Richard Davison

Low resident satisfaction in a recent council survey is a reflection of escalating cost tensions, the Clutha district’s mayor says.

An urgent appeal for more ambulance volunteers in a Catlins township appears to have paid dividends.

A second phase of community-driven independent living units in Lawrence is proving popular despite challenging economic conditions, project managers say.

South Otago officials say their council will be only the second in the country to implement a convenient battery drop-off recycling scheme.

Clutha's mayoral contest has begun, after a "steady pair of hands" yesterday threw his hat into the ring for this year’s local government elections.

Ambulance staff numbers have become critically low in a Catlins township, and there are fears patient care could be compromised unless volunteers are found.

A South Otago dairy farmer says he was "blindsided" by a rates increase of $44,000 this year, as ratepayers and community groups feel the pinch.

Industry representatives say airport economics are already tightly regulated, and the government should look to airlines in an effort to reduce ticket prices.

A Catlins microbrewer says Clutha food and hospitality businesses are being "hammered" by growing food safety inspection fees.

It was a jubilee worthy of its celebratory name for Toko Rugby Football Club this Easter weekend.

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.

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.