Athletes honour late coach
Athletes honour late coach
More than 100 competitors took part in the ninth annual Ken Milne Classic triathlon and duathlon at Balclutha at the weekend.
Samuel White
Cricket in all weathers
Cricket in all weathers
If you have been to Lawrence in the past year, you might have spied a small game of cricket going on. Samuel White bowls into Lawrence to talk to the man with some distinctive antique concrete cricketers carving up his own "village green".
Closure to force detour
Closure to force detour
Repair work being done on the MacLennan road bridge in the Catlins will necessitate a 30-minute detour for road users.
Flowers die because of retailers’ neglect
Flowers die because of retailers’ neglect
Clutha district councillors are disappointed more than half of a series of flower baskets hanging in the main street of Balclutha have withered and died because local retailers have failed to properly care for them.
Easter Sunday trading all go
Easter Sunday trading all go
Trading on Easter Sunday will be allowed for all businesses in the Clutha District after the council voted in an extraordinary meeting to change the law.
Million dollar ticket bought on whim
Million dollar ticket bought on whim
A million-dollar Lotto ticket bought in Balclutha has been claimed by an Otago man who only ever buys a ticket "every now and then".
$1m ticket bought on whim
Otago man bought $1m ticket on a whim
An Otago man who only ever buys a Lotto ticket "every now and then'' has come forward to claim his $1 million prize.
Pottery documentary a gift
Pottery documentary a gift
A television producer who moved to Milton has made a documentary about the historical pottery industry in the town as a ''gift''.
Easter trading on the agenda
Easter trading on the agenda
The Clutha District Council will meet tomorrow in an extraordinary meeting to discuss proposed changes to the Easter Sunday Shop Trading Policy.
Dogs track teens
Dogs track teens
A police dog team was sent to Balclutha to locate a group of teenagers who allegedly attempted to steal utes.
Pool repairs go on hold until end of season
Pool repairs go on hold until end of season
The base of one of the pools at the Tapanui swimming centre will need to be repaired at the end of the season as the paint has started to peel off and ''flake''.
Storm water upgrade soon
Storm water upgrade soon
After years of complaints, a planned upgrade to a stormwater line at Taieri Mouth should come as a relief to residents.
Southern competitors to fore
Southern competitors to fore
The South put forward some tough competition in the first day of the annual Otago Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in Balclutha yesterday. The two-day shearing competition started in the...
Tapanui subdivision nears completion
Tapanui subdivision nears completion
Construction work on a new subdivision in Tapanui is almost complete and is expected to be finished in the next month.
$1m Lotto prize not yet claimed
Million-dollar prize not yet claimed
Ryders Paper Plus in Balclutha was buzzing yesterday after selling a million-dollar Lotto ticket.
Overseas shearers for Otago event
Overseas shearers for Otago event
Some of the world's best will converge in Balclutha this weekend for the Otago Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.
Pupils are back — in the pool
Pupils are back — in the pool
Clinton Primary School senior pupils jumped into the swimming pool for the first time this year since the building's roof was replaced.
New school year rings in staff changes
New school year rings in staff changes
The staff at Catlins Area School have had a shake-up owing to the departure of a deputy principal and the arrival of two new teachers and a temporary principal.
Raft race to return after five years
Raft race to return after five years
The race is back on for raft enthusiasts as the Big River Raft Race returns to Balclutha after a five-year hiatus.
Old motors cranked up for weekend
Old motors cranked up for weekend
Hundreds of vintage tractors and rural machinery rumbled into Edendale at the weekend to take part in the annual Crank Up event.