It has been labelled as "tension" or a "crisis" but Russia’s grandstanding against Ukraine is nothing new. Allied Press’ Central Otago bureau chief Jared Morgan called Ukraine home for a decade and talks to friends and former colleagues in the country and beyond.
An Upper Clutha haybarn narrowly escaped being razed this morning after smouldering hay was found inside before it potentially spontaneously combusted.
The discontent surrounding the management of the Clyde Holiday Park rated a brief mention in public and was then discussed behind closed doors at a meeting of the Vincent Community Board yesterday.
The move to Red in the traffic light system has claimed another casualty in the form of the Central Otago A&P Association’s annual show in what would have been its 125th year.
A methamphetamine bender that led a 28-year-old man to "pile drive" a man headfirst into a floor and stab another man just days later has resulted in him being jailed for two years and 10 months.
Those involved in a meeting yesterday regarding the management of the council-owned Clyde Holiday Park and Sporting Complex are remaining tight-lipped about the outcome.