Rare trollinger grapes identified on Central Otago vineyard

2022-05-10T17:17:56+12:00

NZ Herald 25 January 2022 More than 150 years after Frenchman Jean Desire Feraud made his mark on Central Otago, his legacy lives on. The gold miner turned winemaker is widely credited as the original commercial winegrower in Central Otago. He planted more than 1200 [...]

Rare trollinger grapes identified on Central Otago vineyard2022-05-10T17:17:56+12:00

2022 Not for Profit Governance Essentials Course

2021-11-23T15:09:46+13:00

Otago Community Trust is pleased to be supporting the Otago Southland branch of the Institute of Directors deliver a second Not for Profit Governance Essentials course to help build not-for-profit board capability. This course provides an opportunity for anyone on a not-for-profit board to gain [...]

2022 Not for Profit Governance Essentials Course2021-11-23T15:09:46+13:00

Telling our stories – Oral history update

2021-04-12T12:01:08+12:00

Lance Corporal John Hanrahan The Central Otago Heritage Trust received funding in 2019 for the Oral History Project. Our goal is to develop a collection of oral histories capturing the unique stores of Central Otago. At the heart of this project is a [...]

Telling our stories – Oral history update2021-04-12T12:01:08+12:00

What’s in a name? Linger and Die Reserve

2021-04-12T11:11:44+12:00

Central Otago has its fair share of grim place names such as ‘Deadman’s Point’, ‘The Lonely Graves’, ‘Drybread Cemetery’ and the ‘Linger and Die’ reserve in Alexandra. We explore the origins of ‘Linger and Die’ and whether this bleak name is justified. The Linger and [...]

What’s in a name? Linger and Die Reserve2021-04-12T11:11:44+12:00

Digging up mysteries at Drybread – Heritage Central Otago AGM

2021-01-25T12:48:53+13:00

7pm Tuesday 9 February 2021 Alexandra Community House 14/20 Centennial Avenue, Alexandra GUEST SPEAKERS – PRIOR TO AGM BUSINESS Professor Hallie Buckley from Otago University and archaeologist Peter Petchey share their insights from the excavations of unmarked graves at Drybread Cemetery. ALL MEMBERS AND THE [...]

Digging up mysteries at Drybread – Heritage Central Otago AGM2021-01-25T12:48:53+13:00
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