Pam Jones

A Cromwell group is wanting to steer the development of a new multi-purpose Cromwell cultural centre and is asking for authority to knock the existing memorial hall down.

A request for $150,000 funding towards improving irrigation at the Cromwell Racecourse should be deferred until a development plan has been prepared for the land in question, a Central Otago...

Services at Dunstan Hospital will have to be expanded "at some point'' to cope with strong growth in the region, Central Otago Health Service Ltd's new general manager says.

Another round of staff appointments has been made at Alexandra's Centre for Space Science Technology, although the head of research position remains vacant.

The low flows of the Manuherikia River would "surprise" many Central Otago residents, Otago Fish and Game Council officer Nigel Pacey said following a multi-stakeholder inspection of the river.

A group of Alexandra residents say they remain sceptical of explanations from Aurora Energy representatives about the cause of a fire near power lines last month and are angry media were excluded...

Trees growing through power lines in Naseby have finally been scheduled to be cut down, a PowerNet spokesman has confirmed.

Construction of the proposed new two-lane bridge for Beaumont could begin in 2020, it has been announced.

St John New Zealand has asked the Minister of Health for more funding for ambulance cover throughout the country, saying the volunteer model of emergency care is no longer sustainable.

Tussock-covered landscaping created as part of the Pisa Moorings subdivision would be removed in a proposed 18-lot subdivision in the Pisa area.

Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan has welcomed the establishment of an after-hours healthcare service at Dunstan Hospital, saying it will provide "the same service as before'' but "by different...

A new after-hours healthcare service has been established at Dunstan Hospital, ending several months of confusion and uncertainty for Central Otago residents.

A person has been seriously injured in a quad bike accident near Wedderburn this morning.

The Alexandra Postie Plus store is to close.

The company behind a multimillion-dollar mining exploration programme on Central Otago's Dunstan Range says it hopes the figures will "stack up'' for gold to be mined.

A group of Alexandra residents is worried power lines and poles running through Bridge Hill are in such poor condition they could cause fires and even electrocution.

A power line that caused a fire in Bridge Hill in Alexandra earlier this month is being given "high priority'' by Aurora Energy as the line is assessed to reduce future fire risk.

Surf's up at Nazare - but only for the brave, writes Pam Jones.

It might not have opened yet, but Ranfurly's new hospital got the thumbs up from a group of people who had a "sneak peek" of the facility last weekend.