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

    Police seek witnesses after car hits person

    A vehicle was deliberately driven at pedestrians before a person was hit and injured in Balclutha, police say.

    Person struck by car during Balclutha mayhem

    Police responded to Clyde St, near Lanark St after reports that a large group was fighting and...

    Person struck by car during Balclutha mayhem

    A vehicle was deliberately driven at pedestrians before a person was hit and injured during a night of mayhem in Balclutha, police say.

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    Opportunity to snap up iconic Milton sign

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    Opportunity to snap up iconic Milton sign

    Milton’s famous ‘‘Town of Opportunities’’ sign is getting one last chance to stand by its words.

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    Plea over falls crossing

    Pedestrian and vehicle safety at the Purakaunui Falls entrance, carpark and intervening road is...

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    Plea over falls crossing

    A road crossing at a key Catlins tourist attraction is an “accident waiting to happen”, a local community group says.

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    Military enthusiast seeks to uncover classic hut’s history

    Milton historian Peter Trevathan is appealing for information about the history of the Nissen hut...

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    Military enthusiast seeks to uncover classic hut’s history

    An amateur historian from Milton wants to open the door on the mysterious history of a classic military hut nestled on the banks of the Clutha River.

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    Liquidation strands NZ tourists in China

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    Liquidation strands NZ tourists in China

    Tourists on an trip organised by a recently liquidated Australian travel company arrived in China yesterday to find no accommodation, no tour and no return flight.

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    ‘Ripped off’- couple’s China dream shattered

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    ‘Ripped off’- couple’s China dream shattered

    A Milton couple should have been making their way to China yesterday.

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    'Extremely intoxicated' party-goers hurl bottle at cops

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    'Extremely intoxicated' party-goers hurl bottle at cops

    A police officer was forced to dodge a thrown bottle as he dealt with ‘‘extremely intoxicated and belligerent’’ party-goers at a South Otago rugby club.

    South Otago family mourning loss of another son

    Logan Sinclair was killed in a crash early on Saturday. Photo: Supplied

    South Otago family mourning loss of another son

    A Clydevale family is mourning the death of a second son, following a fatal crash that killed a local firefighter at the weekend.

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    Volunteer fire brigade member in crash named

     Clutha Valley Fire Volunteer Fire Brigade station at Clydevale. Photo: ODT files

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    Volunteer fire brigade member in crash named

    A South Otago volunteer fire brigade is mourning the death of one of its firefighters at the weekend, just 14 months after losing another volunteer.

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    Rugby club official decries violent fracas at clubrooms

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    Rugby club official decries violent fracas at clubrooms

    The president of a South Otago rugby club says he is shocked and disappointed a party held at its venue descended into violence.

    Firefighters mourn one of their own after Clutha Valley crash

    Clutha Valley Fire Volunteer Fire Brigade station at Clydevale. Photo: ODT files

    Firefighters mourn one of their own after Clutha Valley crash

    A South Otago brigade is mourning the death of one of its firefighters at the weekend, just 14 months after losing another volunteer to a tractor accident.

    Man taken to hospital after 'bottling'

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    Man taken to hospital after 'bottling' amid disorder at Milton party

    A man was bottled and transported to Dunedin Hospital with injuries after a 21st party at a rural Otago rugby club erupted into violence, police say. Acting Senior Sergeant Iain Notman, of Dunedin,...

    Family escapes Balclutha house fire

    Fire crews at the scene in Balclutha today. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Family escapes Balclutha house fire

    A young family was being comforted after escaping a house fire on State Highway 1 at the southern end of Balclutha today.

    One dead after crash near Clydevale

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    One dead after crash near Clydevale

    A driver is dead after their vehicle went off the road near Clydevale, in South Otago, overnight.

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    District rates rise to breach 20% cap despite cuts to grants

    Te Pou Ō Mata Au, Clutha District War Memorial & Community Centre, in Balclutha. Photo:...

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    District rates rise to breach 20% cap despite cuts to grants

    Clutha looks set to breach a self-imposed cap of 20% for rates increases.

    Club focusing on 35th milestone

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    Club focusing on 35th milestone

    Jeannetta McArthur (left) and Zoe Latta cut the South Otago Ladies Focus Club’s 35th anniversary cake at the club’s recent celebration in Balclutha.

    Full steam for 150 years

    Halfback Sam Stratford (left) and president Mark Sheppard at Clutha Rugby Football Club’s 150th...

    Full steam for 150 years

    Clutha Rugby Football Club marked 150 years on Saturday with a full day of rugby and jubilee gala in Balclutha.

    Local legend

    PHOTO: RICHARD DAVISON

    Local legend

    Former Taieri Mouth Amenities Society president Jeannine Basquin receives her Silver Fern Farms Local Legend leg of lamb at her home this week.

    ‘Drastic’ calls as power costs surge

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    ‘Drastic’ calls as power costs surge

    A Balclutha pensioner facing some of the highest power prices in the country says she may have to sell her home, due to "off-the-wall" cost-of-living expenses.
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