Richard Davison

Balclutha teenager Hadley Lowry (14) sizes up a pumpkin on the bathroom scales this week as his possible entry for the South Otago A&P Society Virtual Giant Pumpkin competition ending next Friday.

A new lockdown delivery service for Clutha has met with cautious approval from officials, following a bumpy start.

An unofficial South Otago "meals on wheels" service has praised lockdown authorities for changing their minds, and adopting a "common sense" approach to its activities.

The Clutha District Council has moved to loosen its rates payment regulations for residents who might be experiencing unexpected financial hardship during the Covid-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown.

The battle of the bears has taken a distinctly provincial turn after a new display popped up on State Highway 1 near Balclutha over the weekend.

Southern GPs say they want greater clarity around a probable increased level of testing for the Covid-19 coronavirus, and qualifying criteria for patients.

A new sporting challenge has already produced some friendly local rivalry in South Otago.

Surat Bay Lodge’s "Hilton Henhouse" has gone from famine to feast thanks to the recent lockdown.

Divine intervention may have led to a Northland family’s recent timely arrival in the South.

A police officer who pepper-sprayed a Balclutha man who was on the way to feed his horses has been found to be at fault.

Frustrations with an allegedly "continually absent" Clutha councillor boiled over last week.

Farming advocates have expressed anger over the "rushed" pace of consultation on a core Otago Regional Council policy document.