Pam Jones

Dunedin historian, doctor, writer and Lawrence Chinese Camp Charitable Trust chairman Dr James Ng has had an illustrious career in a professional and voluntary capacity. Pam Jones asks him about an ongoing project close to his heart.

A suspected sighting of potentially toxic cyanobacteria algae in the Albert Town lagoon is the first in the waterway, Otago Regional Council resource science manager Dr Dean Olsen says.

Cromwell’s community and elected members have been discussing what to do about Cromwell’s Memorial Hall for more than 16 years. When will they make a decision?

Water quality in Otago has been good so far this summer, Otago Regional Council seasonal recreational water quality testing shows.

Birthday commemorations took centre stage at the Woods family reunion in Alexandra, with four upcoming birthdays celebrated as well as the gathering of the clan.

Lake Dunstan education and enforcement officer Shayne Hitchcock, of Alexandra, is out and about on the lake this summer, keeping an eye on business.

The weather was a complicating factor, but entrants in Fashion in the Field put on a brave showing at the blustery Roxburgh Trots.