Waitangi Day 2025 will be etched in the minds of many Teviot Valley residents as the day the town hall and cinema burned down. The weed-covered site now sits empty, its fate to be decided at next month’s Central Otago District Council and community board meetings. Community board member, district councillor and steering committee representative Cr Curtis Pannett said the steering group members were a deliberately diverse bunch. Recent planning work, including a draft Teviot Valley community plan, would be included in the investigation, expected to cost between $20,000 and $30,000. A high-level report will be presented to the community board and council next month.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 06, 2026 16:50 UTC