Band active under lockdown
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As a way to boost morale and have “a bit of fun” a Clutha band recorded a song and produced a music video while...
Library’s online offering in demand
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They are flying off the virtual shelves at the Balclutha Library.
Ebooks and eAudio files are in hot demand and Balclutha Library team leader Lorna...
Mine disaster explored in tales of lost, private lives
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A new Kaitangata history book seeks to uncover the private lives of the victims of the 1879 coal mine disaster, and what became of...
Clubs capture The Catlins’ beauty
The Clutha District came under the eye of 34 people from the combined clubs of the Clutha Camera Club, the Dunedin Photographic Society and...
Response thrills music organiser
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“Absolutely awesome” was how Owaka Stacker organiser Terry Bartlett described his walk-up blackboard country music event held late last month, at the Owaka sports...
Funding for Clutha literary publication
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‘‘Heteroglossia’’ is defined as the presence of two or more expressed viewpoints in a text or other artistic work.
It is also the title of...
Town replete with Lilliput Libraries
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The Lilliput Library phenomenon has reached as far south as the Catlins.
While Dunedin and cities further north have plenty of the little libraries, until...
Young actor ‘shocked’ to win OSTA talent award
A young Balclutha thespian has received recognition and a scholarship she plans to use for international travel.
Grace Stevenson (17) won the iTicket Up and...
Festival to offer wide range of activities
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What if there was an opportunity to take part in a tour of a historic New Zealand gold rush township, enjoy good food and...
A stitch in time wins a prize
Nobody knew who Amy Jones was during her first year in Lawrence, but now that her artistic talent has been revealed she is the...