Claim police raids 'over the top'
Claim police raids 'over the top'
Police have been accused of targeting "everyday Kiwis'' during recent armed raids to seize firearms on rural South Island properties.
Richard Davison
New operator may prompt fuel price cuts
New operator may prompt fuel price cuts
Dunedin petrol prices may be about to come down as competition heats up in the city and across the South.
Bullying clip surfaces of college boys
Bullying clip surfaces of college boys
A video clip of alleged bullying at Invercargill's Aurora College has come to light.
Pupil in filmed attack excluded from Southland school
Pupil in filmed attack excluded from Southland school
A video clip of alleged bullying at Invercargill's Aurora College has come to light after it was posted to social media today.
'Freak incident' prompts review of safety
'Freak incident' prompts review of safety
Football authorities say player safety is being reviewed after a ''freak incident'' in which a goalkeeper's head hit a netting hook at the weekend.
Play connects pupils with past
Play connects pupils with the past
A new play is bringing Kaitangata schoolchildren closer to their South Otago ancestors.
MP says move will benefit rural constituents
MP says move will benefit rural constituents
A southern MP's move from rural South Otago to Queenstown will help him work harder and smarter, he says.
Plan to upgrade pool spurs public interest
Plan to upgrade pool spurs public interest
An annual plan proposal to upgrade Milton’s swimming pool has generated significant public interest during a recent submissions process.
Figures 'tracking in right direction'
Figures 'tracking in right direction'
The Clutha District Council is unlikely to hit a new customer service target it put in place last year.
Higher bar wanted for self-contained vans
Higher bar wanted for self-contained vans
A freedom camping report prepared for the Clutha District Council is urging tighter regulation.
Fears tree could cause highway accident
Fears tree could cause highway accident
A Milton businessman says a damaged tree beside State Highway 1 is an ''accident waiting to happen''.
Recruitment drive for replacement officers
Recruitment drive for replacement officers, not 24/7 staffing
Balclutha can expect new feet on the beat in coming weeks - but they will not have any impact on continued appeals for 24/7 policing in the district.
Awards for local service reinstated
Awards for local service reinstated
A former award recipient is getting behind her district's reinstated community awards this winter.
Plans to take the past into the future
Plans to take the past into the future
The custodians of the Lawrence Chinese Camp see a glittering future for the historic South Otago attraction — an evocative relic of the province’s gold rush hey-day.
Display celebrates town's historic links to cycling
Display celebrates town's historic links to cycling
On yer bike.
Veteran guest of honour
Veteran guest of honour
Talk to Mosgiel World War 2 veteran Bob Macfie, and the contrasting experiences of war, even within one family, quickly become apparent.
Clutha website called 'shockingly bad'
Board member stands by criticism of 'shockingly bad' Clutha website
A recently created website promoting Clutha has come in for vehement criticism.
'Without their sacrifices, we’d be in a different world'
'Without their sacrifices, we’d be in a different world'
Anzac sacrifices have benefited us all. That's the message a South Otago family wants underlined, as lives cut short were commemorated across New Zealand today.
Scottish dance school gets 700 toes tapping
Scottish dance school gets 700 toes tapping
Owaka Memorial Community Hall has been echoing to the beat of the Highlands.
Water metering under consideration for Tapanui
Water metering under consideration for Tapanui
Near-drought conditions in Clutha are not just affecting rural areas, it has emerged.