Settlement support group tops awards
Settlement support group tops awards
Clutha District Settlement Support won the supreme award at the Clutha District TrustPower Community Awards in Balclutha last night.
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National's Dowie takes Invercargill
National's Dowie takes Invercargill
National Party Invercargill candidate Sarah Dowie is set to take the electorate seat with just over 85% of votes counted.
Searchers in Catlins take break
Searchers in Catlins take break
The search for missing Dunedin man Stephen Lowe will pause today and resume tomorrow after volunteers have spent five days in the Catlins trying to locate him.
Clutha council baulks at paying museum levy
Clutha council baulks at paying museum levy
The Clutha District Council has refused to pay its full share of next year’s funding for Otago Museum in Dunedin, but Mayor Bryan Cadogan says the decision is based on principle, not money.
Women in business focus of expo
Women in business focus of expo
A group of South Otago female business owners have joined forces to help local women showcase their talent and work at an expo tomorrow.
Search goes on for missing Dunedin man
Search goes on in Catlins for missing Dunedin man
The search for missing Dunedin man Stephen Lowe will continue today after yesterday's ''significant'' search in the Catlins turned up no results.
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance
The Wetherstons daffodils near Lawrence have begun to bloom just as the field has opened to the public.
Seeking to identify mystery ‘shopper’
Seeking to identify mystery ‘shopper’
Balclutha police are still after information to identify a man who took a significant amount of clothes by stuffing them down his pants.
'Kai boy' goes viral after trolling Nats
'Kai boy' goes viral after trolling Nats
There's only one way a former Kaitangata man can better a video he made with the Deputy Prime Minister after two videos of him "trolling" National candidates went viral online.
Search for man who stole kids' clothes
Search for man who stole kids' clothes
Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole a "significant amount'' of children's clothes from the Balclutha Warehouse.
School gets leafcutter bees
School gets leafcutter bees
School pupils in Warepa have been given their own leafcutter bee house to help grow a colony.
Council considering Milton plans
Council considering Milton plans
The Clutha District Council has identified and approved key projects in its community plans for Milton.
180 get down and dirty in Mud Trudge
180 get down and dirty in Mud Trudge
About 180 people had a muddy good time in the Clutha Mud Trudge at the weekend.
Teaming up to treat wastewater
Teaming up to treat wastewater
The Gore District Council has teamed up with Mataura Valley Milk to build a new wastewater treatment plant.
Community projects scheme deficit puzzles
Community projects scheme deficit puzzles
The Clutha District Council’s community reimbursement scheme has run into a deficit for the first time, leaving councillors puzzled.
Woman walks away from crash
Woman walks away from crash
A car overturned and crashed into farmland near Milton yesterday morning.
Promise of even more mud
Promise of even more mud
Entrants in the Clutha Mud Trudge this weekend can expect to get muddier than ever.
Alcohol thought factor in burglaries
Alcohol thought factor in burglaries
Three properties were burgled in Balclutha at the weekend, which police say is unusual.
School at odds with ministry on classroom
School at odds with ministry on classroom
Romahapa School plans on ''making noise'' to try to get the Ministry of Education to offer a more immediate solution to alleviate its space problem.
Council keen to review response to future plans
Council keen to review response to future plans
Feedback on Milton's community plans will be a key point of discussion at a Clutha district service delivery committee meeting tomorrow.