Rosie Manins

Most of the 40 full-time equivalent jobs created by a multimillion-dollar gold mining project at Earnscleugh will be available to local workers during a seven-year operation.

All manner of motorbikes and alternative modes of transport were ridden out to the 29th annual Brass Monkey Rally at Oturehua on Saturday.

Works by about 25 Otago artists will be sold for charity at the annual Great Central Otago Art Sale in Alexandra this weekend.

Teams of Cromwell and Alexandra school pupils rose to the top of their class by outsmarting other primary and secondary school pupils competing in the Otago Daily Times Extra! Central Otago spelling quiz held at Cromwell College last night.

Large groups of motorcyclists will don warm jackets and start riding to Central Otago today and tomorrow for the 29th annual Otago Motorcycle Club Brass Monkey Rally at Oturehua.

An economic boost to Central Otago from planned gold mining at Earnscleugh will provide exactly the right jobs at the right time, district mayor Malcolm Macpherson says.

Ranfurly's town hall, art centre, and most dominant Art Deco building have been saved from sale after public opposition to the Maniototo Community Board's suggestion it be rid of the assets.

Singed by Victoria's fatal February bushfires, tourism in the Yarra Valley is regenerating. Determined to prove business is as usual, tourist operators and business owners are encouraging visitors back to the area. With a thriving viticulture industry, luxury accommodation, specialty food, and a variety of geographical and cultural attractions, tourists are heeding the call.

Former Roxburgh Community Board member John Kerr has again been elected to the board, in the by-election that finished yesterday.

One of Central Otago's pioneering vineyards is continuing to trade despite being placed in receivership.

Tornado-like winds are suspected of being the cause of damage estimated to be worth more than $10,000 at a Bannockburn vineyard.

Central Otago's viticulture industry may have compounded problems for one of the district's best-known wineries, which has been placed into receivership.

A $10 million pinot noir winery near Cromwell is being leased to a wine-making company while it is in receivership.