Central App - 6th April 2026 The contents of a Chinese medical manual, left behind in a Central Otago home more than a century ago, is being brought to life at Central Stories. Wellington-based author and researcher Nicky Won said the book was among [...]
Our Autumn newsletter is out! Read about a fascinating story of a writing desk gifted to a Poolburn School teacher, learn about old coach roads (and coaches) in Central Otago, and meet our new Chair, Jenny Dixon. Click here to read the newsletter. [...]
Otago Daily Times, 19 January 2026 While most people were dressed to the nines, celebrating the local architecture and ye olde activities at the St Bathans Village Fete, Keith Hinds was busy getting his hands dirty. The 74-year-old put on a display on Saturday, [...]
Our summer newsletter is out. Read about fossils in the Maniototo, the fascinating story behind a Roxburgh nurse who never returned from the Great War, a sneak peek into the progress at Earnscleugh Castle, plus more. Click here to read the newsletter. [...]
Otago Daily Times, 26 November 2025 It is hard to believe the landscape of Queenstown’s Gibbston valley was dominated 40 years ago, in 1985 — the same year Anne Cook released her history of the area — by five high country runs. Philip Chandler [...]
The Central App, 21 October 2025 The next chapter in Ophir’s postal history has begun, with Harriet Cameron stepping into the role of postmistress. The Galloway resident becomes the latest in a line of postal workers to serve at the town’s post office - New [...]
Our spring newsletter is out. Read about the history of ice skating on the Lower Manorburn Dam, an old pair of ice skates, and a set of gold scales which were used in Alexandra in the 1800s, plus more. Click here to read the [...]
The Central App, 11 September 2025 A contingent from Central Otago has been spreading a little Kiwi magic in Spain ahead of next year’s World Gold Panning Championships in Cromwell. Terry Davis, who is part of the crew charged with hosting the event, said [...]
The Central App, 12 August 2025 A cemetery plan for future burials in Naseby had to be amended after an archaeologist report found pre-1900 features within the existing site that needed protection. A report to the Maniototo Community Board last week from Central Otago [...]
The Central App, 22 July 2025 The new Riverside Park development in downtown Alexandra, Kāmoanahaehae, has been secured with a retaining wall, and landscaping is underway. Stage one of the $3.2M project at the end of Tarbert Street was recently reprioritised to ensure better [...]