Swimmers should check water first
JACK.CONROY@cluthaleader.co.nz
Care for a swim?
Otago Regional Council (ORC) staff will be out around the region sampling and testing water quality for the summer recreation season...
Familiar cars and rare come to annual Kai show and run
by JOHN COSGROVE and JACK CONROY
An ‘‘amazing turnout’’ of vehicles and people made the 2020 Kaitangata Car Show and Run a success on Saturday...
Isolation among elderly
JOHN.COSGROVE@cluthaleader.co.nz
No bus, no taxi, no way out of home.
A rising tide of isolation among the elderly was a key talking point during recent local...
Kaitangata advocate gives time to many
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Clutha District Council’s Community Awards were given to six dedicated residents and two secondary school pupils who have been working tirelessly in their communities...
Sign of New Zealand’s beauty in south of France
Ex-Kaka Point resident Nicolas Cogan has received a cheerful reminder of a visit by some long- distance friends when he was sent a photo...
Blue Mountain College formal
Dresses, suits, cars and chariots of all types were all on show when the Blue Mountain College held their annual seniors formal ball at...
Wellbeing techniques promoted
In honour of Mental Health Awareness Week, the Clutha Leader takes a dive into what taking care of mental health involves in a rural...
Splashing good fun
Mud larks.
When the South Otago small schools cross country was cancelled due to Alert Level 2 restrictions, staff at Waiwera South School felt they...
Plate commemorating cancelled royal visit found
JACK.CONROY@cluthaleader.co.nz
Is a commemorative plate more interesting for marking an event that never took place?
That is the question facing Owaka Museum manager Mike McPhee, following...
Maths teacher problem tricky
JOHN.COSGROVE@cluthaleader.co.nz
Tokomairiro High School principal Glenis Sim had not taught calculus for 20 years.
But then Covid-19 happened.
Staffing issues hit the school when its senior mathematics...