Baleage contest goes ahead
Baleage contest goes ahead
Now may have covered West Otago but that did not stop the annual baleage competition in Tapanui yesterday.
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Monument features in study
Monument features in study
A South Otago monument will be the focus of an Anzac project in New Caledonia.
Two's company
Two's company
Snow also blanketed the hills around Clinton and closed the highway from Tuesday evening until 10.30am yesterday.
Oscar funding approved
Oscar funding approved
Kaitangata is one step closer to running its own Out of School Care and Recreation (Oscar) group with funding and Child Youth and Family approval granted.
Pupils show wearable art
Pupils show wearable art
Kapahaka items and wearable art designs featured at a show on Friday marking the end of South Otago High School art week.
Merging of Telford marked
Merging of Telford marked
A plaque marking the merger of Lincoln University and Telford Rural Polytechnic was unveiled by the Deputy Prime Minister and MP for Clutha-Southland, Bill English, yesterday morning.
Work to start soon on co-op store
Work to start soon on co-op store
Clinton's community petrol station project is nearing completion and work to begin on a retail store in the next few months.
Manager starts job in August
Manager starts job in August
The Clutha District Council has appointed a new district development manager, who takes up the role next month.
Community oral health centre opens
Community oral health centre opens
Balclutha dental therapist Kerryn Veitch shows "patient" Ashlea Katon (11) features of the new facility at yesterday's open day for the community oral health service centre at Rosebank Primary School.
Lignite proposal raises local concern
Lignite proposal raises local concern
Black gold or an environmental disaster? Helena de Reus investigates plans to turn lignite from Southern mines into high-energy briquettes.
Penguin breeding ground grant
Penguin breeding ground grant
A popular breeding ground in the Catlins for endangered yellow-eyed penguins has received more than $2500 to control predators.
Aurecon a finalist
Aurecon a finalist
The new boiler at the Finegand meatworks is in the running for another industry award.
Arts Week at South Otago High School
Arts Week at South Otago High School
The South Otago High School Arts Week begins on Monday with a variety of events planned.
Fire station opens door
Fire station opens door
Residents of Milton were given a chance to learn more about their local volunteer fire brigade on Saturday.
St John officer honoured
St John officer honoured
A Kaka Point man has been honoured for his role as a dedicated ambulance officer for more than 40 years.
Active in the military and education fields
Active in the military and education fields
Jonathan Walmisley has been the face of Telford in his role as chief executive, leaving behind a legacy of growth and a wealth of changes.
Emergency interrupts chopper's visit
Emergency interrupts chopper's visit
A flying thank-you visit to St Mary's School in Milton by the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter yesterday ended abruptly when the chopper crew was told it was needed in an emergency.
Competition about 'honour not prizes'
Competition about 'honour not prizes'
More than 100 farmers gathered at Simpson Park in Lawrence on Friday night for the annual winter crop competition and to thank the Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust for its services.
Softer rock
Softer rock
Two popular Australasian singers are teaming up for a series of concerts across New Zealand.
All Blacks captain to drop in
All Blacks captain to drop in
Pupils at St Mary's School in Milton will gather on the school's rugby field on Tuesday afternoon to await the arrival of the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter carrying a special visitor.