Solar farm opposed in submissions
Solar farm opposed in submissions
Nearly 200 submissions have been made by people wanting to weigh in on a giant solar farm in the Maniototo.
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‘Lots of talking’ behind cherry spitting success
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‘Lots of talking’ behind cherry spitting success
"A lot of talking" has been credited as the preparation required to win this year’s National Cherry Stone Spitting Competition.
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Spills after hydro lakes fill up
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Spills after hydro lakes fill up
Talk about going from a famine to a feast.
Motorcyclist crashes after being clocked at over 200kmh
Motorcyclist crashes after being clocked at over 200kmh
A police officer suffered minor injuries after a speeding motorcyclist attempted to swerve a parked police car near Ranfurly on Saturday morning.
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Pool open but no lifeguard
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Pool open but no lifeguard
Roxburgh Community Pool is open for the summer, but with one major proviso.
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Another partner in river efforts
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Another partner in river efforts
Another group has joined the riverside project in Alexandra.
On the straight and narrow
On the straight and narrow
State Highway 87 runs straight through Middlemarch.
Millers Flat Rodeo
Millers Flat Rodeo
It was all go at the Millers Flat Rodeo yesterday. Photographer Stephen Jaquiery was there to catch the action.
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Bucking up to continue the family legacy
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Bucking up to continue the family legacy
As soon as the youngest members of the McKerchar clan from Roxburgh could stand on their own, their parents were hoisting them into saddles.
Elderly Clyde man scammed out of $8k
Elderly Clyde man scammed out of $8k
Alexandra police have reminded people to keep safe over the holiday period — on the road and at home.
Buffet lunch brings community together
Buffet lunch brings community together
For the 10th year, Alexandra’s Saint Enoch’s church gathered its community members for an afternoon feast to help ease a lonely Christmas Day for some.
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Cherry growers keeping sharp eye on rain
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Cherry growers keeping sharp eye on rain
So far the cherry season in Central Otago has been dry, but orchardists are worried this week will bring forecast cherry-damaging rain.
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Way mooted to keep rates rises down briefly
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Way mooted to keep rates rises down briefly
High rates increases could be watered down but the relief would be temporary, Central Otago ratepayers were warned last week.
'A lot of zeroes there': 'Life-changing' Lotto win for Central family
'A lot of zeroes there': 'Life-changing' Lotto win for Central family
Christmas came early for a family from Central Otago who won $5 million with Lotto last week, saying the prize was "life-changing" for them.
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Long-term plan items, costs on the agenda
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Long-term plan items, costs on the agenda
Rates rises will remain high in Central Otago next year — but there appears to be relief ahead in the district council’s long-term plan.
'They're struggling': The 3300 Ni-Vanuatu in New Zealand
'They're struggling': The 3300 Ni-Vanuatu in New Zealand
"They're putting a bright face on things, but they're struggling", the owner of a Cromwell vineyard says.
14,500 sports fish caught in the Clutha River
14,500 sports fish caught in the Clutha River
Almost a quarter of freshwater sports fish caught in the lower Clutha River have been kept for the table, a year-long survey shows.
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Supercars possibility ‘absolutely brilliant’
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Supercars possibility ‘absolutely brilliant’
Tens of thousands of visitors and up to $7 million a day could be heading to Cromwell for V8 Supercars, in what has been labelled as "absolutely brilliant" for the sport and the town.
Council to extend Alexandra alcohol ban
Council to extend Alexandra alcohol ban
The days of carloads of people drinking their way to Alexandra for the Blossom Festival, seen as a rite of passage for some, appear to be numbered.
Hopes family harm attitude to change
Hopes family harm attitude to change
Changing attitudes and public discussion have transformed the way most New Zealanders look at mental health, and frontline workers hope the same will happen with violence and harm at home.
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