Panel urged to reject subdivision
A planning consultant has recommended declining an application for a 173-lot subdivision on the Cromwell Holiday Park site, citing environmental concerns.
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Pupils have a hand in landscaping new loos
Pupils have a hand in landscaping new loos
The Central Otago District Council asked Tarras School pupils for landscaping help around newly installed toilets in the town, which has inspired some creative ideas.
Station owners seek consent to build house
Station owners seek consent to build house
The new owners of Ben Nevis Station have sought resource consent to build a new home on a site deemed to be an outstanding landscape.
Inspiring speaker for breakfast
Inspiring speaker for breakfast
Residents in Central Otago who want to be inspired and raise funds for youth charities at the same time are being urged to register for a charity breakfast being held in Cromwell on Saturday morning.
$33,270 bill for error by contractor
$33,270 bill for error by contractor
Ratepayers will contribute to a $33,270 shortfall after a civil infrastructure company carrying out a council contract made a budget error.
Parking restrictions imposed in bylaw
Parking restrictions imposed in bylaw
The ''honeymoon'' is nearly over for motorists parking in the central business districts of Cromwell and Alexandra.
Community disconcerted over library move
Community disconcerted over library move
If the Maniototo community wants to object to a decision to move its library, it should make a submission to the region's long-term plan, Central Otago's mayor says.
Lake Dunstan cycle trail proposed
Lake Dunstan cycle trail proposed
Remote, arid landscapes, lake shores, rock bluffs and gold mining history, tunnels and sheep farms.
Discussion of land use
Discussion of land use
More intensive land use and its possible impacts on Central Otago will be the centre of discussion at a meeting in Alexandra next week.
723 petition for SH8 underpass
723 petition for SH8 underpass
A submission on the Central Otago District Council draft annual plan supporting a proposed underpass under State Highway 8 at Clyde has gathered 723 supporting signatures.
Almost 'a Clyde to Lawrence trail'
Almost 'a Clyde to Lawrence trail'
The Millenium track, between Clyde and Alexandra, the Roxburgh Gorge Trail and the Clutha Gold Trail are being seen by many cyclists as a package deal, Clutha trail trust chairman Rod Peirce says.
L&M hopes to extend mine deadline
L&M hopes to extend mine deadline
One of the bigger employers in Central Otago, L&M Mining, plans to seek permission to operate its Earnscleugh gold mine past its 2016 deadline.
Warning to boat owners
Warning to boat owners
Users of Lake Dunstan who break local bylaws are now more likely to be fined.
The bylaws had been in place since 1996, but a recent review by the Central Otago District Council's legal team has tightened the legislation behind them, meaning it is easier for them to be enforced, harbourmaster Shayne Hitchcock said.
Restricted gold dredge hours impractical, company says
Restricted gold dredge hours impractical, company says
Restricting operating hours of a gold dredge working the Clutha River is not practical for the company behind it, though shifting it further upstream might be, a Central Otago District Council hearings panel was told yesterday.
Views on mergers, frocks and growth
Views on mergers, frocks and growth
Merging with the neighbours, buying a $40,000 ''frock'' collection and whether Cromwell's growth was at the expense of Alexandra were all canvassed during a Central Otago mayoral forum in Alexandra last night.
Dredge hours may not alter
Dredge hours may not alter
A Teviot Valley couple's bid to get some peace and quiet by restricting the operating hours of a gold dredge near their house might fail.
Few rumblings at first council meeting
Few rumblings at first council meeting
The first meeting of the new Central Otago District Council was a fairly tame affair yesterday, there being only a few rumblings during the ''housekeeping'' work.
Feedback on roading policy sought
Feedback on roading policy sought
Anyone with an interest in Central Otago's roads has the chance to tell the district's council if it has hit the mark with a new roading policy.
CODC may quit former forest block
CODC may quit former forest block
A 41ha piece of former forestry land in Naseby owned by the Central Otago District Council could soon come up for sale, as it is unable to be used by the public.
Candidate defaced poster 'for laugh'
Candidate defaced poster 'for laugh'
One local body candidate has labelled another ''puerile and childish'' for drawing a cigarette in his mouth on a campaign poster displayed in a shop window, but the artist says it was done openly and in good humour.