Richard Davison

An increase in verbal aggression from some library users is worrying staff and visitors in South Otago.

A historic gold rush township will soon have a publicly available toolbox for heritage building conservation, although don’t expect to find a hammer and chisel.

A southern council says it will review the weekend’s events to see if flood defences can be improved, following concerns raised by inundated businesses.

Volunteers say they are "devastated" at the theft of vintage photographs from a South Otago museum.

Milton residents spoke broadly in favour of continuing with a new pool and library/service centre complex during a public meeting in the town yesterday.

West Otago residents can soon look forward to modest civic enhancements, following approval for town centre upgrades.

Contact Energy has taken issue with Ngāi Tahu’s stance on its proposed $1 billion Southland wind farm, saying the iwi sold part of the site 20 years ago "presumably for commercial reasons".

A majority of submitters to a representation review are against slashing the number of councillors in Clutha from 14 to nine.

Details have emerged of proposed cuts to a key civic enhancement project in South Otago, to allow it to stay within budget.

Concerned Otago regional councillors have called an extraordinary public meeting tomorrow, in order to provide residents with the certainty they ‘‘urgently’’ need on a key environmental plan.

A southern mayor says he remains proud of his council’s achievements, despite plummeting satisfaction from residents shown in the latest results of a long-running annual survey.

Milton residents will be asked if they want to scrap a new pool and library/service centre project later this month, following a budget blow-out.

The discovery of a large marine fossil by a young Otago enthusiast could help add to our understanding of the region’s dinosaur past.

A Southern mayor says removing a passing lane from the district’s main town highway would leave it suitable only for "horse and cart" use.

A councillor is "shocked" by an Otago Regional Council decision to hold a critical meeting behind closed doors today.

Despite a regional landfill running out of space, residents should not be concerned about a looming tsunami of uncollected rubbish, officials say.