Expanding capacity at Otago's new prison will not be limited to installing new beds or containers and is likely to cost millions of dollars, as officials race against the clock to have the job done within six months.
The cause of an incident leaving three Otago Corrections Facility staff ill last month will officially stay a mystery.
Prisoners at the Otago Corrections Facility (OCF) may be among those nationwide to be housed in shipping containers but extra capacity there for now will be in the form of double bunking.
Trustpower has failed in its bid to have more than $30,000 in costs awarded against a group that dropped an appeal against the company's plans for a big wind farm near Gore at the last minute.
Little green fingers in the Catlins are behind plans to establish a community garden in Owaka where residents will be able to grow and tend to their own crops.
The cost of doing business with the Clutha District Council will go up from July 1 when hikes for everything from building consents to buying a cemetery plot take effect.
Developers of a planned subdivision at Taieri Mouth have been asked to revise their plans to address Maori concerns and those of the nearby school who say their view of the coastline will be lost if the 23-lot development goes ahead.
Young women in Milton have complained to police about being followed by a man in the evenings in a central part of town.
Funding for several Clutha community projects, estimated at more than $1 million, has been lost with the scrapping of a government scheme, prompting Clutha's mayor to comment that many groups have no other ways to achieve their dreams.
Fuel will be in short supply for several weeks in the small southern township of Clinton as old underground petrol tanks are replaced with newer and safer models.
Larry David was the brains behind Seinfeld, but during that show's mammoth run, it was only his name we noticed on the credits.
Where in the world will we all be in late 2012?According to famed astronomer Nostradamus, there may be no world left - that was the theory behind a fascinating documentary, Nostradamus 2012 that screened on Sky's History Channel last Sunday night.
New Zealand's first virtual school, offering teaching through an online technology trade academy, is one step away from being based in South Otago.
A major building project for Balclutha's Presbyterian parish is nearing an end and the new facilities will be officially opened late next month.
olunteers play a huge role in the running of communities, says Clutha-Southland MP Bill English, who yesterday served baking to more than 150 Clutha people who were recognised for giving of their time.
Residents are being urged to take care when disposing of hot ashes after a rubbish truck caught fire this week.
The Clutha District Council will informally meet Contact Energy for a briefing on consultation over future hydro-electricity development on the Clutha River.
The safety of prison officers at the Otago Corrections Facility (OCF) will not be compromised when double bunking is introduced there early next year, management at the Milburn facility says.
Winter has been welcomed this year by tenants of Clutha District Council housing units, who say they are basking in constant warmth instead of shivering in single-digit temperatures.
Contact Energy may decide early next year where it would prefer to build another hydro-electricity dam on the Clutha River, but claims the decision will not necessarily mean the building of a dam on its No 1 site will go ahead.
