Richard Davison

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Reform to ‘modernise’ Fish & Game organisation

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Reform to ‘modernise’ Fish & Game organisation

Southern Fish & Game councils say they broadly welcome proposed improvements to the organisation’s operations, signalled by the government yesterday.

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Cavalcade host town raises record sum

Horses enjoy an early morning meal on the Goldfields Cavalcade Les Beattie Horse Trail to Twizel,...

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Cavalcade host town raises record sum

Cavalcade hosts will return a record sum to local groups at a ceremony in Twizel next week.

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Agriculture bolstering economy

Clutha Development chief executive Linda Moore. Photo: supplied

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Agriculture bolstering economy

Anticipated record dairy payouts are helping Clutha’s economy buck the national downward trend, new figures show.

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Work on surf club building slated to begin next year

An artist's impression of the new Kaka Point Surf Life Saving Club building. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

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Work on surf club building slated to begin next year

A final wave of activity is bringing a new surf club building safely on to shore next year.

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Costumes key to society’s next show

South Otago Theatrical Society president/wardrobe manager Marion Leslie looks through some of the...

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Costumes key to society’s next show

The costume takes centre stage in a new South Otago show next week.

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Concern over dog, human faeces in Gabriel’s Gully

Gabriel’s Gully, the site of the country’s first payable gold discovery in 1861 - is now being...

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Concern over dog, human faeces in Gabriel’s Gully

The site of Otago’s first gold rush is being sullied by deposits of a different kind - faeces left by dogs and freedom campers.

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Hub including library proposed

An artist's impression of the proposed new Tapanui Library & Service Centre, integrated...

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Hub including library proposed

Tapanui may soon have a "vibrant" new hub combining two public facilities in the town’s central area.

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Refuge demand rising as hardship hits

Gore Clutha Whānau Refuge transitional housing co-ordinator Aleisha Garside (left) and new social...

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Refuge demand rising as hardship hits

Staff at a growing South Otago family refuge say demand for their services is increasing, as economic hardship bites for everyday families.

Grant frugality trend broken by West Otago

The Clutha District Council offices in Balclutha. PHOTO: Google

Grant frugality trend broken by West Otago

West Otago bucked the trend of lower-than-usual grants issued by the Clutha District Council during annual planning last week.

100-plus years on farms marked

The Dalziel family, of Lawrence, receive their sesquicentennial Century Farms Award from Minister...

100-plus years on farms marked

Organisers praised the "ticker and tenacity" of farming families receiving Century Farm awards in Lawrence on Saturday.

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Frustration vented at ‘southern water’ meeting

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Frustration vented at ‘southern water’ meeting

Residents and officials have voiced their frustration with the "untenable" financial pressures expected to arise from the government’s Local Water Done Well programme at a meeting in Balclutha.

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Three families’ 150 years on same land recognised

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Three families’ 150 years on same land recognised

Organisers praised the "ticker and tenacity" of farming families receiving Century Farm awards in Lawrence on Saturday.

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Council cuts grant allocations by over 50%

Artists' impressions of what the Tuapeka Aquatic Centre could look like. Graphics supplied.

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Council cuts grant allocations by over 50%

Several South Otago community groups will have to look to alternative sources of funding this year, after Clutha District Council slashed its grant allocations by more than 50% yesterday.

Fewer at Century Farms awards

Associate Minister of Agriculture Mark Patterson (left) presents the Philip family, of Stoneburn,...

Fewer at Century Farms awards

A key national farming event, Century Farms, will welcome lower-than-usual numbers south to its awards this year, although organisers expect the drop to be temporary.

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‘Reflection’ of cost tensions

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‘Reflection’ of cost tensions

Low resident satisfaction in a recent council survey is a reflection of escalating cost tensions, the Clutha district’s mayor says.

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‘Great turnout’ at meeting, five potential volunteers found

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‘Great turnout’ at meeting, five potential volunteers found

An urgent appeal for more ambulance volunteers in a Catlins township appears to have paid dividends.

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Independent living units popular: managers

Tuapeka Community Health Inc project manager Mark Hay and society officer Suzanne Stephenson...

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Independent living units popular: managers

A second phase of community-driven independent living units in Lawrence is proving popular despite challenging economic conditions, project managers say.

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Council joins battery recycling scheme

Clutha District Council waste education officer Scott Martin. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

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Council joins battery recycling scheme

South Otago officials say their council will be only the second in the country to implement a convenient battery drop-off recycling scheme.

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Candidate eager to tackle ‘huge’ issues

Clutha mayoral candidate Ken Payne takes a break in his Telford workshop during his lunch break...

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Candidate eager to tackle ‘huge’ issues

Clutha's mayoral contest has begun, after a "steady pair of hands" yesterday threw his hat into the ring for this year’s local government elections.

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Fears low staff may jeopardise patient care

St John coastal and rural Otago operations manager Doug Third. Photo: Gerard O'Brien (file)

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Fears low staff may jeopardise patient care

Ambulance staff numbers have become critically low in a Catlins township, and there are fears patient care could be compromised unless volunteers are found.

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