TAB seeks rooms
TAB seeks rooms
The TAB is looking for new premises in Balclutha after its only outlet, in the RSA Building in Clyde St, closed this week.
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Glenomaru Reserve closed for cull of pigs
Glenomaru Reserve closed for cull of pigs
The Glenomaru Reserve in the Catlins has been closed to recreational hunters for three months from July 1 while the Department of Conservation (Doc) works to bring the area's increasing feral pig population under control.
Life-saving service supported
Life-saving service supported
Services the Otago Rescue Helicopter provides to rural Otago were acknowledged yesterday in Lawrence, when a $35,000 cheque was given to the Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust.
Lighting up winter
Lighting up winter
With all the charm of an old-fashioned chocolate box, Lawrence has become a fairy-lit mid-winter wonderland.
Punt operator has back and forth days
Punt operator has back and forth days
In the proud tradition of Tuapeka puntmen, Peter Dickson has been travelling across the same section of Clutha River twice each day for 16 years. Mr Dickson (75) is the 13th puntman in a line...
Taekwondo: Coming back in black
Taekwondo: Coming back in black
Balclutha black belt Verina Wihongi is on the comeback trail and has her sights firmly set on the Oceania taekwondo championships in December.
Gold celebration manager named
Gold celebration manager named
Wellington-based company Verve Consulting has been awarded the event manager's contract for the Lawrence 2011 Clutha Gold 150th celebrations.
Five licences seized during driving blitz
Five licences seized during driving blitz
South Otago drivers with excess demerit points were targeted in a police operation last weekend.
Teachers to visit Asian cities
Teachers to visit Asian cities
Two Balclutha primary school principals and a second-year teacher have won Asia:NZ scholarships to visit Singapore and Korea.
Keeping promise saved woman's life
Keeping promise saved woman's life
The mobile breast-screening unit left Balclutha this week after being there since since April 8. Rachel Taylor talks to a woman who owes her life to having had a mammogram - and keeping a promise to a friend who wasn't so lucky...
Rugby: Team goes up country as one
Rugby: Team goes up country as one
Coming face-to-face with heartland supporters has instilled a new sense of purpose in the Otago rugby team.
Rates up as plan adopted
Rates up as plan adopted
The 2010-11 Clutha District Council annual plan was formally adopted at a full council meeting yesterday.
$48,000 for rescue trust
$48,000 for rescue trust
The Otago Rescue Helicopter Trust fundraiser held in Lawrence recently has exceeded expectations by raising more than $48,000.
Cellphone tower could lift Tapanui reception
Cellphone tower could lift Tapanui reception
Tapanui residents struggling with poor cellphone reception could have a new tower erected near the town in the next 18 months.
Dunedin arrest after Facebook death threats
Dunedin arrest after Facebook death threats
A 17-year-old Dunedin youth who allegedly published death threats against a 17-year-old Milton youth on Facebook was arrested and charged with threatening to kill or do grievous bodily harm, Milton police said yesterday.
Home for artists becoming reality
Home for artists becoming reality
The dream of a permanent base for Catlins artists to produce and display their work is fast becoming a reality.
Little boy lost finds his own way home
Little boy lost finds his own way home
A 4-year-old boy who sparked a search and rescue callout near Cannibal Bay yesterday morning was found safe at home, after walking a demanding 7km in an hour and 45 minutes.
Police get serious on drink
Police get serious on drink
Balclutha police seized hundreds of dollars worth of alcohol from 12 people in three cars, and issued fines to people found drinking inside the Balclutha liquor-ban area last weekend
Kylie's killer denied parole
Kylie's killer denied parole
The man jailed for murdering Owaka teenager Kylie Smith in 1991 has been denied parole because "he poses an undue risk of reoffending" and "cannot be safely released into the community", a Parole Board hearing has found.
Woman and baby escape South Otago house blaze
Woman and baby escape South Otago house blaze
A woman in her 20s and a baby were "incredibly lucky" to escape unscathed from a fire in a Clinton house early on Saturday, authorities said.