Volunteer stories sought
Volunteer stories sought
Clutha Development and Volunteer South are inviting community groups in Clutha to share stories of the volunteers making a difference in their towns and neighbourhoods.
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor
A story in the Clutha Leader of May 1 featured Lance Corporal Patrick Duffy, who died at General Hospital, Le Treport, Normandy during World War 1.
Fashionable storytelling
Fashionable storytelling
Craft history is on display at Owaka Museum and Information Centre.
SNOBS all class
SNOBS all class
Senior Night Out Ball (SNOB) brought senior students in sharp suits and slick rides to their Balclutha assembly hall on Friday, May 8, in South Otago High School’s 100th year.
New tracks through forestry area open
New tracks through forestry area open
Overseas investment in forestry is often under the spotlight but it has created a win-win for an Otago forest company and the community.
Jubilee victory for Clutha
Jubilee victory for Clutha
Clutha celebrated their 150th jubilee in style with an impressive 55-24 victory over Crescent at the Balclutha Showgrounds.
Time takes its toll
Time takes its toll
Time stood still in Alexandra when the hands on the town’s iconic hillside clock stopped for about a week.
Town’s last chance for a project: councillor
Town’s last chance for a project: councillor
Rebuilding the beloved Roxburgh Entertainment Centre could be that last project in town "in a very long time" if amalgamation goes ahead, a councillor has warned.
New installation only temporary
New installation only temporary
Refurbishment of the Cromwell Mall has been a hot topic in the town for several years but the most recent makeover was only temporary.
Why this week’s reform matters
Why this week’s reform matters
It feels like every week there’s a new announcement from the government, and local government reform is firmly back in the spotlight.
Wool art garments find new homes
Wool art garments find new homes
The chance to not only get up close to garments only previously glimpsed on the catwalk, but buy some of them was embraced by visitors to a WoolOn exhibition in Alexandra.
New hours for book sale opening day
New hours for book sale opening day
There is a solution to filling time on long winter nights and foggy days — the annual Cromwell Rotary book sale at King’s Birthday weekend.
Ball to mark Ophir hall’s 100th
Ball to mark Ophir hall’s 100th
The Ophir Peace Memorial Hall turns 100 this year and a ball celebration has been scheduled for Saturday.
Ultra-wealthy pair set to acquire farm
Ultra-wealthy pair set to acquire farm
A former Queenstown-Lakes District mayor and one of New Zealand’s richest men are set to take over a 3000ha farm in Hāwea Flat.
Mental health promotion key for country’s ‘forgotten population’
Mental health promotion key for country’s ‘forgotten population’
A leading suicide prevention specialist is calling for a significant shift in how New Zealand supports the mental wellbeing of its older population, calling them "the forgotten population in...
Decade of planting marked
Decade of planting marked
A volunteer-driven environmental project in Cromwell has marked ten years of restoring native vegetation along Lake Dunstan and 10,000 plants in the ground.
Rodeos ‘love of my life’: 82-year-old
Rodeos ‘love of my life’: 82-year-old
Rodeos are "the love of my life", 82-year-old Murray MacMillan says.
Olive community returns for annual pressing day
Olive community returns for annual pressing day
Close to 200 visitors passed through Olive Press Central Otago in Cromwell on Saturday for the Central Otago Olive Growers (COOG) annual Community Pressing Day.
Industry gathers for NZ Wool classers Association AGM
Industry gathers for NZ Wool classers Association AGM
Growers, classers, brokers, shearing contractors and designers came together for the NZ Woolclassers Association’s annual AGM and professional development day, with a strong turnout and a wide...
Golden tournament had games for all
Golden tournament had games for all
Glory days on the hockey field were relived at the Chicks with Sticks Golden Oldies hockey tournament at the weekend.