Jared Morgan

Emergency services work at the scene of a two-car collision at the intersection of Royal Tce and Enterprise St, Alexandra, yesterday.

Jetstar is investigating after a woman claimed a box of cherries taken by the airline’s Queenstown Airport check-in staff before a flight back to Auckland were subsequently eaten.

It took almost 20 years for Shukuru Munro to give back to her alma mater in Tanzania and she is doing it one fete at a time.

Billed as a garden tour that goes beyond plants and landscaping, Art in the Garden delivered.

Alexandra has become temporary home to a small army of specialist lines mechanics as work begins on the next phase of Transpower’s Clutha Upper Waitaki Lines Project (CUWLP).

The cost of flood damage to Maniototo roads has yet to be assessed following a New Year dump of rain that wreaked havoc across much of Central Otago.

Central Otago fruitgrowers are still counting the costs of the New Year deluge that decimated this season’s cherry harvest.

From sluicings to ruins, to the remainder of settlements long gone, Central Otago’s gold rush heyday is still etched on the landscape.

Central Otago cherry growers have lost millions of dollars of crop after 36 hours of persistent and heavy rain destroyed yet-to-be-picked fruit.

It was perfect weather to curl up with a book.

A pact made with her late husband has led axewoman Sheree Taylor to the South to compete on the gruelling Christmas woodchopping circuit for the first time.

More  than three decades is a long time for any rodeo cowboy and the glory they chase is over in seconds but Bert Elstob would not have it any other way.

Central Otago’s newest attraction opened yesterday and it is already making a splash.

As far as pre-competition preparation goes Tui Smith took it to the wire.

Alexandra delivered something special for about 100 people from around New Zealand and the globe yesterday.

An Alexandra businessman has unveiled bold plans to reinvigorate the town’s flagging CBD, which include a riverside park and multipurpose entertainment venue.

A Roxburgh pharmacist says Aurora Energy’s scheduled power cuts on weekdays put customers at risk and strain on his business, and that the impact goes beyond the Teviot Valley.

This may be one of the only events in New Zealand where spitting is perfectly acceptable and expected.

Tarras community and Christchurch Airport representatives are at odds over how many "conversations" have taken place regarding the planned international airport in Central Otago.

Holidays beware — a total fire ban is now in place in holiday hot spots in Central Otago and parts of North Otago while the rest of Otago remains in a restricted season.