Samuel White

The first sea lion to be recorded taking her pup away from the Auckland Islands has been found in the Catlins.

To help voters make informed decisionsin the 2016 elections, we ask those mayoral candidates who they are, what they stand for and their views on the big issues facing their district. Today,...

To help voters make informed decisionsin the 2016 elections, we ask those mayoral candidates who they are, what they stand for and their views on the big issues facing their district. Today, Samuel...

Inquiries continue to be made to the now defunct Toko Training in Milton and Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan wants answers.

Imagination is the only limit for potential owners of a 17m-high sawdust silo,  the woman trying to give it away says.

The Balclutha Centennial Pool will reopen next week for the first time since being closed for maintenance in July.

The big winner at the Southern Region Rugby Player of the Year awards was taken by surprise when he was told of two wins by telephone.

Plans are coming together for a cycleway through a section of historic Gabriels Gully, near Lawrence.

A South Otago woman has come to the rescue of a wild horse separated from its herd in the hills behind Kaitangata.

The mother of murdered Owaka teen Kylie Smith says she is "absolutely delighted" to have five years off from having to argue to keep her daughter’s murderer in prison.

Tears of joy and hugs abounded at the Balclutha Showgrounds on Saturday as Burnside High School beat  South Otago High School 20-14  to win the South Island Co-educational First XV title.

Ice and  debris have reduced the inflow of water to "critically low" levels at the intake of the Moa Flat rural water scheme.

Minions, superheroes, fairies and more braved the mud and water to overcome obstacles in the inaugural Balclutha Mud Trudge on Saturday.

Whether  towns in the Clutha district  can be certified "motorhome friendly" remains a point of contention for the district’s two community boards.

Clutha District Mayor Bryan Cadogan says the loss of a local work training programme could lead to a rise in youth unemployment and boost gangs.

The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has commended South Otago farmers for improving the way they manage their winter crops.

One man hopes to reignite a spark missing from Balclutha for 10 years, as he seeks to form a new premier cricket team for the town.

The construction of Pan Pac's new sawmilling plant at Milburn is about half complete and looks set to be finished on time.

The Balclutha main street upgrade has come in almost $200,000 in the red and the Clutha District Council will take the cost of the over-expenditure out of the budget for the second stage of the...