Samuel White

A man thirsty for filtered water drinking fountains in the main street of Lawrence has been told he put forward one of the most concise proposals seen by the local community board.

Clutha's mayor wants to move away from using the term ``freedom camping'' and instead talk of ``responsible'' or ``irresponsible'' campers.

A sea lion suffered a slow, painful death in the Catlins after being shot over Easter.

South Otago A&P Society member Kate Wilson gathers a pile of pumpkins together for the society's first Giant Pumpkin competition.

St John services in Owaka have put out an emergency call asking for more volunteers to crew its ambulances.

The Clutha District Council is seeking public feedback on its recently adopted draft annual plan which proposes a 2.37% increase in rates.

The New Zealand Transport Agency will start work on lowering the speed limit through Waihola next month.

A Clutha Valley family was  horrified after someone shot dead a  friendly deer in the paddock next to their house.

Hundreds  mourned the loss of another young and vibrant life on Thursday.

A person had to be freed from a vehicle by firefighters after a three-vehicle crash involving a logging truck near Milton yesterday.

Twp of Clutha's newest citizens took the opportunity to tell their story and why they chose the district as a place to stay at a special citizenship ceremony on Thursday.

The Clutha District Council will subsidise rates bills using proceeds from the sale of forestry land.

Repair work on the MacLennan Rd bridge in the Catlins has been delayed by almost a month.

PGG Wrightson has confirmed two of its retail supply stores in the Clutha district are  to close at the end of the month.

The Clutha District Council will today consider a rates increase for 2017-18 of about 2.4%.

Residents of Holmdene rest-home will present a petition to Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan today asking for cracked and potholed footpaths in Balclutha streets to be fixed.