Safer Farms ambassador Lindy Nelson has won national recognition for her long-standing work to shift the way New Zealand’s primary sector thinks and acts on farm safety.

Otago Regional Council has awarded nearly $920,000 to 28 community-led environmental projects this year, including support for continued rabbit control around Waihola.

Balclutha taxi operator Nathan White was recognised with a Clutha District Council Community Award this year for his above-and-beyond contribution to the community.

If I put a dollar in my piggy bank every time destination toilets were mentioned for tourism promotion in Lawrence, I would have quite a tidy sum for morning coffee.

The Lawrence Car Club has made good on a promise to the Otago Community Hospice.

Andrew Haulage Senior Men waded on to the pitch at Bain Park at the weekend to take on Southend United for a classic Southland Saturday.

A South Otago stalwart says his lifelong service to sports is fuelled by a love of people, combined with an enduring competitive spirit.

New Zealand’s longest running festival is celebrating it’s 69th year as the Alexandra Blossom Festival again celebrates the arrival of spring as it has every year since 1957.

Robotic cats and dogs that respond to touch and sound and offer quiet companionship are among the items you can now borrow from libraries in Central Otago.