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Review of draft LTP changes

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Review of draft LTP changes

The Central Otago District Council is holding an extraordinary meeting on Friday to review changes made to the draft long-term plan (LTP), approved at the last meeting two weeks ago.

Trail construction passes halfway mark; bridges coming

The Kawarau Gorge Trail is far above the Kawarau River and close to the rock upstream from the...

Trail construction passes halfway mark; bridges coming

Construction of the 32km Kawarau Gorge Trail has officially passed the halfway mark, according to the Southern Lakes Trails Trust.

Search continues for missing man who fell into river

Staff at a South Island cherry orchard where a missing hiker worked are raising money to bring his family over from Argentina.

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Tears as members look over blaze site

Roxburgh Musical Society life member Wendy Turner holds what is believed the only surviving item...

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Tears as members look over blaze site

Emotions ran high as members of the Roxburgh Musical Society stood among the burned and water-soaked remains of decades of costumes, scores and notes yesterday.

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Districts’ priorities to be debated as deal eyed

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Districts’ priorities to be debated as deal eyed

Priorities for Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago are set to be thrashed out at a pivotal meeting tomorrow, as the two growing districts eye a regional deal with central government.

Hall renovation grant approved

Hall renovation grant approved

The Vincent Community Board approved a grant of more than $19,000 for renovations to the Earnscleugh Hall at its meeting at Clyde last week.

Cinema bent on retaining status

Roxburgh Entertainment Centre and Improvements Committee chairman Curtis Crawford is already...

Cinema bent on retaining status

The committee that runs the Roxburgh cinema is determined last week's fire will not scupper its status as the world’s second-longest continuously operating cinema.

A&P show offers town taste of country life

Horses take part in the grand parade which opened the 127th Central Otago A&P Show on...

A&P show offers town taste of country life

Warm weather and plenty to do meant the Omakau Domain was packed with people as it hosted the 127th Central Otago A&P show on Saturday.

Cinema’s (near) record-breaking run remembered

The Roxburgh Town Hall and cinema in recent times. PHOTO: CURTIS CRAWFORD

Cinema’s (near) record-breaking run remembered

Fire put a sudden stop this week to what was potentially the longest continuous run of any cinema in the world. Debbie Porteous gives a potted history of a picture palace.

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Town reels at loss of much-loved space

It is no exaggeration to say the Roxburgh cinema and town hall was at the heart of the community....

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Town reels at loss of much-loved space

Tears flowed in Roxburgh yesterday as the enormity of what has been lost in a fire that engulfed the town hall and cinema sank in.

Roxburgh mourns loss of its communal heart

Fire ravaged the Roxburgh Town Hall and Entertainment Centre on Thursday, leaving nothing but the...

Roxburgh mourns loss of its communal heart

Roxburgh may yet lose the landmark brick facade of its cinema building — all that remains of the town’s former hub.

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Months before McGregor’s slip work is complete

A short piece of State Highway 8 continues to be worked on and is under a 50kmh speed limit near...

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Months before McGregor’s slip work is complete

There may be some light at the end of the tunnel in what has become something of a marathon road works job near Shingle Creek.

Five weeks of work on road near Omakau starts soon

The area east of Thomsons Creek Bridge is about to get a new lease of life. PHOTO: NZTA

Five weeks of work on road near Omakau starts soon

Five weeks of highway reconstruction will start soon near Thomsons Creek Bridge, west of Omakau, in Central Otago.

Call for witnesses to Roxburgh fire

Roxburgh chief fire officer David Welsh said the decision was made yesterday afternoon to push...

Call for witnesses to Roxburgh fire

Fire investigators probing the blaze which razed Roxburgh's historic cinema and town hall want to hear from witnesses who saw or photographed yesterday's destructive fire.