Sarah Marquet

Honouring his ancestors who fought and died in World War 1 has won Year 13 Dunstan High School pupil Nathan Garry (17) a national prize worth $2000, two years after his older brother Danny did a similar thing.

After almost seven years of fundraising and planning, work on Alexandra's new cinema is under way.

The grape vines have been removed, the land has been bought and the contractor is ready to go.

Old mattresses, ovens, fridges, glass, batteries and much more are being dumped near an Alexandra landmark.

For the last three months, Shane Lamont has been shearing more than 150 sheep a day, seven days a week.

When his mates were buying Harley Davidson motorcycles, Kruse Davidson decided to go for a "safer" option - a high performance jet-boat.

Submissions on a proposal which could determine the future of irrigation projects in Central Otago close today.

A group of Central Otago residents will be waiting at least another month for a resolution to their water woes after a report to be considered by the Vincent Community Board yesterday was found to lack vital information.

What's in the bag - or rather the bottle - will be revealed by television personality John Hawkesby in Cromwell today.

Construction of the Alexandra Community House is on track to be completed by the end of the year, and some of its new tenants took a peek at progress on their new offices yesterday.

International current events proved to be one of the hardest rounds at the Otago Daily Times Extra! Current events quiz in Cromwell last night.

The first event of the 2012 Alexandra Blossom Festival was a regal one yesterday - the crowning of 74-year old Lorraine Jolly (left), of Clyde, as the 17th festival senior queen.

From gang-related crime and emergency response in Rotorua to a "very different role" in Cromwell, police Sergeant Simon Paget's career has taken a quieter turn, which is just fine with him.

For Aletta and Fraser Jonker, formerly of South Africa, New Zealand offered a stable political situation and a great environment to raise their children, though they are still not quite up to supporting the All Blacks.

Plans to develop an outdoor recreational area at the Cromwell youth centre have been put on hold, partly due to the upgrade of the town centre.

The Otago Central Rail Trail is something John Gibson has seen blossom into something larger than he ever anticipated. Sarah Marquet talks to the trail trustee and Inland Otago Conservation Award finalist about his work.