Workers tested on wine-related exercises
Workers tested on wine-related exercises
Central Otago's top young viticulturalists were tried and tested yesterday over 11 rounds of all things wine related.
Sarah Marquet
Community plan No 2 on the way
Community plan No 2 on the way
Cromwell's second community plan, a residents' wish list, will soon be developed, now most items on the previous list have been "ticked off".
Victim-turned-sleuth gets the better of burglar
Victim-turned-sleuth gets the better of burglar
Central Otago police are praising the efforts of burglary-victim-turned-detective Ian Soanes, who tracked down items stolen from his Cardrona property last month. However, Mr Soanes was...
Sacked worker wins case
Sacked worker wins case
Crayons Educational Services Ltd has been ordered to pay an ex-employee just over $10,000 for unjustified dismissal.
Mechanical workshop jobs retained
Mechanical workshop jobs retained
Infrastructure specialist company Delta is to shed seven staff in Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes because of a downturn in construction - three fewer than proposed before staff were consulted last week.
Delta to lay off staff in Central
Delta to lay off staff in Central
Infrastructure specialist company Delta may shed 10 Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes staff and has not ruled out further cuts due to a downturn in construction.
Celebrating 150 years since gold found
Celebrating 150 years since gold found
The Cromwell area was a harsh and inhospitable landscape in which Horatio Hartley, an American, and Christopher Reilly, an Irishman, persevered 150 years ago.
'Nice to have' items off agenda as rate rise cut
'Nice to have' items off agenda as rate rise cut
The "nice to have" items were yesterday being cut from the Central Otago District Council's budget: applications for funding were declined and council staff were told to operate on less money in a bid to further reduce costs facing Central Otago ratepayers.
Suicide initiative
Suicide initiative
The Mates Men's Network, a charity group aimed at suicide prevention, is coming to Central Otago.
Water issues flushed out in council plan
Water issues flushed out in council plan
Water, specifically volumetric charging for water and "districtisation" of charges, has been a main issue for Central Otago residents in the district council's long-term plan.
Floristry stems from military setting
Floristry stems from military setting
When I walked into her shop, Cromwell florist Dawn Wilson-Thiel was almost tearing her hair out - she had a large, somewhat high-profile wedding order to fill and the flowers she had had ordered from Asia had mistakenly been sent to Wellington.
Otago skinks breeding but hopes for more
Otago skinks breeding but hopes for more
A community group leading a conservation effort to save the Otago skink from extinction has won yet another award and the prize money has bought it one step closer to extending the Mokomoko skink sanctuary. Reporter Sarah Marquet talks to Central Otago Ecological Trust chairman Grant Norbury about what the future holds for the trust.
Dick Smith store not closing down
Dick Smith store not closing down
Despite rumours circulating in the town, the Dick Smith store in Alexandra is not closing down, a spokeswoman has said.
Blitz on airport's wilding pines planned
Blitz on airport's wilding pines planned
Wilding pine trees at the Alexandra airport have only a few days left to live - the smaller ones anyway, as planning is well under way for their destruction.
Sampling continuing after spill
Sampling continuing after spill
Weekly sampling of river water is continuing around the Alexandra wastewater treatment plant, although the area is again open to the public.
'Nutcase' adventure lasts for 32 years
'Nutcase' adventure lasts for 32 years
About 30 years ago, Neil George, of Dunedin, heard of a "nutcase" idea - ride to and camp at one of the coldest places in the country at a time when winter was just around the corner.
The little church that struggled
The little church that struggled
The little church faced with a long journey is effectively stuck in Cromwell, almost a week after it was meant to be delivered to Clydevale.
Alexandra Pie Cart destroyed by fire
Alexandra Pie Cart destroyed by fire
Those hoping to line up for a late night burger at Alexandra's Pie Cart were out of luck after the town's iconic mobile fast food outlet was gutted by flames. Alexandra Volunteer Fire...
Apple growers hopeful for future
Apple growers hopeful for future
Amid stories of doom and gloom in the New Zealand apple industry, reporter Sarah Marquet talks with an optimistic grower and discovers the future of the industry is not so bleak.
Fine wool is their strength
Fine wool is their strength
Gimmerburn father-and-son farming team Allan and Simon Paterson say they do not know the secret to good wool-growing.