Locals still out fossicking for gold
It was a cold, wet day in the Teviot Valley on Saturday, but that did not deter 25 teams from scouring the countryside for gold. read more
View ArticleBook links family histories
Joan Michelle, of Roxburgh, reckons one of the best things about writing a history book is getting other people excited about their own history. read more
View ArticleJob losses as gold-dredging operation ceases
The staff of Cold Gold Clutha Ltd's Roxburgh-based dredge have been made redundant and the vessel is to be taken off the river. read more
View ArticleA lifetime of bowls
Bruce McKinnel has been a member of the Roxburgh Bowling Club for nearly 70 of its 100 years. read more
View Article$600,000 water upgrade complete
The days of having to boil drinking water at Lake Roxburgh village are over. read more
View ArticleSediment being flushed to reduce flooding risk
Sediment is being flushed from Lake Roxburgh in order to reduce the risk of flooding in Alexandra, Contact Energy announced yesterday. read more
View ArticleStrong field in fashion stakes
With $1000 worth of prizes up for grabs, 37 women and two men strutted their stuff at the first ever Fashion in the Field event at the Roxburgh Trotting Club meet yesterday. Event co-ordinator Jocelyn...
View ArticleCream of brass players to provide three concerts
Roxburgh will host ''the cream'' of young brass players tonight as the National Youth Brass Band performs the first of three Southern concerts. The band is made up of 34 musicians under the age of 23,...
View ArticleGold dredge still not back in operation
Cold Gold Clutha Ltd's dredge, which was launched just below the Roxburgh Dam almost a year ago and then shut down because of unspecified problems, is still not back in operation. read more
View ArticleCombined rate rise likely 5.9%
Central Otago ratepayers are facing an average district rate rise of about 5.9% for the coming year, if all the community boards in the district manage to keep their spending to the bare minimum. The...
View Article70th Mt Benger show marked in style
Draught horses and house cows no longer warrant a section dedicated to them at the Mt Benger A & P Show but other elements of the first show are still going strong, 70 years on. read more
View ArticleHope upgrade costs spread over region
Town water supply upgrade costs should be spread over the whole of Central Otago to ensure the long-term survival of small communities, Roxburgh Community Board chairman Stephen Jeffery says. read more
View ArticleRetiring at the top of his career
Senior Constable Jape Wanoa, who retired yesterday after 39 years in law enforcement, reckons he and the country's top cop have both reached the pinnacle of their careers. read more
View ArticleHealth camps rebranded
Roxburgh's Health Camp, like its counterparts throughout the country, is now known as Stand Children's Services, in a rebranding aimed at ''making a stand'' for the country's most vulnerable children,...
View ArticleChildren's camp stand stall with new identity
The rebranding of the Roxburgh Health Camp was a big change but the name had probably ''had its day'' after 93 years, a woman with a 60-year link to the Roxburgh facility said yesterday. read more
View ArticleFirst Roxburgh dawn service in 90 years
A dawn service will be held in Roxburgh tomorrow. Roxburgh Returned Services Association president Andy Reed said it would be a first in at least 90 years. read more
View ArticleWater taxi service looks to be starter
Providing a water taxi service to connect the northern and southern sections of the Roxburgh Gorge Trail has already piqued the interest of three potential operators. read more
View ArticleTown firefighter for record 50 years
Roxburgh's longest-serving fireman, Colin Robb, says half a century of answering the fire siren's call seems to have gone in a flash. read more
View ArticleWoman drowned after fall into river
An elderly Roxburgh woman drowned after falling into the Clutha River last year, debilitated by ill-health, age and intoxication, Otago Southland coroner David Crerar has found. read more
View ArticleRaces keep scanner suite fundraising on track
There was a role reversal at the Roxburgh racecourse yesterday as teams of sulky-pulling people took to the track. read more
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