Richard Davison

A southern council is hoping for a fermentation of ideas when it heads for the pub this month.

A small rural school appears to have temporarily banished fears of its closure, following a successful drive to secure more pupils.

They are trained, focused and champing at the bit — and that’s just the riders.

Clutha Health First chief executive Ray Anton stepped down before Christmas, after 21 years in the role. 

A multimillion-dollar project to improve a town’s water supply is under way.

Travellers on State Highway1 will have to hold on a little longer before they can enjoy a flash flush.

Families tempted to migrate southwards this year may soon have plenty of options.

Project leaders say they are increasingly optimistic a proposed museum will be built, while tempering expectations of any immediate change.

A prominent Catlins feature could be set to disappear, if some tricky waters can be navigated.

Officials say the response to a new bylaw governing vehicles on beaches has been broadly positive, after it came into effect on New Year’s Day.

Barbed wire and spray-painted warnings are blocking cyclists amid safety concerns on a nearly completed section of an Otago cycle trail. 

Visitors to the Catlins could be forgiven for going a little batty these summer holidays.

The less salubrious side of a town's gold-rush days may be about to return, if a shop's temporary new signage is to be believed.

Residents of an overlooked town are pushing to have it included on a key scenic tourist route.

A new cycle trail extension is proving a hit with Christmas visitors.

A pastoral idyll, with a side order of custard squares — Richard Davison  details the delights of  a road  trip from Balclutha to Whisky Gully.

A boutique milk producer is moving on to fresh pastures.