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    Celebrating after Maniototo Area School won the secondary school student engagement and...

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    Winning a national excellence award was the perfect end to Maniototo Area School principal Melissa Bell’s time at the school.

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    Work on Ayrburn retirement village stalls

    Ayrburn’s developer is waiting on consent for a new health club building before a decision is...

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    Work on Ayrburn retirement village stalls

    A luxury retirement village in Queenstown’s Ayrburn precinct, near Lake Hayes, has been put on hold, and ‘‘a handful’’ of buyers’ deposits returned.

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    Te Anau man hauled before court for urinating on tree

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    Te Anau man hauled before court for urinating on tree

    A Te Anau man has been found guilty of urinating on a tree while living in his car in a tourism hot spot.

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    Waitaki Girls’ students may board at boys’ hostel

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    Waitaki Girls’ students may board at boys’ hostel

    A co-ed hostel has been mooted to take the place of Waitaki Girls’ High School’s boarding facility, which is set to close at the end of the year.

    Cost savings from merging ‘minor’

    Environment Southland offices in Invercargill. PHOTO: LAURA SMITH

    Cost savings from merging ‘minor’

    Any savings from local government amalgamation are likely to be minor, a soon-to-be sidelined southern council says.

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    25 performances at festival

    Matariki festivities have included the Clutha Filipino society in recent years. PHOTO: NICK BROOK

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    25 performances at festival

    South Otago’s Puaka Matariki Iwikatea festival will celebrate seasonal traditions of togetherness, reflection and looking ahead next Thursday.

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    Waitaki protest gets 'no promise' rate rise will be cut

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    Waitaki protest gets 'no promise' rate rise will be cut

    Waitaki’s mayor has offered no commitment to reviewing a 17% rates rise after hundreds marched in Oamaru’s main street yesterday.

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    Santana hearing comes to a standstill

    Damian Spring. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Santana hearing comes to a standstill

    The fast track has come to a rapid halt.

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    Reform should address funding: councillor

    Cr Alan Somerville. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Reform should address funding: councillor

    Whatever form of local government comes out of proposed changes, funding issues are going to remain, a council meeting was told yesterday.

    Snow-hit SH73 reopens, frosty weekend ahead

    Snow-hit SH73 reopens, frosty weekend ahead

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    Motorists are warned to be wary of icy roads today following a frigid southerly blast. SH73 has reopened but part of SH8 in the Mackenzie Basin remains closed.

    Santana's fast-track application for gold mine paused

    Santana Minerals chief executive Damian Spring. Photo: ODT

    Santana's fast-track application for gold mine paused

    The company planning an open-cast gold mine in the hills near Cromwell has announced a voluntary pause on its fast-track application.

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    Local Legends

    Carolyn and Travis Carline are this week’s Clutha Leader, Silver Fern Farms Local Legends.

    Top award for Kaka Point group

    Displaying the supreme winner award are (from left) Mayor Jock Martin and Kaka Point Community...

    Top award for Kaka Point group

    The Kaka Point Community Group has been named the supreme winner at the 2026 Clutha District Council Community Awards.

    Local government survey

    Inspections of Balclutha's SH1 bridge will begin on Monday evening. File photo

    Local government survey

    The Clutha District Council is asking residents to participate in its Local Government Amalgamation Survey.

    Heritage flags plan left hanging

    Historic Otago gold rush town Lawrence, showing main street Ross Pl, left. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Heritage flags plan left hanging

    A proposal to hoist promotional civic flags along Lawrence’s main street will remain furled for now, following a recent community board decision.

    Clutha Spitfire ace inspiration for novels

    Squadron Leader John Noble Mackenzie, DFC, in his 1944, Mk5 Spitfire. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

    Clutha Spitfire ace inspiration for novels

    The story of a former South Otago man’s World War 2 heroics has formed the basis of not one but three successful novels.

    Tiny schools receive reprieve from closure

    David Tapp. File photo: Peter McIntosh

    Tiny schools receive reprieve from closure

    A proposal to close two Otago primary schools with single-digit rolls has been scrapped — for now.

    Celebrating culture

    An indoor arts and crafts market and row of outdoor food stands helped make TPŌMA’s first...

    Celebrating culture

    The third annual midwinter cultural celebration Puaka Matariki Iwikatea takes place at TPŌMA next Thursday.

    Rotary Club of Balclutha celebrates 80 years

    Past and present members of the Rotary Club of Balclutha at the 80th celebrations are (from left)...

    Rotary Club of Balclutha celebrates 80 years

    Eight decades of community service were celebrated when the Rotary Club of Balclutha marked its 80th anniversary with a commemorative charity evening on June 13.

    Past and future efforts praised

    Past and future efforts praised

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