those taking part in the second Central Otago Relay for Life, at Cromwell, during the weekend.
It is downhill all the way for Alexandra builder Matt Scoles, but he could not be happier.
Watching from the sidelines at the inaugural Central Otago Relay for Life, Colin Ashby never dreamed the event would be more personal three years later, after his own brush with cancer.
An alleged "crime spree" extending from the Bay of Plenty to Central Otago, spanning almost a fortnight, came to an end yesterday with the arrest of a couple in Cromwell.
This is no shaggy dog story - the SPCA has opened a shop in Alexandra.
Police in Cromwell are investigating an incident in which a 15-year-old boy allegedly threatened another teenage boy with a knife.
It was hard to say who enjoyed the Cromwell races "man versus horse" event more yesterday- the four-legged competitors or the two-legged ones.
Two of the three men arrested and charged with fighting in Alexandra early on Sunday are army personnel involved in the Exercise Skytrain military training operation, based at the Alexandra airport.
Another injury crash about 6pm yesterday at a notorious Cromwell intersection has sparked renewed calls for a closer look at the design and layout of the junction of State Highways 6 and 8B.
A series of workshops are being held this week to come up with a community-driven heritage strategy for Central Otago.
After viewing the underbellies of several C-130 Hercules flying over the region for a week, Central Otago people jumped at the chance to get closer to the aircraft.
The Alexandra Blossom Festival is "in the black" for a second successive year and the bulk of the profits will be used as a buffer against any future financial woes.
A historic deal for free power to pump water to Lake Roxburgh village should continue when there is a new pipeline for the township's water supply, the Roxburgh Community Board believes.
A golden race day is on the cards as one of the country's oldest racecourses, at Cromwell, celebrates its 150th birthday tomorrow.
Woolhandler Anne-Marie Kahukura's Golden Shears title was a fantastic result for her and the region as well, "on the world stage", her employer, Dion Morrell, said yesterday.
Despite spending 30 years as the publican of the Ranfurly Lion Hotel, David Weyer says the jury is probably still out on whether he can call himself a local.
Ranfurly stepped back in time over the weekend with hundreds of people people dressed to the nines enjoying Saturday's sunshine.
The Central Lakes Trades Academy is off to a flying start, with 35 pupils enrolled, drawn from all six secondary schools in Central Otago, Queenstown and Wanaka.
New York-based actor and singer, Vince Martin says he "had a ball" at Ranfurly's Art Deco Festival over the weekend.
