Headstone made for miner's grave
Headstone made for miner's grave
A Chinese miner who lived, worked and died in the Beaumont area has been formally recognised 88 years after his death.
Glenn Conway
Trail entries now open
Trail entries now open
A new sporting event will take place in the Catlins in mid-December.
Working party likely
Working party likely
A public transport service between Gore and Mataura will come a step closer next week when a working party is formed to advance the idea.
Wind-farm plan for hearing next month
Wind-farm plan for hearing next month
A consent application for a small wind farm in South Otago is expected to be heard in Milton late next month.
Council posts surplus
Council posts surplus
The Gore District Council has posted a modest surplus.
Government control resisted
Government control resisted
The local flavour that makes Telford Rural Polytechnic unique would be lost if a new education Bill is passed into law, Clutha's mayor says in a hard-hitting submission to the select committee considering changes.
$30,000 diverted to Milton
$30,000 diverted to Milton
The Clutha District Council, which contributed $30,000 towards an Otago-wide home insulation programme, is worried that money has been diverted to help another council tackle its air quality issues.
Archer on target with premier award
Archer on target with premier award
World-cup winning archer Anne Mitchell last night added another string to her bow by winning Clutha's premier sports award.
Camp staying closed this season
Camp staying closed this season
A popular Catlins camping ground, which was closed a year ago so infrastructure issues could be sorted out, will stay shut this summer, but officials are confident it will re-open next year.
Chance for inmates to earn qualifications
Chance for inmates to earn qualifications
Prisoners involved in maintaining the grounds at the Otago Corrections Facility will soon be offered the chance to study towards formal horticultural qualifications to increase their chances of a new career after their time behind bars.
Work on seawall a welcome sight
Work on seawall a welcome sight
Earthworks and the presence of large, noisy machines are being welcomed in the small Catlins settlement of Pounawea as work nears completion on the long-awaited Pounawea seawall.
Contact silent on dam plans
Contact silent on dam plans
Contact Energy is keeping quiet on how much money its investigation into a possible new hydro-electric dam on the Clutha River might cost and is unlikely to ever reveal the final bill.
Events mark Catlins nautical history
Events mark Catlins nautical history
The Catlins will take on a nautical theme next month when a book, art exhibition, model ship unveiling and concert are all launched and staged in the area.
92 homes get heating help
92 homes get heating help
Nearly 100 Clutha district homes, owned mainly by low-income earners, will be much warmer after getting insulation or heating upgrades in the last year, new figures show.
Poet's words could be enshrined on beach rocks
Poet's words could be enshrined on beach rocks
The words of the late poet Hone Tuwhare may be enshrined on beach rocks near his Kaka Point house as a permanent tribute and potential visitor attraction.
Catlins school virtually national
Catlins school virtually national
New Zealand's first virtual school, taking learning away from the classroom and into the online world, will be based in South Otago after the Government yesterday confirmed the area will get one of five new national trades academies.
Kayakers 'may have gone to ground'
Kayakers 'may have gone to ground'
A search for eight people thought to have gone missing in heavy South Otago seas on Sunday has been suspended, with speculation growing the group may have gone to ground fearing a hefty search and rescue bill.
Golden 150th anniversary celebration
Golden 150th anniversary celebration
Gold will be the central theme for a three-day celebration in 2011 to mark the 150th anniversary of the precious metal's discovery in Gabriels Gully, organisers of the event have confirmed.
Final chapter for town book shop
Final chapter for town book shop
If her 15 years in charge of Balclutha's sole book store was a book, Anne Dix has started on the final chapter.
Health trust makes a 'modest' surplus
Health trust makes a 'modest' surplus
Negotiating a fresh contract to continue its work in the community is the key challenge facing the Milton Community Health Trust, its annual meeting heard this week.