Unmet need for antenatal classes
Unmet need for antenatal classes
A lack of antenatal classes in Central Otago is leaving some pregnant women unable to access Ministry of Health specified levels of maternity care.
Jared Morgan
Catch and release
Catch and release
In fishing, tales of the one that got away are often exaggerated - in the case of a karearea hooked in Alexandra on Sunday there is a photo to prove it.
A&P show decision to be made tonight
A&P show decision to be made tonight
This year’s Wanaka A&P Show hangs in the balance, and organisers are to meet this evening to decide whether to forge ahead with plans for the 2021 event.
Rescue exercise for new trail
Rescue exercise for new trail
The Lake Dunstan cycling and walking trail is a "great asset" but also represents a risk when it comes to search, rescue, and recovery operations.
Central Otago firm on board for maritime security work
Central Otago firm on board for maritime security work
A partnership has been struck between an Alexandra company and Australian geospatial-intelligence organisation to tackle illegal activity at sea.
Blasting of bluff will delay trail opening
Blasting of bluff will delay trail opening
Blasting to make a rock face safe on the Lake Dunstan cycling and walking trail between Clyde and Cromwell has pushed its opening out by a month.
Aurora’s pricing strategy fair, Electricity Authority says
Aurora’s pricing strategy fair, Electricity Authority says
The Electricity Authority has deemed Aurora Energy’s regional pricing strategy to be fair, despite a chorus of disapproval from across Central Otago and the Queenstown Lakes districts.
New Dunedin owners for established wine company
New Dunedin owners for established wine company
Boutique Alexandra wine company Weaver Estate has new owners.
Lasers used as bird deterrent
Lasers used as bird deterrent
Using lasers to control birds might sound like science fiction but Ewing Stevens hopes the technology will save his grapes from the peckish pests.
NZDF parachuting exercise grounded by low cloud, rain
NZDF parachuting exercise grounded by low cloud, rain
Central Otago’s stop-start summer has temporarily grounded a New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) parachute training exercise.
Heritage goes on display to the public
Heritage goes on display to the public
Two historic Central Otago properties were showcased at open homes on Sunday — but neither was for sale.
Ukulele finding its place, devotees say
Ukulele finding its place, devotees say
Tiny Tim has a lot to answer for, one of the organisers of the Lauder Ukulele Festival says.
Scheduled power cut not happening hurt business
Scheduled power cut not happening hurt business
Roxburgh businesses have been left outraged and out of pocket by an Aurora Energy scheduled maintenance outage that never happened.
Full economic effects yet to be felt, councillors told
Full economic effects yet to be felt, councillors told
The full impact of Covid-19 has yet to significantly affect Central Otago’s economy but it could still be coming.
Professional workers among the property disenfranchised
Professional workers among the property disenfranchised
Central Otago’s overheated housing market is leaving professionals such as police, teachers, and nurses shut out of rentals, and blocked from getting on the property ladder.
Plane crash which killed farmer 'unsurvivable'
Plane crash which killed farmer 'unsurvivable'
A Central Otago police officer has described a light aircraft crash near Alexandra that killed its pilot — an Eastern Southland farmer — as "unsurvivable".
First RSE workers in three weeks
First RSE workers in three weeks
The first 39 recognised seasonal employer (RSE) workers will arrive in Central Otago in three weeks, "cyclone permitting", Seasonal Solutions chief executive Helen Axby says.
Defence personnel jump to it
Defence personnel jump to it
Most people’s commute to work does not involve a parachute but for New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel it could be essential.
More charges laid against former Southland rugby player
More charges laid against former Southland rugby player
A 44-year-old former Southland rugby representative’s history of playing catch and release with the law has again resulted in his arrest.
End of an era: church deconsecrated
End of an era: church deconsecrated
A service in St Michael’s and All Angels in Clyde has secularised the church, marking the end of 158 years of Anglican ownership of the site and its 144-year-old church, the second built there.