Samoan family among citizens
Mikaele Tanuvasa is a Balclutha resident, a husband, and father to four children, and now a new citizen of New Zealand.
He came from Samoa...
Community hall building to remain
A motion to halt the demolition of a community hall in Kaitangata may bring opportunity for new owners.
The Clutha District Council last week passed...
Milton dentist to retire
Today marks 49 years since Rob Wilton graduated from dental school, and now he has decided to retire from the profession.
"I'll definitely miss it,...
Return of show cattle welcomed at Tokomairiro A&P Show
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Santa was there and the cows came along too.
The decision by the Tokomairiro A&P Society to allow cattle back into the show helped make...
Funding for five community groups
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Five South Otago recipients of the Otago Community Trust grants have had early Christmas presents with the announcement of $99,500 in funding for community...
Budding artist wins drawing contest
JACK.CONROY@cluthaleader.co.nz
A pencil drawing of early settler Thomas Gabriel Read has won a young Waitahuna artist a new canvas and art supplies.
Tyler Alderton (11) said...
How to swim Cook Strait without leaving home
JOHN.COSGROVE@cluthaleader.co.nz
Swimming across Cook Strait sounds daunting enough but staying at home and swimming 880 lengths of the local Lawrence pool sounds just as ambitious.
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Big bash raises $35,000 for Esme
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Organisers of a fundraiser for the family of 4-year-old Balclutha girl Esme Palmer, who is battling lymphoma, have praised the community for its "top-class...
Tourism student Disney-bound
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A year's hard study will be rewarded when Clinton student Michaela Seymour (19) travels to Orlando, Florida, to start a six-month internship with Walt...
Christmas Tree Extravaganza
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Christmas trees covered in all manner of intricate designs and trinkets were on show as part of the eighth annual Christmas Tree Extravaganza in...