Richard Davison

An unofficial South Otago "meals on wheels" service has praised lockdown authorities for changing their minds, and adopting a "common sense" approach to its activities.

The Clutha District Council has moved to loosen its rates payment regulations for residents who might be experiencing unexpected financial hardship during the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown.

The battle of the bears has taken a distinctly provincial turn after a new display popped up on State Highway 1 near Balclutha over the weekend.

Southern GPs say they want greater clarity around a probable increased level of testing for the Covid-19 coronavirus, and qualifying criteria for patients.

A new sporting challenge has already produced some friendly local rivalry in South Otago.

Surat Bay Lodge’s "Hilton Henhouse" has gone from famine to feast thanks to the recent lockdown.

Divine intervention may have led to a Northland family’s recent timely arrival in the South.

A police officer who pepper-sprayed a Balclutha man who was on the way to feed his horses has been found to be at fault.

Frustrations with an allegedly "continually absent" Clutha councillor boiled over last week.

Farming advocates have expressed anger over the "rushed" pace of consultation on a core Otago Regional Council policy document.

The Clutha District Council has moved to suspend public consultation processes as the country wrestles with the consequences of a nationwide lockdown.

Abusive behaviour towards its new water contractors has been decried by the Clutha District Council.

Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan is encouraging the district’s neighbours to become just a little bit nosier.

Access to a rural South Otago road may be permanently restricted following recent severe flood damage.

Clutha businesses have expressed disbelief at ‘‘huge’’ council trade waste fee increases proposed for introduction on July 1.

A farmer-led catchment monitoring group wants to expand its activities following a successful first year.

A scheduled redeployment of police officers as part of a new trial roster in Clutha may have borne unexpected early fruit.

A man who died in a boating incident near Beaumont at the weekend was a "good, hard-working family man", a longstanding acquaintance says.