Otago Daily Times, 23 June 2021 [Image courtesy of Department of Conservation] The moon-like landscape of the Earnscleugh Tailings near Alexandra has been named as a category 1 listed historic place by Heritage New Zealand. The tailings on the bank of the Clutha River consist of mounds of stones and [...]

there’s something sweetly melancholy about the last days of summer when it’s still warm enough for swims and eating outdoors, but the chill in the early mornings and late evenings signals the frigid days that lie ahead. With the timeline for travel bubbles still uncertain, it’s probably best not to [...]

Professor Hallie Buckley and Dr Peter Petchey presented their insights from their archaeological research at Drybread Cemetery at our AGM on 9 February. Drybread was established in the early 1860s as a gold-mining settlement at the northern end of the Manuherekia Valley. Thirty years later Drybread was abandoned as gold [...]

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 group of volunteers trained to [...]