Car chase caught on camera
Car chase caught on camera
An Invercargill woman has captured on video the first eight minutes of a police pursuit which started at Balclutha and ended near Mataura on Sunday.
Samuel White
Dramatic cop chase caught on video
Dramatic Otago pursuit caught on video
A woman captured the beginning of a dramatic car chase which started in South Otago and finished with a car being rammed off the road in Mataura.
Policeman wants speed signs shifted
Policeman wants speed signs shifted
Tapanui's policeman wants the speed limit signs shifted further out of town as he has noticed some drivers fail to slow down when entering the town.
Jobs abound but available homes hard to find
Jobs abound but available homes hard to find
Demand for housing in Balclutha is the highest Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan has seen in a generation and some people who cannot find accommodation are living in tents, he says.
No extra classroom for school
No extra classroom for school
The Ministry of Education will not be providing temporary classrooms or buildings as a short-term solution for the overcrowded Romahapa School.
Bursting school seeks action
Bursting school seeks action
A long-term plan to help alleviate Romahapa School's maxed-out school roll is not enough and something needs to be done now, the school board says.
Expo aims to link Cadbury workers with employers
Expo aims to link Cadbury workers with employers
The 250 Dunedin Cadbury workers expected to be out of work by Christmas could be matched up with new employers at an ''employment expo'' in the city in November.
Dig this - One carrot ring found
Dig this - One carrot ring found
Balclutha woman Carol Creighton had given up on ever finding her lost eternity ring - until a friend dug up her vegetable garden.
Supermarket to be built
Supermarket to be built
Balclutha is to get another supermarket.
No pollution risk from old scow, ORC says
No pollution risk from old scow, ORC says
The Otago Regional Council has determined the decaying scow Portland is not at risk of polluting the Owaka River.
Anger after wild horse shot
Supporters angry wild horse shot
Residents say "enough is enough" after one of the wild horses living in the back hills of Kaitangata was found shot to death.
Overcrowding spurs letter to Minister
Overcrowding at Otago school spurs letter to MP
Staff at a Catlins primary school say they are facing ''totally unacceptable'' levels of overcrowding and have sent an urgent letter to Education Minister Nikki Kaye.
Lawrence daffodils to return
Lawrence daffodils to return
The stage is set for the reopening of the Wetherstons brewery ruins and daffodil planting near Lawrence.
Map call deferred
Map call deferred
A decision on the design of a map of Lawrence and the wider Clutha district to be displayed in the main street of the town has been left on the table by the local community board, which is keen to...
Complaints about hens
Complaints about hens
The Clutha District Council has received a run of complaints about wayward chickens scratching up neighbouring gardens in a few of the district's towns during the past few weeks.
Crowd keeps Walker on toes
Crowd keeps Walker on toes
Clutha-Southland electorate candidates were quizzed on healthcare, conservation and immigration at a meet-the-candidates evening in Balclutha last night.
Call for 'back to basics' during floods
Call for 'back to basics' during floods
Lives will be lost if contractors do not go back to basics when responding to floods in remote parts of the Clutha district, members of the West Otago Community Board say.
No serious injuries in crash
No serious injuries in crash
Scaffolding is scattered around a ute which rolled and came to rest upside down in a ditch in Clutha Valley Rd about 11km from Balclutha yesterday.
Signage an area to work on
Signage an area to work on
Concerns about delays erecting flood warning signs during last month's flooding in the Clutha district and a lack of signs highlight two things that could be done better in the future, a report says.
Scaffold truck spills load near Balclutha
Scaffold truck spills load near Balclutha
A scaffolding truck rolled and spilled its load when it went into a ditch in South Otago this afternoon.