Some Cromwell residents are concerned they may be the "meat in the sandwich" after the town's two medical practices disagreed about sharing after-hours medical care.
The father of a 32-year-old who died almost two years ago after an asthma attack in Cromwell fears the same series of delays by ambulance staff and health professionals could happen again.
Central Otago Mayor Tony Lepper was "quietly optimistic" yesterday after making a personal plea to the Minister for Land Information opposing the highest unnamed peak in Central Otago being called Te Kohua.
Motorists approaching Alexandra's new roundabout at speed are courting disaster, police say.
A temporary building set up to cater for residents of a goldfields town is still "ticking along" more than 140 years later and has just been registered as a Category 1 historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT).
A $10,000 report into an alternative water bore for Omakau and Ophir might signal an end to frequent "boil water" notices for consumers on the town water supply.
Brad Pako wants to prove he is a cut above the rest when he represents New Zealand later this year.
Rolling a tractor wheel down Alexandra's "Clock Hill" may have seemed a "great lark", but it had the potential to hurt or kill someone, Alexandra police said.
Pioneer Generation wants to allay fears it will "flood the Nevis Valley" if it gains consent for hydro-electric development on the Nevis River.
A proposal to lower fishing bag limits on Lakes Dunstan, Hawea, Wanaka and Wakatipu and the Poolburn dam was ditched after heated debate at the Otago Fish and Game Council meeting in Cromwell yesterday.
Mediation between the two main parties in the battle over whether dams should be banned on the Nevis River has collapsed, with Pioneer Generation saying its offer to restrict any potential hydro development to the "least impact" dam was rejected.
Central Otago curlers are giving the game some stick.
Central Otago police have worked hard to rebuild and regain the confidence and support of the public after the conviction of two police officers for perjury-related charges, the district's new police head, Senior Sergeant Ian Kerrisk, says.
The driver of this Central Motorways bus was lucky to escape without injury after the vehicle hit black ice on Blacks Hill, near Poolburn, yesterday and slid off the road, tipping on to its side, police said.
A syndicate of Maniototo farmers has retained grazing rights on the Mt Ida range, but the block will remain conservation land.
Walking down the catwalk at a fashion show in Cromwell on Saturday night was the realisation of a dream for Gibbston teenager Sophie Newbold.
Bubbles the cat has only eight of its nine lives left after being rescued from the wall of a home by the Alexandra Fire Brigade on Saturday afternoon.
Four Cromwell youths who were in a vehicle that broke down early yesterday allegedly tried to set the car on fire, then "smashed it up" and pushed it into Lake Dunstan, Cromwell police said.
An Otago Fish and Game councillor claims blue-ribbon back country fisheries are being "commandeered by overseas anglers and their guides".
A 19-year-old cyclist who was knocked off his bike went underneath an 11-tonne truck and was dragged for about 9m in Cromwell yesterday morning.
