Sir Grahame decries pause in pine felling

Sir Grahame Sydney. PHOTO: OTAGO DAILY TIMES / OTAGO IMAGES

Sir Grahame Sydney decries pause in pine felling

Central Otago artist Sir Grahame Sydney has labelled wilding pines a "cancerous growth" on the landscape he is renowned for capturing, but the issue of treatment is more complex.

Holiday park lease rules 'overlooked'

Clyde Holiday Park. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Holiday park lease rules 'overlooked'

Rules, a complaints procedure and fees were never set as part of the terms of the lease of a holiday park run by a former Canterbury couple but were "overlooked".

Holiday park lease rules ‘overlooked’

Rules, a complaints procedure and fees were never set as part of the terms of the lease of a Central Otago holiday park but were "overlooked".

Unapproved subdivision in Central Otago marketed

Alexandra property developer Russell Ibbotson at the gate of his planned subdivision. Photo: ODT...

Unapproved subdivision in Central Otago marketed

A 60-lot subdivision northeast of Alexandra is being extensively marketed prior to gaining any of the required resource consents for it go ahead.

It’s personal when colleagues right in full-scale war zone

It’s personal when colleagues right in full-scale war zone

The war in Ukraine may be 17,000km away but its impact does not leave NZ unscathed - we are already paying for it at the pump. For Central Otago bureau chief Jared Morgan the impact is not just financial - it's personal.

Hit-and-run unsolved

Police have arrested a 54-year-old man following a burglary at a bakery in Greymouth. Photo: NZ...

Hit-and-run unsolved

Police are no closer to finding the motorist who injured a Cromwell cyclist in a hit-and-run almost two months ago.

Prospector winner fraction of second ahead at finish

Riders set off on the final day of the three-day The Prospector in the Matangi MTB Park yesterday...

Prospector winner fraction of second ahead at finish

As far as mountain bike racing goes, it didn't come much closer than a fraction of a second between the two top men’s team as they crossed the finish in The Prospector.

Hopes Prospector race makes its mark

Alex Johnson competes in the masters men’s team on the first day of competition in The Prospector...

Hopes Prospector race makes its mark

The Prospector has the potential to cement Alexandra as a mountain biking magnet on the world stage, one of its founders says.

70 sites for slowing down traffic proposed

The pace of development in Central Otago makes it likely the pace of travel will be reduced with lowered speed limits in 70 locations throughout the district to go out for public consultation.

Clyde data centre gains consent

Clyde data centre gains consent

A controversial data centre proposed for the foot of the Clyde Dam has been granted resource consent, opening the door for cryptocurrency mining in Central Otago.

Worker shortage the pinch point

Worker shortage the pinch point

Perennial labour shortages continue to affect Central Otago’s horticulture and viticulture sectors but the overall picture of the district’s financial health is positive.

Council calls for staff report on housing policy

Council calls for staff report on housing policy

Central Otago is in dire straits in terms of affordable housing stock but district councillors question the council’s role in addressing the issue or whether there was ratepayer buy-in.

Cycle race adapted to conform to Covid code

Members of Team NZ Cycling Project — MitoQ (from left) Ethan Rose, Anton Cooper (Team TREK), Josh...

Cycle race adapted to conform to Covid code

The best of New Zealand’s cross-country mountain bikers converge on Alexandra from Friday for the second edition of the three-day stage race, The Prospector.

Stratford wins shearing final

Nathan Stratford, of Invercargill, competes in the heats of the NZ Shearing Circuit Final at...

Stratford wins shearing final

Nathan Stratford says there is a camaraderie among the competitive shearing fraternity — until you pick up the hand-piece.

Fire rages through cottage

Fire rages through cottage

Firefighters deal with what is left of a cottage in Central Otago after fire ripped right through the wooden building yesterday.

'Small dwelling' near Alexandra destroyed by fire

'Small dwelling' near Alexandra destroyed by fire

A "small dwelling" in Springvale, just outside Alexandra, has been destroyed by fire this afternoon.

CODC chief explains camp concerns

Campers, many long-term, have complained about the way Clyde Holiday Park is managed. PHOTO:...

CODC chief explains camp concerns

The Central Otago District Council says there is little it can do to address a string of complaints against a holiday park it owns.

Ukraine invasion: Attitude of ‘we told you so’

A photo distributed by Ukraine’s State Emergency Services Department shows a multistorey building...

Ukraine invasion: Attitude of ‘we told you so’

Allied Press’ Central Otago bureau chief Jared Morgan called Ukraine home for nearly a decade. He talks to friends and former colleagues about their early alarm call as Russia invaded their country.

Data centre hearing focuses on queries

None of the three submitters against granting resource consent for a data centre to be built in the shadow of the Clyde Dam opted to speak at a commissioner’s hearing on Friday.

Hit-and-run case: search for vehicle, answers continues

Police are asking the public to help them find the driver of a ute who allegedly drove away from...

Hit-and-run case: search for vehicle, answers continues

Police inquiries into a hit-and-run in Cromwell last month continue, the driver responsible and their vehicle no closer to being apprehended.

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