Road restrictions hurt business
Road restrictions hurt business
A Catlins contractor says he is losing as much as $20,000 a week due to a seasonal road closure.
Richard Davison
Manager’s aim to lift business
Manager’s aim to lift business
The Clutha Licensing Trust (CLT) hopes to put recent controversy behind it and boost its hospitality trade, following the appointment of a new manager.
Call to address ‘deathtrap’ entrance into Tapanui
Call to address ‘deathtrap’ entrance into Tapanui
Tapanui business owners have described the southern entrance to the town as a speed ‘‘deathtrap’’ that needs to be fixed.
Trade discharge fees loom
Trade discharge fees loom
Clutha businesses can expect the introduction of charges for trade waste discharge next year, following a change to local bylaws.
Worksafe issues notices after 3-year-old's drowning
Worksafe issues notices after 3-year-old's drowning
Worksafe has issued two improvement notices to the Gore District Council, as its investigation into the drowning of a child at a council sewage facility continues.
Simplicity effective: water quality results
Simplicity effective: water quality results
"Citizen science" is helping a group of West Otago farmers make dramatic strides in environmental water quality.
Positive numbers revealed at committees meeting
Positive numbers revealed at committees meeting
Clutha District Council committees met in Balclutha this week, and were presented with a range of positive statistics for the area.
Sunstrike warnng after SUV crash
Sunstrike warnng after SUV crash
Police have issued a warning about sunstrike following a crash in Balclutha yesterday morning.
SUV crashes into parked truck in Balclutha
SUV crashes into parked truck in Balclutha
Two people are injured after an SUV rear-ended a parked work truck in Balclutha this morning.
World champ river boarder wins regional award
World champ river boarder wins regional award
Tapanui teacher Anna Eade has added another trophy to her cabinet, after emerging as supreme winner at the Clutha Sports Awards.
Top performers among award nominees
Top performers among award nominees
Following a four-year hiatus, the Clutha Licensing Trust Sports Awards return to South Otago tonight.
400 sign petition for northern swimming pool site
400 sign petition for northern swimming pool site
A stoush is brewing over plans to centralise Milton's swimming pool.
Feed conditions ‘tight’ in South Otago
Feed conditions ‘tight’ in South Otago
A farm worker at Lovells Flat, near Milton, carts baleage for cows feeding on a winter green crop. Farmers in South Otago say they are looking at a "pretty tight'' season for winter feed.
MP to deliver petition on 24/7 policing
MP to deliver petition on 24/7 policing
A southern MP says the Government needs to listen to demands for increased police cover in his constituency, as he prepares to deliver a 1700-strong petition to Parliament, tomorrow.
Sign in unsafe spot, say locals
Sign in unsafe spot, say locals
Tapanui business owners have described the southern entrance to the town as a speed "deathtrap" that needs to be fixed.
Generations of Muir family 'legendary'
Generations of Muir family 'legendary'
Three points on the board. Clutha rugby stalwart Neville Muir will soon join father Ernie and grandfather Thomas on the club's "wall of legends", after receiving a life membership.
Short straw blessing in disguise
Short straw blessing in disguise
An unlucky draw turned out to be a blessing in disguise for one Balclutha man.
Early learning group may adopt creek
Early learning group may adopt creek
Tapanui's eco-tots will soon have another habitat to explore, if a community project gets final approval.
Council selling camping ground
Council selling camping ground
The Clutha District Council is continuing to remove camping grounds from its books with the recent listing for sale of the Balclutha Motor Camp.
Call for compulsory quad roll over bars
Call for compulsory quad roll over bars
A quad bike accident survivor says new WorkSafe quad safety recommendations do not go far enough.