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New community space opens – Kāmoanahaehae – Riverside Park
The Central App, 29 September 2025 After months of careful planning and construction, the next stage of Alexandra’s Kāmoanahaehae Riverside Park is now complete, offering the community an upgraded space to gather, connect and enjoy the riverside. The stage of the project centred on the new plaza was acknowledged on [...]
Our Spring newsletter is out!
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 newsletter.
Cromwell goldpanning crew bring taste of NZ to Spain
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 delegation’s mission at this [...]
Historic finds in cemetery development
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 District Council parks and recreation [...]
Postmistress bids farewell after 26 years
Otago Daily News, 5 Aug 2025 After more than two decades of handwritten letters, local gossip and cheerful hellos across the counter, Val Butcher is stepping down from her post. The much-loved postmistress of the Ophir Post Office has called time on her 26-year career, retiring from one of [...]
Riverside Park making steady progress
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 stability of the site. The [...]
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