Contact Energy dropped Lake Roxburgh by six metres in the 24 hours to yesterday afternoon to cope with rising flood levels in the Clutha River after heavy rain. The Otago Regional Council recorded ...

Darryl Peirce, of The Pumpkin Place, near Millers Flat, lays plastic in rows, while Raewyn Officer, of Lake Roxburgh village, plants individual grey pumpkin seeds on the 4.5ha block on Saturday. Photo ...

A car has hit a power pole in Roxburgh this morning. The crash happened just after 2am on Fruitlands Roxburgh Road, near Lake Roxburgh. Police say the man in his forties was lucky to have avoided ...

The highway through flood-damaged Roxburgh will open this weekend before closing again for at least four days next week. A flash flood on Sunday carried boulders and debris into the Central Otago town ...

Water Services staff are working to reinstate water and wastewater (toilets) services to the area. The aim is to have water restored by Wednesday to Roxburgh township. This will be with a boil water ...