Telford Rural Polytechnic has welcomed the Government's backing of a North Island institution's purchase of land to be used to train farming students and says it is not threatened by the move in any way.
Outgoing Balclutha community co-ordinator Irene Mosley has been thanked for her "enormous contribution" in the role by the Clutha District Council's district development board, which is now tinkering with the role for the new year.
Higher worker costs and finding staff for its hospital were the main reasons for a lower reported surplus by Gore Health Inc this year.
Visitors to the Catlins are calling out for self-contained high-end accommodation and one operator has already responded.
They have spent most of their lives together and that is exactly what Fred and Nessie Carson claim is one of the secrets of their long and happy marriage.
New Year will go off with a bang in the Catlins, with a Pounawea group planning a repeat of last year's successful celebrations.
People are still flocking to Milton to have a butcher's hook (rhyming slang for "look") at the world's only known butchery museum, and the person more surprised than anyone else is the man who came up with the idea in the first place.
Ten prisoners from the Otago Corrections Facility (OCF) have received a pre-Christmas present from the Government by being given an early release.
Time is running out for Lawrence district voters to enrol for the upcoming by-election.
The golden arches could be coming to the Gold Guitar town.
Telford Rural Polytechnic has received an unexpected but welcome Christmas present from its Government funders, with confirmation a two-year plan has been approved.
Much-needed sewerage scheme upgrades for two small South Otago townships may fail to get Government grants.
It was music to the ears that the Milton Pipe Band will get its hands on a $12,000 fund left behind by another musical group in the town.
Clutha is a safe place with a strong sense of community but needs to increase the opportunities for tourism, according to a report which measures how well the Clutha District Council and the people it serves are performing.
Clutha couples wanting to tie the knot on the cheap and with an audience may want to circle Valentine's Day on their calendar for their big day.
A Balclutha woman was shaken but unhurt after her car left State Highway 1 at Stony Creek, 7km north of Balclutha, about 8.30am yesterday.
The last wishes of a long-time Kaitangata identity have been granted, but only after a wrangle between his family and Clutha District Council officials over his final resting place.
The onset of the festive season means the public has been given nearly eight weeks to make submissions to plans for a small wind farm near Milton.
A popular musical, based on the goings on of English high society, will be the main production for the South Otago Theatrical Society in 2009.
More than $7000 worth of power and hand tools were stolen from a Milton panelbeater's workshop overnight on Tuesday, prompting police to appeal for information.
