An engineering project to get fired up about
An engineering project to get fired up about
For many years a gun on display outside the Alexandra-Clyde Returned and Services' Association was a purely decorative feature.
Sam Henderson
International circus performer gives class in Wanaka
International circus performer gives class in Wanaka
Mount Aspiring College pupils had a chance to flex their funny bones with circus performer Thomas Monckton last week.
Last day draws near for holiday park
Last day draws near for holiday park
Generations of families have played, lazed and laughed at Cromwell Holiday Park.
Ice work
Ice work
Ice-maker Reece Aiken, of Dunedin, watched by New Zealand Curling executive council member Bruce Kissel, lays a sheet of water at the new indoor curling facility at Alexandra’s IceInline.
Billy the Bus still missing despite several sightings
Billy the Bus still missing despite several sightings
Eagle-eyed members of the public have been getting in touch about a bus stolen from Kawarau Gorge, but as yet it remains missing.
History of Dora the digital bus celebrated
History of Dora the digital bus celebrated
While school may be out for a former Central Otago school bus, the education continues.
Mohair products inspired by nature
Mohair products inspired by nature
Mountain views and crisp cool winters are the inspiration for a range of natural mohair products.
Making climate change compelling aim of lesson
Making climate change compelling aim of lesson
The challenge of making climate change compelling was the focus of an experiment at Dunstan High School last week.
Appeal to use MIQ vacancies for workers
Appeal to use MIQ vacancies for workers
An Otago mayor is urging the Government to allow more overseas seasonal workers to take advantage of a surprise increase in the number of spaces in managed isolation.
Shearing stalwarts lauded
Shearing stalwarts lauded
Family tradition and fine wool came together at a meeting of the New Zealand Merino Shearing Society as four stalwarts were awarded life memberships during a ceremony at the Lodge Manuherikia...
Proposed rates rises for Central average 6.7%
Proposed rates rises for Central average 6.7%
Proposed rates increases for Central Otago are pitched at 6.7% on average, but vary widely between property type.
On rail trail for mental health
On rail trail for mental health
Walking the Otago Central Rail Trail will be a mental health journey for Kathryn Tall.
Roxburgh no drink notice lifted
Roxburgh no drink notice lifted
The Central Otago District Council announced at 1pm it had removed the do not consume water notice in Roxburgh.
Funding looking good for film about WW2 pioneering plastic surgeon
Funding looking good for film about WW2 pioneering plastic surgeon
A film written by a Central Otago screenwriter about pioneering Dunedin-born surgeon Sir Archibald McIndoe is one step closer.
Water projects worth $11 million need finishing fast
Water projects worth $11 million need finishing fast
The race is on to complete Central Otago water projects costing millions.
Flood repair costs close to $700,000
Flood repair costs close to $700,000
Flood repairs and the emergency response to extreme rainfall events in January will cost the Central Otago District Council close to $700,000.
Clyde resident warns speed could kill
Clyde resident warns speed could kill
The council’s failure to act on Clyde residents’ concerns about speed on a busy road could be deadly, a concerned resident says.
Central’s science haven
Central’s science haven
It was the Cold War and while global superpowers the USSR and the US were in a rush to the stars, a remote stretch of Central Otago in the middle of farmland began to emerge as a key scientific site.
Freshwater wetsuits tailored to lake conditions
Freshwater wetsuits tailored to lake conditions
Lake Wanaka’s annual Ruby Swim has inspired the creation of a new kind of wetsuit.
Festival photo trove uncovered
Festival photo trove uncovered
Cutting meat at work and capturing pictures in his spare time was a lifelong passion for Ernest Fort.