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Friday, 7 May 2021, 4:55 pm A ceremony held today at Carrick Winery celebrated the opening of Central Otago’s newest cycle trail, the Lake Dunstan Cycle and Walking Trail. A blessing of the trail followed by Minster of Tourism, Hon. Stuart Nash alongside Central Otago Queenstown Trails Trust (COQTNT) patron, Sir Eion Edgar saw the cutting of the ribbon across the trail to mark the official opening. This will be followed by a public grand opening and trail ride on Saturday 8 May. Linking trails from Clyde to Cromwell, the 59 kilometre trail passes New Zealand’s third largest hydroelectri...

Mater Hospital new Major Trauma Centre The Mater Misericordiae Hospital, located on Dublin’s north inner city, has been announced as the Major Trauma Centre for the Central Network (April 27). St Vincent’s University Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital, both on the southside of Dublin, have been designated as the two Trauma Units for the Central Region. Under the ‘A Trauma System for Ireland’ report, the Trauma Policy for Ireland Steering group recommended creating a “hub and spoke” model of care with two regional trauma networks, each with a major trauma centre and trauma u...

CHERIE SIVIGNON/STUFF Middle-age cyclist Danette Buchan recalls a three-day journey on an e-bike along some of the rail trails in Central Otago (video was first published in November 2019). Trust chairman Stephen Jeffery said he had written to Conservation Minister Kiri Allan seeking assistance and was awaiting a response. Allan was unavailable to comment to Stuff. The “stuff up” was frustrating for the trust and trail users who had waited 10 years to complete the track between Alexandra and Lake Roxburgh Hydro Dam, Jeffery said. “The opportunity was there and it’s just through i...