Spring snow hits the South
Spring snow hits the South
Authorities urged drivers to avoid non-essential travel on Saturday as surface flooding, snow and fallen trees made for treacherous conditions on South Island roads.
Tamah Alley frontrunner to become interim mayor
Tamah Alley frontrunner to become interim mayor
Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan has resigned, so councillors will select one of their number to fill the role until next election. Julie Asher considers the most likely candidates.
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Clearer images from new ultrasound gear
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Clearer images from new ultrasound gear
Better images, more accurate diagnoses and more attractive working conditions are all benefits of having a new ultrasound machine at Dunstan Hospital in Clyde.
Bridge under repair after flood damage
Bridge under repair after flood damage
Due to recent flooding, the Omakau Bridge is expected to remain closed for another three weeks while new concreting work sets and cures.
Report highlights apple, pear industry’s value
Report highlights apple, pear industry’s value
The apple and pear industry in Central Otago injects $60.4million into the region’s economy, new research reveals.
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Well-oiled cafe business heads inland
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Well-oiled cafe business heads inland
For more than 20 years they have been feeding Dunedin people and now they are about to indulge Central Otago residents — but they are no newcomers to the area.
Finn Butcher's Central celebration sunk
Finn Butcher celebration in Central sunk by weather
The official celebration for Olympic gold medallist Finn Butcher in Alexandra tomorrow has been canned.
Cadogan counsels need for own hospital, instead of Dunedin
Cadogan counsels need for own hospital, instead of Dunedin
Departing Central Otago mayor Tim Cadogan says people in Central Otago should not be pinning their mast to the new Dunedin hospital.
‘Shared dream’ wins gold
‘Shared dream’ wins gold
Build it once, build it right. The revitalised Roxburgh Community Pool, Punawai Ora, has won first place in the private, public and institutional spaces/private development — up to $3 million...
Molyneux Park to host feast of T20s
Molyneux Park to host feast of T20s
Alexandra is one of the places to be this summer.
Orchard Garden set to bloom
Orchard Garden set to bloom
For more than 20 years they have been feeding Dunedin people and now they are about to indulge Central Otago residents — but they are no newcomers to the area.
Pines cleared for housing
Pines cleared for housing
Last month work began clearing a pine forest near the Alexandra golf course to make way for a housing development.
Hempcrete in spotlight
Hempcrete in spotlight
Wānaka start-up businesswoman Tanya Simmonds is delighted with the uptake in interest in hemp building materials, six months after she imported a hempcrete processing plant from Australia and set...
Women in leadership share wisdom
Women in leadership share wisdom
Be bold and have faith in your ability, grasp opportunities, while being picky about which ones to take up and never let where you come from hold you back.
Writer new artist in residence
Writer new artist in residence
Award-winning Dunedin novelist Laurence Fearnley has been selected as the latest artist in residence at Henderson House in Alexandra.
Record set at hospice fundraiser
Record set at hospice fundraiser
An idea hatched just five years ago has led to nearly $150,000 being raised for the Otago Community Hospice.
Three arrests after police helped to recover stolen bus
Three arrests after police helped to recover stolen bus
A stolen bus, an innocent passenger, road spikes and a member of the public giving police location updates — it sounds like a formulaic movie script.
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Panelists inspire girls to be bold, confident
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Panelists inspire girls to be bold, confident
Wisdom and encouragement flowed around the books as impressive women offered their experience to the next generation yesterday.
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Changes likely for Cromwell rest-homes
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Changes likely for Cromwell rest-homes
The owner of two retirement homes in Cromwell is looking to make changes, with jobs on the line, but says residents are at the centre of any decision.
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Reap manager celebrates 27 years of changing lives
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Reap manager celebrates 27 years of changing lives
Nearly three decades of encouraging, saying yes and connecting people came to a close this week.