Glenn Conway

Milton's health body continued to deliver a very high standard of care despite economic and social pressures, its annual meeting heard recently.

Rick Martin will cycle the length of New Zealand with a message for all men along the way.

An organisation formed to help foster the arts in Clutha will fold early next year because other groups have assumed its role and are organising events.

Dealing with the best way to handle growth in certain parts of Clutha, including the imposition of financial contributions on developers, are just some of the issues being raised by the Clutha District Council as part of its extensive review of the district plan.

The sights, sounds and scenery of Kaitangata will be on offer to those with the time to catch them during next month's second annual Kaitangata Black Gold Trail.

Mataura residents, unable to swim in their own community pool because of a lack of supervisors, are being offered a free bus trip to the Gore Aquatic Centre while officials work to fill serious staff shortages at the Mataura pool.

Motorhome owners from all over Otago and Southland spent the long holiday weekend going back to school, sort of.

The skills of firefighters, seen cutting into crashed vehicles, will be put to the test at an event in Balclutha next Sunday.

Tenants of Clutha District Council housing units may be allowed pets for companionship, but not all councillors are thrilled about the idea.

Kiwis may be leaving in droves across the Tasman but more and more Aussies are singing the praises of the Catlins during holidays there, one tourist operator claims.

Balclutha's Employment Plus training scheme is in financial trouble again, despite the Government returning most of the funding it planned to strip from programmes nationwide.