Korban Craigie (10) is given a free sausage by Renee Thompson at the Catlins Area School yesterday as part of a "give back to the community" by local business owners.
Broken promises and pleas falling on deaf ears were recurring themes among Milton residents frustrated over a proposal to close the last bank in the town.
South Otago High School celebrated the opening of a classroom dedicated to learning the Mandarin language yesterday with a welcoming powhiri and and "culture day''.