Lake Roxburgh News Today

An Alexandra man watched online videos relating to suicide shortly before he disappeared in 2018, a coroner says. On February 11, 10 days after his...

Not many tears will be shed when the Lake Onslow Battery Project is abandoned.

How to fix: Electricity emissions

Logs which swept down the Clutha River have all been captured by a log boom just behind the Clyde Dam and may end up in household fireplaces....

As the population of Central Otago expands, consideration is being given to water use in the region. At its meeting in Alexandra on Wednesday, the...

It is hoped a new Otago trail extension will get thousands on their bikes and take local communities along for the ride.

Today's Letters to the Editor from readers cover topics including the impending decisions about the Manuherikia River, travelling to Christchurch...

The resource consent conditions around Contact Energy’s obligations covering public amenities work along its hydro schemes on the Clutha River/ Mata Au in Central Otago have been released by the Otago Regional Council. The recent consents review and ...

William John Gunn's boat sped off as the victims lay on the ground calling out in fear, before returning to apologise.

Lake Onslow would be a hydropower project like no other in New Zealand. An earth dam stretching one or two kilometres would be built to a seal off a natural rock basin 700 metres above sea level, which would be filled with pumped water from Lake Roxburgh to create a larger artificial lake. Depending on its final dimensions, the hydro scheme would be capable of storing between 5 and 8 terawatt-hours of electricity in the form of water, effectively acting as a giant battery back-up for the cou...