Contest gets lungs pumping
A new sporting challenge has already produced some friendly local rivalry in South Otago.
Richard Davison
Surat Bay enjoys bounty of eggs
Surat Bay enjoys bounty of eggs
Surat Bay Lodge’s "Hilton Henhouse" has gone from famine to feast thanks to the recent lockdown.
Family finds divine sanctuary on mission south
Family finds divine sanctuary on mission south
Divine intervention may have led to a Northland family’s recent timely arrival in the South.
Use of pepper spray found unreasonable
Use of pepper spray found unreasonable
A police officer who pepper-sprayed a Balclutha man who was on the way to feed his horses has been found to be at fault.
Attendance qualms at CDC
Attendance qualms at CDC
Frustrations with an allegedly "continually absent" Clutha councillor boiled over last week.
Farmers ask regional council to take time with consultation
Farmers ask regional council to take time with consultation
Farming advocates have expressed anger over the "rushed" pace of consultation on a core Otago Regional Council policy document.
Otago ghost towns: Lockdown empties the streets
Otago ghost towns: Lockdown empties the streets
Centres across the region fell eerily quiet yesterday, as the first day of a four-week Covid-19 lockdown took hold in the South.
Consultation ‘impossible’ during lockdown
Consultation ‘impossible’ during lockdown
The Clutha District Council has moved to suspend public consultation processes as the country wrestles with the consequences of a nationwide lockdown.
Abuse of council water contractors ‘obscene’
Abuse of council water contractors ‘obscene’
Abusive behaviour towards its new water contractors has been decried by the Clutha District Council.
Look after your neighbours, mayor says
Look after your neighbours, mayor says
Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan is encouraging the district’s neighbours to become just a little bit nosier.
Road may be too damaged to salvage
Road may be too damaged to salvage
Access to a rural South Otago road may be permanently restricted following recent severe flood damage.
Proposed trade waste fee shock
Proposed trade waste fee shock
Clutha businesses have expressed disbelief at ‘‘huge’’ council trade waste fee increases proposed for introduction on July 1.
Friendly solution to farm water issues
Friendly solution to farm water issues
A farmer-led catchment monitoring group wants to expand its activities following a successful first year.
Massive Otago manhunt: Officer redeployment pays off
Massive Otago manhunt: Officer redeployment pays off
A scheduled redeployment of police officers as part of a new trial roster in Clutha may have borne unexpected early fruit.
Man killed in boat incident recalled as ‘great guy’
Man killed in boat incident recalled as ‘great guy’
A man who died in a boating incident near Beaumont at the weekend was a "good, hard-working family man", a longstanding acquaintance says.
Facilities to get makeover during meet
Facilities to get makeover during meet
Multiple Clutha facilities can look forward to a makeover next month, as Balclutha Rotary gears up to host the organisation’s annual southern conference.
Longest Century Farms applicant list delights, daunts
Longest Century Farms applicant list delights, daunts
Organisers have reacted to a glut of applicants for this year’s Century Farms event with delight — alloyed with concern at its rapid growth.
MP’s intervention gives family hope
MP’s intervention gives family hope
Maia Matubis, a migrant living in Balclutha, received a ray of hope this week in her battle to remain with her family.
Lawrence gets its first female fire chief
Lawrence gets its first female fire chief
Jude Patterson is a woman who can really stand the heat.
Female fire chief a first for Lawrence
Female fire chief a first for Lawrence
Jude Patterson is a woman who can stand the heat.