helena de reus

A South Otago woman will represent New Zealand bowls in Malaysia next week.

Elderly people say a man is keeping them awake by tapping on their windows at night, and one woman says police are not doing anything to stop it.

Clutha residents will be sad to see a passionate, involved member leave the district.

It has been a labour of love to get Clutha district's newest youth centre, "The Corporate Box", operating in Owaka.

Clutha District Council staff recommend the Clydevale bridge across the Clutha River be upgraded, and a new bridge built in 20 years.

Coastal Otago Conservation Award finalist Forest and Bird South Otago branch chairman Roy Johnstone is a retired geothermal engineer who has set up and runs a predator trap network around penguin sites at Owaka Heads and Penguin Bay in South Otago. Helena de Reus investigates how the project works.

Debate surrounds drainage issues plaguing the Waihola camping ground, and its owners are frustrated with a lack of action.

Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan wants every young person seeking work in the district to have a job by March.

A move south is paying off for one teenage girl from the Chaslands.

Some of South Otago's hidden historic machines could soon get a chance to shine, through local vintage machinery club proposals for a "heritage park".

Spite last month's snowfall, and a fresh snowfall yesterday, a Spring festival will go ahead today at the site of an old brewery near Lawrence.

Tiny and often elusive whitebait remain a popular treat for New Zealanders. ODT Balclutha reporter Helena de Reus visits a whitebaiting stand on the Clutha River.

Corrections staff around the country said goodbye to the '70s by donning new blue uniforms this week.