'Without their sacrifices, we’d be in a different world'

Heather and Alan Duthie, of Clydevale, examine some of Mr Duthie’s great uncle Robert’s World War...

'Without their sacrifices, we’d be in a different world'

Anzac sacrifices have benefited us all. That's the message a South Otago family wants underlined, as lives cut short were commemorated across New Zealand today.

Scottish dance school gets 700 toes tapping

Event organiser Quentin Currall, of Lawrence, and dance partner Honsai He, of Christchurch, lead...

Scottish dance school gets 700 toes tapping

Owaka Memorial Community Hall has been echoing to the beat of the Highlands.

Water metering under consideration for Tapanui

Near-drought conditions in Clutha are not just affecting rural areas, it has emerged.

Mixed reaction to planned tree removals

Tapanui resident Tony Williams wants to see cherry trees outside his Tramway St home pruned,...

Mixed reaction to planned tree removals

Some Tapanui residents are unhappy with council plans to give roadside trees near their homes the chop.

Sadness at father's loss in accident

Emergency services at a septic trank truck versus car crash near Crichton, south of Milton on SH1...

Sadness at father's loss in accident

A daughter has spoken of her loss after a road accident near Milton on Friday.

Kempthorne family marks 143 years on Spylaw Valley

Father and son Maurice and Tim Kempthorne are looking forward to making their family's more than...

Kempthorne family marks 143 years on Spylaw Valley

Here's to the next 143 years.

Sprint record stands with limited traction

Quintin Smith, of Balclutha, smokes up at the 2019 Lawrence Quarter Mile Drags on Saturday. Photo...

Sprint record stands with limited traction

"The record for the fastest quarter mile sprint is still standing intact for another year, perhaps due to a section of slippery road surface.

Drag racing event set to draw the crowds

The Lawrence Quarter-Mile Drags hit the town’s Wetherstons straight for the 27th time today....

Drag racing event set to draw the crowds

Lead-footed competitors at today's Quarter-Mile Drags in Lawrence will be vying to beat a 12-year-old course record.

West Coast highway reopens after 'washout'

Heavy rains have caused a washout in the Diana Falls area of State Highway 6, the Haast Pass....

West Coast highway reopens after 'washout'

State Highway 6 at Diana Falls is now open to one lane after a ''washout'' there closed the road, adding to the West Coast's transport problems.

Anger at inaction regarding cenotaph

Glenomaru resident Kevin Boam wants the district's cenotaph on the Owaka Highway to be repaired....

Anger at inaction regarding cenotaph

A rural Catlins cenotaph has found itself at the centre of a heated debate in the run-up to Anzac Day.

Pool cost blows out but well worthwhile

West Otago swimming pool management committee chairman Murray Harris says the end this month of...

Pool cost blows out but well worthwhile

A 100% cost blow-out is a passing cloud with a visibly silver lining, leaders of a rural swimming pool project say.

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NZTA는 인터넷 바카라사이트를 취소합니다

The NZ Transport Agency has revoked the transport services licences of two southern freight operators.

Food인터넷 바카라uffs Contract Shocks Dairy Farmer

Windy Ridge Farm milk producer Andrew Moir, of Benhar, is questioning Foodstuffs South Island's...

Food인터넷 바카라uffs Contract Shocks Dairy Farmer

Southern milk drinkers are feeling sour after a boutique Benhar farm product was removed from several regional Four Square stores recently.

Decision today on writing off Fenz debt

The Clutha District Council will decide at its meeting today whether to write off a significant loan to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

Milton service centre, pool complex proposed

Milton service centre, pool complex proposed

Milton could be in line for a new pool and service centre complex, if one of several council proposals meets with ratepayer approval.

Reignited burn-off spreads

Firefighters from the Wakari brigade damp down hot spots in a rural gully near Lawrence yesterday...

Reignited burn-off spreads

Farmers have been urged to be extra cautious after a controlled burn-off reignited and consumed an estimated 20ha of pasture, slash and forestry in South Otago on Sunday night.

Town's youth campaign against meth use

Members of the Clutha District Youth Council head a public march for methamphetamine awareness in...

Town's youth campaign against meth use

South Otago took a step forward in the fight against drugs at the weekend.

'Burnout pad' funding drive offbeat

Darcy Win, of Lawrence, and his unconventional entry at the Lawrence Show & Shine event on...

'Burnout pad' funding drive offbeat

It was a case of the good, the bad - and the downright ugly - at Lawrence Car Show & Shine on Saturday.

Tributes after 'tragedy upon tragedy'

Home baking and flowers provided by South Otago community members for Muslim mourners attending a...

Tributes after 'tragedy upon tragedy'

Following "double tragedy" for Muslims in South Otago on Wednesday, the Clutha District Council has moved to honour victims of the recent terror attacks.

Man killed in crash on way back from Christchurch named

Police work at the scene of a fatal car accident near Palmerston yesterday. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Man killed in crash on way back from Christchurch named

Police have named the man who died in a crash near Palmerston yesterday after helping relatives affected by the Christchurch terror attacks.

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