Richard Davison

Community stalwarts have been honoured in the first of a reinstated civic awards scheme in South Otago.

The precise whereabouts of a secretive southern gecko are being kept under wraps, for fear of their illegal removal.

Twin sales of heritage buildings in Lawrence have given the town renewed cause for optimism.

South Otago advocates for farm institute Telford have given mixed reactions to reports its long-term future remains undecided.

A Catlins bush run could soon be enshrined as a community-owned fundraiser.

Age is just a number.

A Catlins contractor says he is losing as much as $20,000 a week due to a seasonal road closure.

The Clutha Licensing Trust (CLT) hopes to put recent controversy behind it and boost its hospitality trade, following the appointment of a new manager.

Tapanui business owners have described the southern entrance to the town as a speed ‘‘deathtrap’’ that needs to be fixed.

Clutha businesses can expect the introduction of charges for trade waste discharge next year, following a change to local bylaws.

Worksafe has issued two improvement notices to the Gore District Council, as its investigation into the drowning of a child at a council sewage facility continues.

"Citizen science" is helping a group of West Otago farmers make dramatic strides in environmental water quality.

Clutha District Council committees met in Balclutha this week, and were presented with a range of positive statistics for the area.

Police have issued a warning about sunstrike following a crash in Balclutha yesterday morning.

Two people are injured after an SUV rear-ended a parked work truck in Balclutha this morning.

Following a four-year hiatus, the Clutha Licensing Trust Sports Awards return to South Otago tonight.

A stoush is brewing over plans to centralise Milton's swimming pool.

A farm worker at Lovells Flat, near Milton, carts baleage for cows feeding on a winter green crop. Farmers in South Otago say they are looking at a "pretty tight'' season for winter feed.

A southern MP says the Government needs to listen to demands for increased police cover in his constituency, as he prepares to deliver a 1700-strong petition to Parliament, tomorrow.