Richard Davison

Relics of the Catlins' past will soon have more room, thanks to a brand new archive.

A $20million estimate for Balclutha's new multipurpose "community hub" is "very loose", its project leader says.

''Fun, good health and great fellowship'' - all for a mere 25c.

At least one South Otago feline resident is delighted with an apparent region-wide upsurge in rabbit numbers this spring.

History and nature rub shoulders at an old cemetery in the Catlins.

Helping hands will abound in South Otago next April.

Mandeville dairy farmer Lauren O'Connor and horse Del Boy show off their skills during a South Otago A & P Show "Have-a-go" day at Telford Equestrian Centre on Saturday.

Clutha District Council will welcome four new faces later this month, following Saturday's election.

Former top cop Richard McPhail will join two other new faces at the Gore District Council for the next three years.

There will be three new faces around the table when the Gore District Council meets next.

Two of the three Clutha District wards up for election this year will see new councillors in place.

West Otago's fallen soldiers could soon be honoured with a new cenotaph in Tapanui.

Lawrence's Weatherstons Hart's Black Horse Brewery daffodils can be seen in full splendour as the site's opening season draws to a close this weekend.

Milton pupils will not just be nourished intellectually next term.

Tempers ran high during a public meeting at a new freedom camping site in Owaka yesterday, as Clutha District Council unveiled its detailed plans for a trial this summer.

A Catlins community pool has been saved thanks to "common sense" steps taken by its school overseers.

The wheels are turning on a new cycle trail extension in South Otago, as an initial section nears completion.

A West Otago hall will have one last hurrah before it closes its doors for good.