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    Frustration vented at ‘southern water’ meeting

    Residents and officials have voiced their frustration with the "untenable" financial pressures expected to arise from the government’s Local Water Done Well programme at a meeting in Balclutha.

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    Inland port decision result of regional planning failure: MP

    Mark Patterson. File photo: Gregor Richardson

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    Inland port decision result of regional planning failure: MP

    A "complete failure of regional planning" meant only one of two competing inland port proposals in Otago was considered for an $8.2 million loan by the government, a local MP says.

    Generation game as rugby club celebrates 140th

    Players showed up and the crowd packed the sidelines on Saturday to celebrate 140 years of the...

    Generation game as rugby club celebrates 140th

    The Heriot Rugby Club celebrated its 140th year anniversary at the weekend, generations of the club getting together for a good game and a great bit of socialising.

    Property warning after rural thefts reported

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    Property warning after rural thefts reported

    Balclutha police have warned rural property owners to keep property under lock and key.

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    Three families’ 150 years on same land recognised

    The Dalziel family, of Lawrence, receive their sesquicentennial Century Farms Award from Minister...

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    Three families’ 150 years on same land recognised

    Organisers praised the "ticker and tenacity" of farming families receiving Century Farm awards in Lawrence on Saturday.

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    ‘No apology, no sorry, no nothing’

    Lawrence couple Geraint Lewis and Rosana Gunton outside their half-finished dream home. PHOTO:...

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    ‘No apology, no sorry, no nothing’

    A couple's dream home project has turned into a nightmare after their builder downed tools then sent sent a brief email to say his business had been put into liquidation.

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    Council cuts grant allocations by over 50%

    Artists' impressions of what the Tuapeka Aquatic Centre could look like. Graphics supplied.

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    Council cuts grant allocations by over 50%

    Several South Otago community groups will have to look to alternative sources of funding this year, after Clutha District Council slashed its grant allocations by more than 50% yesterday.

    Artworks in perfect harmony

    Well-known watercolourist Fergus Sutherland and recent arrival, Papatowai potter Robin Judd, are...

    Artworks in perfect harmony

    Pottery and paintings are in perfect harmony at Owaka Museum.

    Students branching out

    Otago Polytechnic arborists (from left) Ben Fentiman, trainee Ben Russell and Alvar Del Castillo...

    Students branching out

    Balclutha’s beloved parks and playgrounds received a professional manicure last Tuesday thanks to a team of arboriculture students from Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin.

    Fewer at Century Farms awards

    Associate Minister of Agriculture Mark Patterson (left) presents the Philip family, of Stoneburn,...

    Fewer at Century Farms awards

    A key national farming event, Century Farms, will welcome lower-than-usual numbers south to its awards this year, although organisers expect the drop to be temporary.

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    'So excited': $3bn inland port plan hailed

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    'So excited': $3bn inland port plan hailed

    A planned $3 billion inland port in South Otago has been hailed as "the biggest thing to happen in the rural South in our lifetime".

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    ‘Great turnout’ at meeting, five potential volunteers found

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    ‘Great turnout’ at meeting, five potential volunteers found

    An urgent appeal for more ambulance volunteers in a Catlins township appears to have paid dividends.

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    ‘Reflection’ of cost tensions

    Bryan Cadogan. PHOTO: ODT FILES.

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    ‘Reflection’ of cost tensions

    Low resident satisfaction in a recent council survey is a reflection of escalating cost tensions, the Clutha district’s mayor says.

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    Council joins battery recycling scheme

    Clutha District Council waste education officer Scott Martin. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.

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    Council joins battery recycling scheme

    South Otago officials say their council will be only the second in the country to implement a convenient battery drop-off recycling scheme.

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    Independent living units popular: managers

    Tuapeka Community Health Inc project manager Mark Hay and society officer Suzanne Stephenson...

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    Independent living units popular: managers

    A second phase of community-driven independent living units in Lawrence is proving popular despite challenging economic conditions, project managers say.

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    Clutha businessman steps up in Chinese tourists’ hour of need

    Bilingual Balclutha businessman Chik Yin So’s Cantonese skills can be a potential life-saver....

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    Clutha businessman steps up in Chinese tourists’ hour of need

    Fish and chip operator, interpreter and man of the hour — Chik Yin So can do it all.

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    Candidate eager to tackle ‘huge’ issues

    Clutha mayoral candidate Ken Payne takes a break in his Telford workshop during his lunch break...

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    Candidate eager to tackle ‘huge’ issues

    Clutha's mayoral contest has begun, after a "steady pair of hands" yesterday threw his hat into the ring for this year’s local government elections.

    Exam successes impress

    High school attainment rates for NCEA were released last month. PHOTO: NICK BROOK

    Exam successes impress

    South Otago high schools continue to impress with the release of National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) attainment rates last month.

    Rewarding small acts of kindness

    Silver Fern Farms team members (from left) Japi Sulaiman, Bronwyn Cairns, Katherine Bardaje,...

    Rewarding small acts of kindness

    Has your neighbour dropped off firewood, mowed your berm or brought in your wheelie bins?

    Access support workers protest

    Clutha district home support workers went on strike for two hours last Thursday. PHOTO: NICK BROOK

    Access support workers protest

    Strikers took to the street in Balclutha in a wave of May Day industrial protests across the length of the country.
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