Motorcyclist speeding before fatal crash: witness
A motorcyclist was seen overtaking on blind corners at high speed before slamming into a ute in a Cromwell crash which left two dead.
Angler worked to revive man in river
Angler worked to revive man in river
A fisherman’s first aid training kicked in when he found a man floating in the water while fishing in the Clutha Mata-Au river last week.
Food cart offers students experience
Food cart offers students experience
A food truck set up to give Cromwell College students hospitality experience will open to the public on Monday.
Grant important step to whare expansion
Grant important step to whare expansion
The whare at Dunstan High School is a step closer to a long overdue upgrade after the Central Lakes Trust granted nearly $175,000 to go towards a planned extension which would contain a dining room...
Museum seeks $25,000 in emergency funding
Museum seeks $25,000 in emergency funding
Cromwell Museum would run out of cash by next month or April if emergency funding is not granted by the Central Otago District Council, a spokesman told the Cromwell Community Board in the public...
Manorburn reserve plan to go public
Manorburn reserve plan to go public
The draft Manorburn Dam Recreation Reserve Management Plan is set to go to public consultation after the draft was approved for consultation by the Vincent Community Board at a meeting last week.
Scholarship ‘awesome’ for vet science student
Scholarship ‘awesome’ for vet science student
An Alexandra student off to study Veterinary Science at Massey University is one of 16 making up the third cohort of the Milford Foundation scholarship programme.
$19,000 grant for Earnscleugh Hall
$19,000 grant for Earnscleugh Hall
The Vincent Community Board (VCB) approved a grant of more than $19,000 for renovations to the Earnscleugh Hall during a meeting at the Clyde Museum last week.
Work to rid lake of weed set to begin
Work to rid lake of weed set to begin
Efforts to control one of New Zealand’s most troublesome aquatic weeds are set to begin next week at Lake Dunstan.
Whisky strikes awards gold
Whisky strikes awards gold
Tarras distillery Scapegrace has won a gold medal at the World Whisky Awards in London.
‘Hometown heroine’ tag ‘weird’
‘Hometown heroine’ tag ‘weird’
Wanaka structural engineer Dani Donaldson, 28, is the hometown heroine to watch in Saturday’s Challenge Wanaka Half.
Two confirmed dead in Cromwell Gorge crash
Two confirmed dead in Cromwell Gorge crash
Two people are dead after a crash in the Cromwell Gorge (State Highway 8) yesterday evening, police have confirmed.
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Fear new gold rush will devastate landscape
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Fear new gold rush will devastate landscape
Otago conservationists fear a mining free-for-all could lay waste to the region’s precious landscape.
Good crowd, weather for 124th Maniototo A&P Show
Good crowd, weather for 124th Maniototo A&P Show
The banks of the Maniototo Stadium in Ranfurly were packed as visitors flocked to the 124th Maniototo A&P Show yesterday.
Conducting right to the end
Conducting right to the end
There were tears, applause and some "magnificently ridiculous" orchestral conducting in Oturehua yesterday when the people who loved Brian Turner gathered in his garden to farewell him.
Serious two-vehicle crash
Serious two-vehicle crash
Police closed State Highway 8 between Cromwell and Clyde after a serious accident early last evening.
Person dies in Arrowtown workplace accident
Person dies in Arrowtown workplace accident
A person has died in a workplace accident on a rural property in Arrowtown.
Serious crash closes road near Cromwell
Serious crash closes road near Cromwell
Police have closed SH8 between Cromwell and Clyde, following a serious accident.
‘Strawberry quick’ meth hoax
‘Strawberry quick’ meth hoax
An old hoax involving meth, strawberry lollies and children is making the rounds in the Alexandra community.
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Cinema, town hall facade unlikely to be saved
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Cinema, town hall facade unlikely to be saved
It seems unlikely the landmark brick facade of the Roxburgh Cinema and town hall complex will be saved following a fire which destroyed the buildings last week.