Chance to help others
Whether you love it or choose to ignore it, Christmas is just around the corner now.
Children catch the fishing bug
Children catch the fishing bug
The chance to catch a salmon lured 71 children and their families to Loch Cameron on Saturday.
Local legend: Sue Maunder
Local legend: Sue Maunder
Sue Maunder, of Tokomairiro Mouth, is this week’s Silver Fern Farms Local Legend.
More than 200 attend careers expo
More than 200 attend careers expo
More than 20 employers, education providers, agencies and business start-up consultants filled the auditorium of Te Pou ō Mata-Au Clutha District War Memorial & Community Centre for the Clutha...
Recognised for 50 years’service
Recognised for 50 years’service
Helping people out and being involved in the community with like-minded friends is something one Lawrence volunteer enjoys.
Travel season start praised
Travel season start praised
Balclutha Police celebrated local efforts with a near-perfect start to the summer holiday travel season last week.
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Pupils enthused by encounter with eels
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Pupils enthused by encounter with eels
Young and possibly very old gathered together for a slippery encounter in West Otago on Tuesday.
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Rain in Spain proved a challenge
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Rain in Spain proved a challenge
A self-employed West Otago mother of two has returned from the International Six-Day Enduro (ISDE) in Spain with some valuable experience last month.
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‘Management not adhering to basic safety’
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‘Management not adhering to basic safety’
Nobody is safe inside the walls of the Otago Corrections Facility because of a "volatile" combination of poor management and an increase in high-security inmates, a former staff member says.
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Vintage machinery dusted off for special day
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Vintage machinery dusted off for special day
Visitors received a taste of days of yore yesterday, as Lawrence cranked up its annual heritage day.
Concern about build-up near bridge
Concern about build-up near bridge
It is not all water under the bridge in rural South Otago.
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Venue could lease space for caffeine fix
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Venue could lease space for caffeine fix
Those heading South may soon have another place to refresh themselves with a driver reviver.
Organisers call off car show due to saturated grounds
Organisers call off car show due to saturated grounds
KAITANGATA: Organisers say they are "devastated" having to call off tomorrow’s Kaitangata Car Show, after recent heavy rains made host venue the Crescent Rugby Club unusable.
Easter 150th celebration set for club
Easter 150th celebration set for club
South Canterbury’s oldest and most successful rugby club is gearing up to celebrate its 150th jubilee next Easter.
Re-turfing works begin at Aorangi
Re-turfing works begin at Aorangi
Work has begun on the $1.3million hockey turf replacement at Aorangi Park.
Be vigilant, car owners told
Be vigilant, car owners told
Police in the Clutha district are advising motorists to be vigilant after a search warrant targeting an alleged thief was executed in Milton recently.
Local Legend: Noelene Scott.
Local Legend: Noelene Scott.
Every week, Leader readers make loads of nominations for the Silver Fern Farms Local Legend and this week’s winner is Balclutha Cross Recreation Centre manager Noelene Scott.
Students praised for festival efforts
Students praised for festival efforts
The first Māori Language week festival in Balclutha was a success at South Otago High School this month.
Need for IHC support remains: advocate
Need for IHC support remains: advocate
New Zealand’s IHC celebrated its 75th birthday of supporting those with intellectual disabilities last week.
Seeing the world through the lens of science
Seeing the world through the lens of science
Science came to life for many Clutha school pupils and students with the applied displays of the National Science Technology Trust Roadshow in South Otago High School gymnasium last week.