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Vaccines are in high demand after an outbreak of salmonella hindmarsh, which has killed hundreds of sheep on farms in West Otago and Southland.

Organisers of a year-long charity event in South Otago hope a Kaitangata family can move into their new home by the end of next month.

Owaka's Dawn Smith and her family are ''gutted'' the killer of her teenage daughter will appear before the New Zealand Parole Board again next year, despite being denied parole when a parole board hearing released its decision earlier this week.

A Dunedin man who set his pen on fire to signal searchers emerged relatively unscathed after spending several hours lost in the Blue Mountains near Tapanui on Tuesday night.

Milton's historic woollen mill is a hive of activity as its owners shift and replace machinery and plan for its expansion.

Police are seeking information after a car driven by a 21-year-old man crashed three times in north Balclutha early on Sunday.

The love of acceleration and speed drew competitors and spectators to the Lawrence quarter-mile on Saturday.

Earthquake assessment and strengthening resources could be better spent elsewhere, the Clutha District Council says.

Tuapeka Gold Print, Lawrence's biggest employer, is looking to build a new factory but says a decision on whether it would be in the town might be up to possible investors.

Construction of a cul-de-sac to close Balclutha's ''dangerous'' Ryrie St-State Highway 1 intersection permanently is under way.

Two Alexandra people were ''very lucky'' to escape major injury when their station wagon hit a truck-and-trailer unit on State Highway 8 at Waitahuna yesterday morning.

Issues concerning location and landowner requirements have delayed the construction of two new cellphone towers in the Catlins.

Telford's new course training rural animal technicians has been welcomed by farmers and vets.

Since becoming a division of Lincoln University two years ago, Telford has experienced a raft of changes.