‘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.
Omakau bridge closes after flooding damage
Omakau bridge closes after flooding damage
Omakau bridge has been closed by the Central Otago District Council until further notice after one of the abutments was damaged by flooding earlier this month.
Inaugural ‘Classic’ race on
Inaugural ‘Classic’ race on
Everyone will be a winner in Clyde this morning when the hooter sounds for the first "Clyde Classic" race.
Wanted man may be in Central Otago
Wanted man may be in Central Otago
Police are appealing for help to find a wanted man who may be in Central Otago.
Trail draws hundreds to the valley
Trail draws hundreds to the valley
Garage sales rarely inspire more than neighbours and the odd passerby to stop and pick through the detritus of someone’s life.
Under threat book sale needs space to get sorted
Under threat book sale needs space to get sorted
It is a sorting space, not a sorting hat, they are after and if they cannot find one there is a risk an iconic book sale will be shelved.
Subcommittee wound up; plan process starts
Subcommittee wound up; plan process starts
The Lower Manorburn Dam reserve subcommittee may have been disbanded but the reserve is far from being forgotten.
Obituary: Bob Kilgour, passionate about people, nature, Central’s history
Obituary: Bob Kilgour, passionate about people, nature, Central’s history
Bob Kilgour was a man never short of an idea.
Artist’s splash of colour
Artist’s splash of colour
From profane plates that are guaranteed to raise a smile, to brightly coloured paintings, a visit to Alexandra’s newest gallery will brighten any day.
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