Some of the shortest legs in the animal kingdom were a runaway success as sun, snags and sausage dogs sizzled at the second South Island Dachshund Derby in Lawrence on Saturday.
Balclutha woman Philippa Henderson was selected for what she called "the chance of a lifetime" — representing New Zealand at an international conference on disability rights in Dubai last month.
"Rural children have quite different environments in terms of safety," Clutha Valley School principal Val Ward said at the school’s Rural Safety day, last week.
Visitors to the South Otago Museum in Balclutha were treated to an eye-opening presentation by author Karen Wrigglesworth, who was there to talk about her latest book Take Me With You 3, on...
Some of the shortest legs in the animal kingdom were a runaway success as sun, snags and sausage dogs sizzled at the second South Island Dachshund Derby in Lawrence on Saturday.
A new mayoral dynasty could be in the making down south if history repeats itself — although pundits may need to wait a quarter of a century before any bet pays out.