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Challenge may have caused death

Alexandra, New Zealand · Alexandra

Challenge may have caused death

The late Murray Horsfield, who died in a fall in the Dart Valley two years ago. PHOTO: GOFUNDME.COM An Alexandra man who died while hunting in the Dart Valley may have felt under pressure to complete a trophy challenge, a coroner says.See the Story

Alexandra, New Zealand · Alexandra

End of an era at Erewhon

The legacy of unconventional high country farmer will live on, writes Tim Cronshaw. Colin Drummond's final resting place is on a small knoll...See the Story

Oceania · Alexandra

Exhibition shows the ties that bind

Family members (from left) Malcolm Edwards, Chris Naylor, Jimmy Naylor, 15, Deborah Robb and Dorothy Piper with the family tree showing connections between the 23 members of their family who make up the artists in the ‘‘Family Artistree’’ exhibition which opens at Central Stories, in Alexandra, on February 1 and runs all month. PHOTO: JULIE ASHER Art exhibitions have a theme that links all the work together — style, medium or subject are common.See the Story

Alexandra, New Zealand · Alexandra

Young vet praises bonding scheme

VetEnt Alexandra graduate veterinarian Nicole Williams, with huntaway Dot, on a farm in the Maniototo, has been on the job for about a year. PHOTO: SUPPLIED The voluntary bonding scheme for veterinarians was launched in 2009 to help ease a shortage of veterinarians working with production animals and working dogs in rural New Zealand.See the Story

Oceania · Alexandra

Summer heat shows up in Central

It's been a hit-and-miss summer in parts of the South this season, but the heat was certainly on in Alexandra today. The town's Unichem pharmacy...See the Story

Alexandra, New Zealand · Alexandra

Three new JPs sworn in

Kurt Verduyn, of Alexandra, was sworn in as a justice of the peace by Judge David Robinson at the Alexandra District Court on December 20. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED Three new justices of the peace were sworn in at Alexandra last month.See the Story

Alexandra, New Zealand · Alexandra

Man sentenced after he groped and taunted waitress

Paul Kinney leaves the Dunedin District Court yesterday after he was sentenced to 200 hours’ community work and 12 months’ supervision. Photo: Gerard O'Brien A drunk man who groped and taunted a waitress at an Alexandra establishment says it was "a blip".See the Story

Alexandra, New Zealand · Alexandra

Expedition gathers alpine plants

'Celmisia densiflora coriacea' daisies bloom near Lake Hut in the Garvie Mountains, an isolated range between Alexandra and Kingston. — Otago Witness, 24.2.1925. Mr D. Tannock, superintendent of the city reserves, in company with several other expert botanists, has just returned to Dunedin after a very successful collecting trip to the Garvie Mountains.See the Story

Oceania · Alexandra

Residents pumped about new track

Ali Campbell practises her pumping technique. Pumping is an essential skill in BMX. Photo: Ella Jenkins A new pump track in Alexandra is already proving popular with riders since its opening on December 23.See the Story

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