Balclutha police are defending their decision to evacuate several blocks of the central business district during Thursday's explosives scare, against charges their actions cost some businesses half a day's trading.
Sue Drummond, a finalist in last year's Masterchef New Zealand television programme, will be starting what promises to be an exciting weekend of food, fast cars and Bavarian fun in Lawrence.
Constable Jonathan Pearce (right), of the Dunedin Strategic Traffic Unit, was in Lawrence yesterday encouraging drivers to stop their journeys for rest and refreshments.
Kaitangata resident Maureen Karauria, who was one of the first people through the door of the Kaitangata Black Gold Heritage Museum Centre on Saturday, was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the exhibits.
A motion thanking the last remaining founding members of the Clutha District Council - both voted out in this year's local body elections - was passed unanimously last night by the new council.
Stirling dairy farmer Hamish Anderson was unanimously elected deputy mayor at the inaugural meeting last night of the newly sworn-in Clutha District council.
A farmer whose quadbike rolled in steep hill country yesterday morning was lucky he was able to make cellphone contact with rescuers, Clinton Chief Fire Officer Bill Harris said.
The Order of St John priory dean Simon Rae, who began his career with St John in Balclutha, was among the distinguished guests at this weekend's 75th anniversary celebrations of the Clutha area Order of St John.
Firemen from the Balclutha Volunteer Fire Brigade extinguish the flames from a four-year-old Massey Ferguson tractor, which caught fire on Metherell's property Hillend Rd, South Otago, yesterday.
The society responsible for preserving one of the largest wetlands in New Zealand has declared war on weeds clogging up Lake Waihola, which it says is in danger of becoming completely clogged.