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04/08/2025

1,000 lanterns lit up the Cromwell night sky. Cromwell’s Light Up Winter turned a chilly night into something truly magical.

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26/07/2025

After 36 years with the Paardekooper family, the store is now in the hands of local sisters Sam and Stevie and they’ve got big plans to keep it local, warm, and community-focused.

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24/07/2025

Two of Central Otago’s best-known voices are back behind the mic with a new podcast series celebrating the people, places, and stories that make this region tick.

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18/07/2025

Win a stay at the Harvest Hotel!

Our July newsletter readers are in to win 2 nights of accommodation at the stunning Harvest Hotel in Cromwell.

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15/07/2025

Gold for Collier! Central Otago’s own Nick Collier has claimed the U23 kayak cross world title in France— the first New Zealander ever to do it!

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14/07/2025

When 5°C is too warm for a race... Ice swimmers from around NZ took on Blue Lake at St Bathans in the NZ Champs last weekend. Would you give it a go?

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13/07/2025

From Parliament to paddocks, Kim Bowden joins The Central App with a sharp pen and a love for the local. Got a story? She wants to hear it.

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07/07/2025

Research being undertaken in Central Otago has uncovered new populations of a rare and threatened native fish species.

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03/07/2025

Big turnout, but will it lead to change? Locals packed the Lake Wānaka Centre to hear from Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey, yet doubts remain around real improvements in health access.

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01/07/2025

Finn Butcher takes the top spot! Gold for New Zealand in the men's kayak cross at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague.

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01/07/2025

Central Otago REAP new beginners’ course in te reo Māori language and protocol is being hailed a success.

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29/06/2025

Central Otago mayor Tamah Alley said she supported sustainable growth of the district, in response to the government’s consultation document released in February.

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