'Amazing' calibre at Hokonui fashion awards
'Amazing' calibre at Hokonui fashion awards
Extravagant, exquisite and extraordinary - but never just plain ordinary - the MLT Hokonui Fashion Design Awards thrilled a sell-out crowd once more last night.
Richard Davison
Relief as halls pass test
Relief as halls pass test
Officials have expressed relief following a positive seismic report for community halls in West Otago.
Community foundation receives $100K boost
Community foundation receives $100K boost
An embryonic community foundation has received another seed-funding boost as it prepares itself for action.
Aim of feed auction is to raise $25,000
Aim of feed auction is to raise $25,000
Rain or shine it's all fine.
Cadogan keen to stand for fourth term
Cadogan keen to stand for fourth term
A desire to ''bed-in progress'' has led Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan to seek re-election once more.
Council restores road access for contractor
Council restores road access for contractor
A Catlins contractor has praised Clutha District Council for its "common sense" approach to compromise, after a road closure stoush threatened to escalate.
Bat project gets a $20,000 boost
Bat project gets a $20,000 boost
A new round of scientific grant funding may help turn mysterious twilight shadows into living, breathing reality.
Can't get more rural, but dogs 'urban'
Can't get more rural, but dogs 'urban'
A Kaka Point dog owner says ''confusing'' Clutha District Council dog fees are discriminatory and unfair.
Both kindness and hostility after online appeal
Both kindness and hostility after online appeal
A South Otago family has called for compassion after losing everything but the clothes on their backs in a recent house fire.
End of Trustpower community awards
End of Trustpower community awards
Trustpower has discontinued its long-standing community awards, as it seeks to "evolve" community sponsorship activities.
Bold twilight move set off couple's course to altar
Bold twilight move set off couple's course to altar
In 1959, a shot in the dark from Cupid's bow sweetly struck a pair of South Otago hearts.
Beekeeper buzzing after honey medals
Beekeeper buzzing after honey medals
A South Otago beekeeper is enjoying a sweet buzz after flying high at the country's top honey awards.
Tapanui's mystery submitter chastised
Tapanui's mystery submitter chastised
A mystery civic agitator could soon find themselves in trouble, if they attempt to remain anonymous.
50-year conservation effort celebrations
50-year conservation effort celebrations
A Catlins reserve will celebrate 50 years of conservation efforts this September.
Bowls continues to draw affection
Bowls continues to draw affection
Balclutha woman Phyllis Peek could fairly be accused of a little "bias" of her own when it comes to her beloved sport of bowls.
Suspicious fires unsolved
Suspicious fires unsolved
A suspicious forestry fire near Milton remains under investigation.
House damaged in gorge fire
House damaged in gorge fire
Fire ''half-destroyed'' a house near Milton yesterday afternoon.
House near Milton 'half-destroyed' by fire
House near Milton 'half-destroyed' by fire
A house fire near Milton is now under control but the blaze has "almost half-destroyed" the building.
Extreme rain, less drizzle 'new pattern'
Extreme rain, less drizzle 'new pattern'
A claim ''drizzle'' may be disappearing from the South Otago weather radar has met with a storm of opinion from residents.
Kai rulz: reviving a small town
Kai rulz: reviving a small town
The culmination of an eight-year, $1 million project to upgrade Kaitangata’s community hall symbolises a wider renaissance for the small South Otago town.