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    Doors finally close at Tahakopa School

    Doors finally close at Tahakopa School

    Tahakopa School has closed its doors for good.

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    Balclutha granddad jailed for 9th drink-driving conviction

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    Balclutha granddad jailed for 9th drink-driving conviction

    A few beers before driving home has landed a Balclutha man behind bars.

    Local Legend: Natalie Tunnah

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    Local Legend: Natalie Tunnah

    One-year-old Rose joins her mum Natalie Tunnah to receive the Clutha leader Silver Farms Local Legend prize lamb leg roast this week.

    Hui teaches pupils about sustainability

    Beekeeper Tessah Braid teaches children there’s more to bees than honey at the Enviroschools...

    Hui teaches pupils about sustainability

    Food production from pollination to the plate was celebrated at the Harvest Hui at Waitahuna School and War Memorial Hall recently.

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    Mayor's wife slept with weapon after death threats

    "It’s not fair on any wife or family member to be put in the situation where they fear for their...

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    Mayor's wife slept with weapon after death threats

    Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan says his wife slept with a weapon under her pillow "for several months" after he received death threats during the last local government elections.

    Woolly good news

    South Otago sheep and beef farmer Amy Blaikie said the government’s new policy to use woollen...

    Woolly good news

    A South Otago farmer says a new policy to get New Zealand wool products into government buildings is "a huge leap in the right direction".

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    Campaign hoping to increase rural safety

    Think Safe Brain Campaign founder Harriet Bremner-Pinckney and co-founder Poppy the dachshund....

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    Campaign hoping to increase rural safety

    A strategy to "turn health and safety on its head" is helping youngsters across the South keep their families safer at home and on the farm.

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    Councillor racially abused in voicemail

    Clutha district Lawrence-Tuapeka ward councillor Jock Martin in Queenstown yesterday. PHOTO:...

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    Councillor racially abused in voicemail

    A South Otago businessman called a local councillor the n-word in a threatening voicemail about rates relief for Māori land.

    ‘Very limited progress’ for Bailey in 33 years

    ‘Very limited progress’ for Bailey in 33 years

    An Owaka murderer and rapist has made "very limited progress" during his 33 years behind bars, the Parole Board says.

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    Exhibit to feature master’s works

    Balclutha Community Arts Centre secretary Mandy Newall arranges Graeme Booth with the first...

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    Exhibit to feature master’s works

    The Balclutha Community Arts Centre is hosting a special textile art exhibition featuring the work of pre-eminent master weaver Betty Booth, who died last year after a nine-year struggle with cancer.

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    Decades of work pay off for winner

    The Model A Ford of Balclutha’s Paul and Kaye McNabb spent 48 of its 97 years being restored to...

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    Decades of work pay off for winner

    The finest Model A Ford in New Zealand starts first time every time in Balclutha, after a 48-year labour of love.

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    Clutha ends nuclear-free weapons policy, but ICBMs still unwelcome

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    Clutha ends nuclear-free weapons policy, but ICBMs still unwelcome

    The world geo-political climate has changed — not hugely, but the doomsday clock may have been nudged a split-second or two forward.

    Landfill overflow solution in sight

    Mt Cooee landfill staff could not say where on the site construction would begin, last week....

    Landfill overflow solution in sight

    Mt Cooee landfill’s spillover may have been averted.

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    Officer’s ‘Kai Rulz’ remark criticised

    Kaitangata. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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    Officer’s ‘Kai Rulz’ remark criticised

    A Clutha official is criticising police for "bagging" his town, as the district council moves to fund CCTV for the area.

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    Frustration over poor coverage

    Andy Wells and his son Harry at their house near Clinton. PHOTO: STEVE HEPBURN

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    Frustration over poor coverage

    A view to die for but they would rather have a cellphone connection that works.

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    Bigger things to worry about

    Simon Davies. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Bigger things to worry about

    A South Otago farmer says he has bigger things to worry about than Donald Trump’s fresh tariffs on New Zealand exports.

    Overflow solution in sight

    Mt Cooee landfill staff could not say where on the site construction would begin, last week....

    Overflow solution in sight

    Mt Cooee landfill’s spillover may have been averted.

    Local Legend: Jeff Bisset

    PHOTO: NICK BROOK

    Local Legend: Jeff Bisset

    April’s first Clutha Leader — Silver Fern Farms Local Legend is golf coach Jeff Bisset.
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