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• Orchard ‘in charge of our own destiny’

  In the weeks before Chinese New Year, Clyde Orchards’ packhouse is a hive of activity as rich, red cherries freshly picked from surrounding Central Otago orchards are brought in to be washed, packed and prepped — ready for export.

• Poets to read in protest

  SIX poets are protesting ‘‘ecological and aesthetic violence’’ being proposed in Central Otago.

• Backbone members of community named rural champions

  ‘‘ABSOLUTELY thrilled to bits’’ was the reaction from Southland farmer Mark Thomson after learning he and wife Elspeth were the winners of this year’s Otago Daily Times-Rural Life Rural Champions initiative.

• Board sworn in, chairman re-elected

  A SLIMMED down Vincent Community Board was sworn in at its inaugural meeting in Alexandra yesterday with the chairman saying he was putting ‘‘the greater good ahead of self-interest’’ as he announced he would not be contesting the vacant council seat in next year’s by-election.

• Cromwell Community Board all set to go ...

  The Cromwell Community Board, pictured, has been sworn in.

• Staff and customers will be missed

  INCREDIBLE staff and customers will be missed but the 5.30am alarm will not be, one of the Roxburgh supermarket owners said as he prepared to leave the business he has run for 13 years.

• Return to profit sign of plan’s progress

  THE nation’s largest rural-supply store Farmlands has turned around a disappointing financial result a year ago with a profit credited to business improvements.

• Extra hands needed to enrich lives Central Otago Friendship Network

  A huge thank you to all our incredible volunteers, who bring warmth, support and joy to our Central Otago Friendship Network. From our governance team to group helpers, 1:1 Buddies and volunteer drivers — your dedication truly makes a difference.

• Winter health tips

  The temptation to hibernate can be irresistible when the temperature drops. But no matter how cosy you are at home, getting out is key for a healthy body and mind over winter. Here are some of our top tips to help you through these chilly months.

• Water-entity submissions over 300

  The Central Otago District Council is working its way through more than 300 submissions on a preferred model for the delivery of Three Waters infrastructure for generations to come, as a government deadline looms.

Featured documents

• Cafe owner must pay ex-worker over $17,000 for wrongful dismissal

  A CLYDE cafe owner has been ordered to pay more than $17,000 to a former worker for wrongful dismissal....

• Council planning cohesive CCTV policy

  The Central Otago District Council’s network of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras is set to come under one blanket policy....

• End of an era draws near for ‘thesyndicate’

  Their families have headed for the hills every summer since 1897. As a chapter of New Zealand’s rich pastoral history moves nearer to a close, Sally Rae talks to Maniototo farmers about why the Mt Ida Syndicate has been so special to them....

• Water reform widely seen as key issue

  Local body election voting finishes on October 8, and with local government facing several changes and challenges, The News is putting questions to the council and community board candidates to help our readers gain insight in to the people hoping to represent them. We asked candidates three...

• Changing lives and landscapes

  As the pumped hydro project at Lake Onslow is investigated, Dunedin artist Matthew Galloway takes a look at the last big hydro project that changed Central Otago forever. He tells Rebecca Fox about his examination of the history and legacy of the Clyde Dam....

• Roxburgh man convicted of poaching ‘just doesn’t care’ — judge

  Two Roxburgh men have been sentenced to community detention after they were caught red-handed while hunting unlawfully near Lawrence....

• Writers festival hears of the search for a sunken ship

  Where is the wreck of the General Grant? This question keeps adventurers Cristina Sanders and Bill Day awake at night. Marjorie Cook reports....

• MINI MAXIMUM

  It sounded like a cracking adventure, and it was. Illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery joined a Mini rally to Haast, driving a former News Mini pickup, only to be saved by a raw egg....

• Candidate questions

  Local body election voting finishes on October 8, and with local government facing several changes and challenges, The News is putting questions to the council and community board candidates to help our readers gain insight in to the people hoping to represent them. This week we continue, with...

• Cost makes wastewater plan ‘impossible’

  Paying for new wastewater infrastructure will be ‘‘totally impossible’’ if new rules stopping discharges into waterways come into effect, Central Otago District Mayor Tim Cadogan says....