Clydevale school to be rebuilt
Clydevale school to be rebuilt
A South Otago community has been left "stunned'' by the news its 11-year-old school is to be rebuilt from scratch.
Richard Davison
CDC pushes to raise water standards
CDC pushes to raise water standards
Clutha District Council is working to increase compliance with drinking water standards following a succession of E. coli warnings this summer.
Driving plans to extend car club event
Driving plans to extend car club event
Lawrence will become a motor Mecca next March, thanks to the efforts of a car-crazy country cabal.
Work to secure future 'just beginning'
Work to secure future 'just beginning'
Telford's chairman says the hard work to secure its future is ''just beginning'', after a year's reprieve granted by the Government on Monday.
Miners' lives and deaths to be recalled at festival
Miners' lives and deaths to be recalled at festival
A South Otago town will remember one of the region's worst industrial disasters with a series of events starting later this month.
Telford gains year reprieve
Telford gains year reprieve
Stakeholders have reacted with cautious optimism to a year-long lifeline for Balclutha farm institute Telford.
Woolhandler aiming to go 'all out' at champs
Woolhandler aiming to go 'all out' at champs
A Milton woolhandler plans to go "all out" for honours in the Otago champs.
Telford enrollees left in limbo
Telford enrollees left in limbo
A lack of official communications regarding the situation at Telford has been slammed by a prospective student's father.
Staff work to lift spirits in uncertainty
Staff work to lift spirits in uncertainty
Telford staff joined forces to show appreciation for recent community support yesterday.
Missing fisherman just had second child
Missing fisherman just had second child
One of the two fishermen missing at Slope Point since Sunday afternoon is a young family man ''who always has a smile on his face''.
Telford staff supporters thanked with working bee
Telford staff supporters thanked with working bee
Telford staff have taken part in a "morale-boosting" working bee, driven by a desire to repay recent community support.
Elusive Lime scooters snapped in town
Elusive Lime scooters snapped in town
The elusive Lime scooter was formally caught on camera in South Otago yesterday.
Confidence in Telford, despite costs
Confidence in Telford, despite costs
Telford stakeholders remain confident of a recent takeover bid succeeding, despite unexpected costs coming to light.
Final touches in place for rodeo
Final touches in place for rodeo
Lawrence is gearing up for one of its biggest weekends of the year, as its annual rodeo returns to town on Saturday.
Woman's death prompts questions about paramedics
Woman's death prompts questions about paramedics
Questions have been raised concerning the actions of paramedics, following the sudden death of a Milton woman in her 50s last week.
Toughened glass exploded 'like a grenade'
Toughened glass exploded 'like a grenade'
Rare but potentially dangerous phenomenon struck a Balclutha couple unexpectedly this week, and now they want others to be on the alert.
Community board to decide whether it will fill vacancy
Community board to decide whether it will fill vacancy
The Lawrence-Tuapeka Community Board will decide today whether to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of its deputy chairwoman Elizabeth Ritchie.
High winds fan blazes in South Otago
High winds fan blazes in South Otago
Rural fire officers have returned to the scene of a South Otago scrub fire to "mop-up" the area after farm sheds were razed by the blaze yesterday afternoon.
Fallen tree results in 'multiple technical issues' at CDC
Fallen tree results in 'multiple technical issues' at CDC
Twin fire appliances attended a call-out to the Clutha District Council headquarters in Balclutha this morning, after fire alarms were triggered.
Exciting future in store for Clutha
Exciting future in store for Clutha
The Clutha District Council recently reappointed chief executive Steve Hill to a second, five-year term at the helm. The former navy man talks to Richard Davison about steering the good ship...