Chase ends in capture
Chase ends in capture
Alexandra camping ground owners Elsie and Peter Lyon headed into the hills yesterday afternoon, chasing two French tourists who allegedly tried to break into one of the camp cabins.
Lynda van Kempen
Much left to do in commissioner's role
Much left to do in commissioner's role
Lowburn man John Angus was appointed children's commissioner in May 2009. More than two years later, he is about to step down from the role and tells ODT Alexandra bureau chief Lynda van Kempen about the job.
First steps towards cycle trail
First steps towards cycle trail
The Roxburgh Gorge Trail Trust is "ticking off the boxes" and is optimistic about starting construction on the first section of the proposed cycle trail.
Young greys sought
Young greys sought
Grey Power is doing a membership drive and is encouraging younger people - aged 50 and over - to join.
Lichens could tell air quality
Lichens could tell air quality
Lichens should be used as an indicator of air quality in Otago, John Douglas believes.
'Kiwi way of life' defended; $35 spent per day
'Kiwi way of life' defended; $35 spent per day
Freedom campers surveyed earlier this year in Central Otago staunchly defended the practice as "the Kiwi way of life".
Fewer submit this year
Fewer submit this year
Submissions to this year's Central Otago District Council annual plan total only half the number filed last year.
Dog suspected of previous attack
Dog suspected of previous attack
The dog which bit an Alexandra policewoman at the weekend was suspected of an earlier attack on another person.
Daughter dobs in mother over drink-driving
Daughter dobs in mother over drink-driving
An 18-year-old who dobbed in her allegedly drink-driving mother was a "life-saver", police say. The young woman was a passenger in a car being driven by her mother from Alexandra to...
Alexandra police taser man, pepper-spray his dog
Alexandra police taser man, pepper-spray his dog
A taser was used by police for the first time in Central Otago early yesterday during a violent struggle with an Alexandra man.
Spotlight on stopped roads
Spotlight on stopped roads
Soon after being told off for stopping unformed roads considered a "treasure trove" by recreational users, the Central Otago District turned down an application to stop two unformed roads.
Lake Dunstan track considered too difficult
Lake Dunstan track considered too difficult
Cold water was poured on a proposal yesterday for a cycling and walking track between Cromwell and Clyde on the western bank of Lake Dunstan, that could link with the Otago Central Rail Trail.
Planned museum role a concern
Planned museum role a concern
The Central Otago District Council has aired its concerns about the restructuring of Central Stories' leadership.
Mileage allowance said to penalise some councillors
Mileage allowance said to penalise some councillors
Pay rates for Central Otago District councillors and the mayor were approved without comment this week but mileage allowances were labelled "a crock".
Council says biodiversity policy wrong
Council says biodiversity policy wrong
Vast areas of Central Otago farmland could be "arbitrarily" classified as having significant native vegetation or providing a habitat for threatened or rare native fauna, under a national biodiversity policy being opposed by the Central Otago District Council.
Mai mai, how quickly 40 years flew by
Mai mai, how quickly 40 years flew by
Forty years of shooting on the same duck pond must add up to a sizeable number of ducks, right?
Ideas on future direction of rail trail sought
Ideas on future direction of rail trail sought
The Otago Central Rail Trail cannot "rest on its laurels", despite its success, trail trust chairwoman Daphne Hull says.
Seven volunteer for trust
Seven volunteer for trust
Seven people have volunteered to swell the ranks of the Roxburgh Gorge Trail Trust.
Forestry to stay
Forestry to stay
The Roxburgh Community Board has decided to maintain its 10ha forestry block rather than harvest it and risk a possible bill of up to $146,433 under the emissions trading scheme (ETS).
Cost of drinking water work could be too high
Cost of drinking water work could be too high
Even with a Government subsidy to help upgrade the Lake Roxburgh village drinking water supply, the project is probably still unaffordable, Roxburgh Community Board members believe.