Richard Davison

Following decades of underinvestment and population decline, Clutha seems to be on the up.

Joining sixth-term Mayor Tracy Hicks at the Gore District Council table this October will be at least three new faces, and as many as five.

A wetlands project five years in the planning is about to enter its next phase.

Lawrence residents remain polarised as to whether remedial flood works in the town will prove effective.

Lawrence Area School's Olive Howard (6) watches new entrant Sadie Bradfield (5) glue her lantern for the town's Lantern Festival tonight.

Unusually low flow levels in the Clutha River should not be a cause for concern, observers say.

Police say alcohol may have been a factor in an otherwise inexplicable assault on three firefighters in Kaitangata on Tuesday night.

A man will appear in court today following an alleged assault on firefighters in Kaitangata last night.

Whakaata, whakaataata (mirror, mirror), who is the fairest?

Chris Tipper, of Mt Cook, captures the early Lawrence daffodils on Saturday.

Kaitangata residents can expect further action to enhance nearby Lake Tuakitoto before the end of summer.

The Clutha District Council is "between a rock and a hard place" as it steps up efforts to address a recent spate of punctures among users of unsealed roads.

A small Catlins school is facing the permanent loss of its pool unless funding can be found.

Milton unintentionally became the vanguard of a cashless society yesterday, after both the town's main ATMs went down.

Displaced South Otago families now have a safe haven on hand, thanks to the opening of a new transitional house in Balclutha.

Concerns have been raised about the proposed route of a cycle trail extension through Lawrence.

History will be springing to life alongside the daffodils at Weatherstons Brewery this season.

A proposed $20 million hall rebuild for Balclutha has met with mixed reactions from residents.