A bright full moon hung over Lake Tuakitoto as the first day of duck-shooting season drew hunters quietly into position this morning.

This week’s Silver Fern Farms Local Legend is Milton’s Maggie Tarver, who facilitates the Art with Heart group, who meet 10am to 12pm on Mondays at Te Whare Puāwai hall on the town’s Spenser St.

Armed police descended on a rural property in South Otago in a pre-planned raid last Thursday morning.

As Labour’s spokeswoman for seniors, I’ve been spending time in retirement villages across Clutha, listening closely to residents and their families about a system that too often leaves them...

Photos by Richard Davison and Nick Brook.

People are increasingly shopping around for cheaper power prices and Balclutha residents are being advised to follow the trend as the town has the most expensive power bills in the country.