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    Milton's main street in August last year. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Air of optimism at candidate evening

    A sense of longer-term optimism characterised presentations and audience questions at Milton Rotary’s meet the candidates night on Tuesday.

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    Work to 'transform' Milton town centre

    Gray St plaza in Milton. PHOTO: RICHARD DAVISON

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    Work to 'transform' Milton town centre

    Milton town centre will be "revitalised" this spring, as a final phase of civic improvements begins this week.

    Q&A Clutha District Council candidates

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

    Q&A Clutha District Council candidates

    Ratepayers of the Clutha District are experiencing some of the highest rates rises in NZ at present, compounding in some towns to 60%-plus over two years thanks to having to catch up on improving water standards.

    Principals cautiously optimistic

    High schools around the country, including South Otago, are standing by for a new qualification...

    Principals cautiously optimistic

    South Otago school principals are optimistic about the government’s plans to abolish the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA), but are waiting to hear more details.

    Local Legend: Zoe Latta

    PHOTO: NICK BROOK

    Local Legend: Zoe Latta

    The last Clutha Leader, Silver Fern Farms Local Legend of winter is nonagenarian Zoe Latta.

    Striking balance key theme at Clutha candidates evening

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

    Striking balance key theme at Clutha candidates evening

    Balancing ‘‘nice-to-haves’’ with ‘‘need-to-haves’’ was the prevailing theme of Clutha’s first meet the candidates evening.

    Freshwater changes outlined

    The department wants people's thoughts on the Government's proposed plan to clean up waterways....

    Freshwater changes outlined

    Good news has come in twos to bring relief to local farmers.

    Charity receives award for work on heritage, dog park

    Clutha District Council members and Milton Area Promotions award winners (from left) Cr Bruce...

    Charity receives award for work on heritage, dog park

    This year’s Clutha District Council Heritage & Environment Community Service Award went to a team whose commitment to recreation spaces and local history has made a lasting impact on their town...

    Man pronounced dead at crash scene

    Police and emergency services personnel attend the site of a fatal accident 1km west of the...

    Man pronounced dead at crash scene

    A man died in a single-vehicle crash which closed State Highway 93, between Mataura and Clinton, for much of yesterday.

    Those on Clutha council will need thick skin

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

    Those on Clutha council will need thick skin

    Water and its woes look set to be the main agenda item for the Clutha district for the next three years.

    Otago highway reopened following fatal crash

    Otago highway reopened following fatal crash

    A man has been killed in a single-vehicle crash which closed an Otago highway this afternoon. 

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    Candidate’s style would be ‘different’

    Jock Martin. Photo: Richard Davison

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    Candidate’s style would be ‘different’

    Clutha mayoral candidate Jock Martin says he is confident he can turn around a council whose water services he once memorably described as "piss poor".

    Firefighter driven into by another firefighter

    Emergency services attend the scene of the crash on Waitahuna Gully Rd. Photo: Nick Brook

    WorkSafe notified after South Otago firefighter injured

    WorkSafe has been notified after a volunteer firefighter was struck by a vehicle while attending an emergency callout in South Otago yesterday.

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    Election hoarding placement ‘not on’, publican says

    Beaumont Hotel owner Alison Mills is upset her hotel sign has been obscured by Otago Regional...

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    Election hoarding placement ‘not on’, publican says

    A Clutha publican says it is "not on" her business sign has been obscured by a political hoarding.

    Firefighter airlifted to hospital after South Otago crash

    Emergency services attend the scene of the crash on Waitahuna Gully Rd. Photo: Nick Brook

    Firefighter airlifted to hospital after South Otago crash

    A firefighter has been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital after being hit by a vehicle during an emergency callout in South Otago this morning.

    Salmon hatchery on way for Clutha?

    Stock rising? Balclutha angler Peter Rhodes tests the waters below Balclutha Bridge in 2015....

    Salmon hatchery on way for Clutha?

    Clutha anglers can look forward to more regular salmon catches, as plans for a recreational hatchery take another step forward.

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    Board considers requests for toilet mural, tree stump removal

    Lawrence Creative Arts group wants to help beautify a new public toilet block at Lawrence’s...

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    Board considers requests for toilet mural, tree stump removal

    Budgetary and aesthetic constraints may delay beautification of a key tourist spot in Lawrence.

    Sozzled campervan tourist four times over limit on Otago highway

    Photo: ODT Files

    Sozzled campervan tourist four times over limit on Otago highway

    A tourist spotted driving a campervan erratically on an Otago highway in the middle of the afternoon blew four times over the legal alcohol limit.

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    Trust grants $500k for pupil counselling

    Waiwera South School principal Kaz Bissett is welcoming an announcement of funding for school...

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    Trust grants $500k for pupil counselling

    South Otago principals say they are "hugely relieved" by news of nearly $500,000 funding for pupil counselling services for the next three years.

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    Second bait trial for cats in South

    A feral cat eats a white-capped mollymawk on Auckland Island. Sausage meat laced with 1080 is...

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    Second bait trial for cats in South

    A promising new sausage bait for feral cats is being trialled in the Catlins.
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