Richard Davison

Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan says his wife slept with a weapon under her pillow "for several months" after he received death threats during the last local government elections.

A strategy to "turn health and safety on its head" is helping youngsters across the South keep their families safer at home and on the farm.

A South Otago businessman called a local councillor the n-word in a threatening voicemail about rates relief for Māori land.

A Clutha official is criticising police for "bagging" his town, as the district council moves to fund CCTV for the area.

Businesses are buoyant in Milton as the latest phase of a long-running civic improvement project concludes.

Department of Conservation (Doc) says more needs to be done to give South Otago people ownership of their native wildlife, if continued harassment and fatal attacks are to be avoided.

Clutha District Council is moving to quell "uproar" caused by an error in its draft rates figures, suggesting some towns would face rises of more than 60% this coming year.

Contact Energy is vowing to fight on — even if it means spending another $10 million — to get its rejected wind farm over the line.

A key national farming event, Century Farms, will welcome lower-than-usual numbers south to its awards this year, although organisers expect the drop to be temporary.

Outgoing organisers of a Catlins summer holiday event say they may approach the local council as they continue to seek replacement operators.

South Otago locals are saying gravel build-up in the Clutha River is the "worst they’ve ever seen", as officials move to assess whether remedial action may be necessary.

A jubilee convener is urgently seeking assistance with a 21st-century approach to a vintage occasion next year.

A diehard Warriors fan says Las Vegas is "Superlative City", following his unexpected trip last week to watch the NRL season opening.

Continuing demand for localised rural healthcare will lead to the expansion of a facility on to adjoining land in West Otago.

Residents are repeating calls for improvements in council communications following further drinking water issues in South Otago during the weekend.