Liquor licence news removes ‘cloud’

Beaumont Hotel proprietors Alison Mills and Gunni Egilsson say they plan to remain in business...

Liquor licence news removes ‘cloud’

After a year of it hanging over their heads, the owners of a rural South Otago pub reacted to news of a likely liquor licence renewal this week with a mixture of anger and relief.

Three taken to hospital after South Otago crash

Police review the scene of a three-car crash on State Highway 1 near Lovells Flat yesterday...

Three taken to hospital after South Otago crash

Three people have been injured, one critically, in a crash on State Highway 1 between Milton and Balclutha.

Clutha Mayor wants further subdivision

Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan and Plantation Heights sales co-ordinator Jo Jack stand in front of...

Clutha Mayor wants further subdivision as demand continues

Clutha officials want to see further subdivisions developed in the district, as a council-established project reaches capacity.

Scottish country dancing school ‘exceeded expectations’

A group of dancers illustrates a teaching sequence during the Royal Scottish Country Dance...

Scottish country dancing school ‘exceeded expectations’

Fun, fitness and friendship were the order of the day in Milton yesterday morning, as the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society South Island Easter School drew to a close.

Rugby Club Cen스피드 바카라사이트nnial Events 'At At

Henry Harwood (7) goes to tackle eventual try scorer Jake McHaffie (8) during an under-9s warm-up...

Rugby Club Cen스피드 바카라사이트nnial Events 'At At

The hordes descended on Clydevale this Easter weekend, helping make the Clutha Valley Rugby Club’s centennial celebrations a memorable occasion.

Drags title retained but record time stands

The 4-litre Toyota ‘‘Hoelux’’, driven by Jenna Cunningham, of Waitahuna, smokes it up before the...

Drags title retained but record time stands

Dunedin man Mike Scholten retained his Lawrence Quarter Mile Drags title at the annual celebration of high-octane wheel-spinning at the weekend.

Big infrastructure spend in draft plan for Clutha

Big infrastructure spend in draft plan for Clutha

The Clutha District Council will embark on the biggest infrastructure investment in its history, if its latest long-term plan is adopted unchanged.

Scottish dancers eager for reel thing

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society South Island Easter School organiser Quentin Currall, of...

Scottish dancers eager for reel thing

Practitioners of a 250-year-old pastime will gather in record numbers in South Otago this Easter.

Saying farewell to career in butchery

The owner of Blue Spur Butchery in Lawrence, Jan Harper, retires tomorrow after 48 years in the...

Saying farewell to career in butchery

A "fair go" from a family friend led to a lifetime of job satisfaction for one southern girl, who draws the curtain on a career in butchery this week.

Submissions for, against draft gambling policy

Submissions for, against draft gambling policy

Clutha District Council must decide on a possible future reduction in the number of poker machines in the district after hearing several heartfelt submissions on the topic.

ORC campaign called for in plant pest battle

Showing the distinctive orange-coloured wood of invasive pest Darwin’s barberry being cleared...

ORC campaign called for in plant pest battle

After 12 years of bush-whacking, a small Catlins environmental group believes it has almost eradicated an invasive plant pest from Papatowai.

Fears over heritage zone regulations

Lawrence Junk Shop owner Les Bray is not in favour of the Clutha District Council establishing a...

Fears over heritage zone regulations

Lawrence business owners have reacted with caution to proposals to establish a new heritage zone in the town.

Second excavator operator title ‘a big thing’

CCNZ CablePrice National Excavator Operator Competition 2021 champion Troy Calteaux (left)...

Second excavator operator title ‘a big thing’

Pregnancy, plague — and a missed slam-dunk — could not prevent Milton man Troy Calteaux realising his destiny at the weekend.

Farming families celebrate

Century Farms chairwoman Karen Roughan reviews some of the souvenir programmes from 14 years of...

Farming families celebrate

Organisers of an annual celebration of rural history are crossing their fingers Covid-19 will not intervene again this year.

New councillor raring to go, once he shakes off flu

New councillor raring to go, once he shakes off flu

West Otago’s new councillor says he is — almost — raring to go.

Digger operator to go head to head against best in land

Breaking his paintbrush while rushing to finish his painting challenge did not prevent Troy...

Digger operator to go head to head against best in land

Milton man Troy Calteaux will take part in a heavy metal showdown in Feilding tomorrow.

Crash trio ‘fortunate’ to avoid serious injury

A Holden Commodore's engine block was torn off during an accident on State Highway 1 between...

Crash trio ‘fortunate’ to avoid serious injury

Despite a car losing its engine block during a crash in South Otago yesterday, its occupants escaped relatively unscathed.

'Fundamental flaws' in 0k lawnmower incident claim

A long-running series of appeals in an unusual case appears to have run its course, following a hearing in the Court of Appeal yesterday morning.

'Hopeless' lawnmower injury appeal thrown out

A Cromwell woman's claim of humiliation and injury to feelings after a lawnmower ran over a stone, causing her injury, appears to have run its course following a hearing in the Court of Appeal.

Moa Fl바카라사이트 유니벳 farmhouse destroyed by

Moa Fl바카라사이트 유니벳 farmhouse destroyed by

A West Otago house was destroyed by fire last night.

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