Inventor aims to improve tyre recycling
Inventor aims to improve tyre recycling
A South Otago inventor hopes to use a little Kiwi ingenuity to solve a tyre-some problem.
Richard Davison
NZTA rejects concerns over refuge site
NZTA rejects concerns over refuge site
A ''refuge'' for pedestrians in the middle of State Highway 1 is proving to be nothing of the sort, Balclutha residents and authorities say.
'Nothing sinister' about vet clinic purchase
'Nothing sinister' about vet clinic purchase
Clutha Vets has moved to allay concerns over the closure of a Lawrence veterinary practice.
Food trail highlights culinary treasures
Food trail highlights culinary treasures
Visitors to South Otago will be able to more easily unearth the region’s hidden culinary gems after the launch of a new food trail.
Argument arises over park trees
Argument arises over park trees
A stoush is brewing over two trees in a Balclutha park.
Public comment urged on licensing trust proposal
Public comment urged on licensing trust proposal
The Clutha Licensing Trust has acknowledged some staff may be affected by a proposed divestment of its businesses, out for public consultation today.
Efforts to address housing shortfall
Efforts to address housing shortfall
Clutha District Council is taking steps to address an "urgent'' shortfall in accommodation for seasonal and other workers arriving in the district this spring.
Business owners: 'in the dark' on flood work
Business owners: 'in the dark' on flood work
Clutha District Council (CDC) will look at improving communications with the Lawrence community after town businesses expressed anxiety at the pace of flood works.
Assets seized from drug dealer
Assets seized from drug dealer
A long-running police operation to shut down and seize assets from a South Otago drug dealer has come to a successful conclusion.
Historic factory faces demolition ‘by inertia’
Historic factory faces demolition ‘by inertia’
A historic West Otago dairy factory faces demolition "by inertia" unless the community mobilises, officials say.
Judge defers fine for discharge
Judge defers fine for discharge
A $21,000 fine imposed on the Clutha District Council for a sewage discharge has been deferred until November 21.
'Disappointing' response to licensing trust's plan
'Disappointing' response to licensing trust's plan
An initial phase of consultation on the future of the Clutha Licensing Trust has attracted only "single-digit'' submissions.
New philanthropic foundation ‘unashamedly parochial’
New philanthropic foundation ‘unashamedly parochial’
An "unashamedly parochial" philanthropic community foundation was launched yesterday in South Otago.
Helping with chemo treatment
Helping with chemo treatment
Experiences as a cancer patient have inspired a Dunedin businesswoman to make a creative donation to Clutha Health First, in Balclutha.
'White gold' back on the menu
'White gold' back on menu
The region's riverbanks have come to life with whitebaiters as the official season for the wriggling delicacy opens.
Tough first year, but Taratahi pledges to make Telford pay
Tough first year, but Taratahi pledges to make Telford pay
Taratahi Institute of Agriculture has recommitted itself to its Telford campus in South Otago, despite continued financial deficits.
Efforts to preserve heritage bridge
Efforts to preserve heritage bridge
A "last vestige'' of New Zealand pioneer Sir Truby King's little-known time spent in the Catlins is being considered for conservation.
Interest in building assisted living units
Interest in building assisted living units
A rural health centre is exploring the construction of assisted living units in South Otago.
Gun, drugs found in Owaka raid but no suspect
Raid fails to net suspect but gun, drugs found
An armed offenders squad callout in the Catlins town of Owaka earlier this week was unsuccessful in locating a suspect from an earlier Invercargill incident, police say.
AOS raid on house in Owaka
AOS raid on house in Owaka
A quiet Catlins town went into lockdown yesterday as armed police stormed a house metres from its police station.