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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%
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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
Artworks in perfect harmony
Pottery and paintings are in perfect harmony at Owaka Museum.
Students branching out
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
Rewarding small acts of kindness
Has your neighbour dropped off firewood, mowed your berm or brought in your wheelie bins?
Access support workers protest
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.
‘Best opening day ever’
‘Best opening day ever’
Game bird season opening weekend has been declared a success by Otago Fish & Game, with most duck-shooters saying they were happy with their bag.
Guardians of the galaxids
Guardians of the galaxids
At a whopping 11cm, even the biggest fish were thrown back in a unique Otago wildlife study.
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Fears low staff may jeopardise patient care
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Fears low staff may jeopardise patient care
Ambulance staff numbers have become critically low in a Catlins township, and there are fears patient care could be compromised unless volunteers are found.
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Duck-shooting opening weekend a constant
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Duck-shooting opening weekend a constant
Come the first weekend in May and it will be known where Linda and Warren Jamieson will be.
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Farm machinery sale one of the biggest
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Farm machinery sale one of the biggest
A southern landowning business, believed to be selling up to convert pasture and arable land into forestry, is auctioning off all its machinery this week in the largest agricultural sale the area...
