Pam Jones

A Central Otago Touring Route promoting the Maniototo remains a ''top priority'' for those behind the project, as approvals and funding are ticked off.

A new camping ground on the site of the old Patearoa school, and Patearoa possibly hosting the 2020 Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust Cavalcade are two possibilities for the Maniototo district.

A move by the Central Otago District Council (CODC) to remove illegal signs and hoardings may lead to people being hit with big costs to have their signs approved.

A minimum flow for the Clutha River will still be established, but the timeframe of the process is still unknown, Otago Regional Council (ORC) senior policy analyst Lisa Hawkins has confirmed.

Worksafe has decided to prosecute  following an incident when an All Waste employee was injured after falling into a hopper at the Cromwell Transfer Station.

A Central Otago man in his 20s says he is "blown away" by his $22.3 million Lotto win and is "taking a bit of time to get my head around things at the moment".

Central Otago's record-breaking $22.3 million Lotto prize has been claimed, a  Lotto spokeswoman confirmed this morning.

A judicial review into a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) directive to destroy or contain imported plantings at the centre of a national biosecurity scare is being held in Wellington this week.

A company called Springvale Pure Ltd has been registered in Alexandra, but its directors say that they are only at the "ideas" stage and have no firm proposals yet.

The Harliwich Holdings coal mine in Roxburgh has closed indefinitely, but the civil construction arm of the company is still going strong, Harliwich manager Tony Smith says.

Public sessions about expansion at the Cromwell Aerodrome have provided more information to residents, but some still have concerns about growth there, Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan says.

Southern councils will receive about $1.5 million from the Government to address freedom camping issues at ''hot spots'' in time for the coming summer.

A revised business plan has been approved for the Centre for Space Science Technology (CSST), while other milestones have also been achieved, CSST leaders say.

Roxburgh and Alexandra projects that will improve facilities for young and old have received the lion's share of the latest round of Central Lakes Trust (CLT) funding.

Stakeholders in the proposed purchase of Mt Difficulty Wines by Foley Family Wines have declined to say whether a changed timeframe represents a delay, as an expected decision from the Overseas...

Imported plantings at the centre of a national biosecurity scare have started to be destroyed, although one group of industry members has challenged the directive and lodged a judicial review.