Local Legends: Food-Hub
Local Legends: Food-Hub
Silver Fern Farms and The Clutha Leader are really showing some extra leg this week with a bonus roast for Local Legend Food-Hub staff and volunteers (from left) Vivienne Fiddes, Diane Schnarr,...
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Local athletes impress at comp
Local athletes impress at comp
Seventy athletes from around New Zealand, including Balclutha, competed at the Otago Aerobics Championships and New Zealand Secondary School National Championships at Te Pou Ō Mata-Au, Clutha...
Party marks 30 years of helping community
Party marks 30 years of helping community
Thirty years of work by one woman helping meet special needs in South Otago was celebrated in Balclutha last week.
Local Legend: Selena Aitken-Boyle
Local Legend: Selena Aitken-Boyle
The Clutha Leader-Silver Fern Farms Local Legend for July 10 is Balclutha stylist Selena Aitken-Boyle.
Brigade honours stalwart
Brigade honours stalwart
"I joined in 2000 ... I played rugby prior to that for a long time and thought it would be good to be in another team environment."
Century Farms ready for new applications
Century Farms ready for new applications
The Century Farm and Station Awards committee is ready to receive applications for next year’s ceremony.
Century Farms ready for new applications
Century Farms ready for new applications
The Century Farm and Station Awards committee is ready to receive applications for next year’s ceremony.
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Owner offered to put dogs down after Balclutha attack
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Owner offered to put dogs down after Balclutha attack
The owner of two large dogs that savaged a smaller dog and injured an elderly woman in Balclutha says she offered to have her pets put down immediately.
Local legend: Wayne Hollows
Local legend: Wayne Hollows
Multiple mail-ins may make Owaka’s own Wayne Hollows the most nominated Clutha Leader, Silver Fern Farms Local Legend ever.
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Balclutha 81-year-old in desperate fight with dogs savaging her pet
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Balclutha 81-year-old in desperate fight with dogs savaging her pet
An 81-year-old Balclutha woman wrestled a German Shepherd to the ground but was powerless to stop a "huge" Rottweiler savagely attacking her small bichon-shitzu cross Alice.
Cloister politics, talent show mix
Cloister politics, talent show mix
What do you call 52 food-poisoned nuns?
Mega Matariki for Local Legends
Mega Matariki for Local Legends
As promised, Silver Fern Farms and The Clutha Leader delivered on a mega Matariki Local Legend special, with five prime roasts for the standout spirits of the Aotearoa’s own midwinter...
Our community champions
Our community champions
The Clutha District Council announced the winners of the 2025 Clutha Community Service Awards last Wednesday to honour the groups and individuals who go above and beyond to make a positive...
Local Legend: Big River Educare
Local Legend: Big River Educare
The first place winner of the Clutha Leader, Silver Fern farms Matariki special is Balclutha early childhood education centre Big River Educare.
‘Every little thing you do helps’
‘Every little thing you do helps’
Clutha has plenty to celebrate during this year’s National Volunteer Week, which runs until Saturday.
Act of kindness about giving back
Act of kindness about giving back
The Otago Daily Times has played a regular role in a full-circle friendship.
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School fundraiser sells ‘$59,000 worth of butter’
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School fundraiser sells ‘$59,000 worth of butter’
Kaitangata Primary School has set a record to literally butter up the community.
Under the sea but on land
Under the sea but on land
Spectacular new marine scenes now wrap around Livingstonia Park’s nerve centre, thanks to the Taieri Mouth community and street artist Koryu Aoshima.
Air quality, pollution awareness key
Air quality, pollution awareness key
Otago Regional Council has expanded air quality monitoring, as winter heating challenges continue.
Local Legend: Shona McDonald
Local Legend: Shona McDonald
Clutha Leader’s Silver Fern Farms Local Legend is Pink Ribbon Breakfast promoter and all-round good-character Shona McDonald.