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Monday 14th January, 2019
Organisers say several hundred visitors browsed the more than sixty stalls during the course of the traditional five-hour fair.
They say stallholders were delighted with the large number of shoppers, an increase being put down to the perfect summer weather.
Typically, the market day raises about fifteen hundred dollars for local beautification projects.
Proceeds from this year's event are set to go towards new information panels for the town's historic Molyneux Bay.
Wednesday 19th December, 2018
A move to recycle its own glass is part of an ongoing learning curve for a young Catlins business.
The Port Molyneux School event venue in Kaka Point is set to welcome thousands of merrymaking guests between now and March as it enters its second summer wedding season...
For the owners, it's a chance to make a positive difference to the Catlins environment...
Monday 17th December, 2018
Balclutha residentshttp://www.channel39.co.nz/node/add/story# were advised to shut their doors and windows against noxious smoke as the town’s landfill went up in flames yesterday morning.
A helicopter with a monsoon bucket was deployed to battle the blaze in a rubbish pile at Mount Cooee landfill, near the Kaitangata highway on the outskirts of Balclutha.
Crews from as far afield as Kaka Point and Waihola turned out to assist firefighters from Balclutha, along with a command unit from Dunedin.
Tuesday 11th December, 2018
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A summer programme in the Catlins is promising a festival of birds, butterflies and bats, fossils, fish and family fun throughout next month.
Entering its third year, the Forest and Bird South Otago Catlins Summer Programme aims to educate, enthuse and inform people about the unique natural environment around them.
Monday 10th December, 2018
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Despite rain at the start of the day, the weather soon cleared and the one hundred and fifty third (153rd) annual Tokomairiro A&P Show went ahead as planned on Saturday.
Hundreds of visitors flocked to Milton, just south of Dunedin, to take part in displays and entertainment for both young and old.
Friday 30th November, 2018
Festive preparations are underway throughout South Otago for the arrival of Santa Claus.
The Clutha Country Santa Parade returns to Balclutha on Saturday with more than 30 groups and floats expected to take part.
Among those rummaging through dusty decoration boxes to decorate their float, are pupils and teachers from Clutha Valley School in Clydevale.
Monday 26th November, 2018
It's been fifty years since the first 'Miss Pastoral Queen' stepped from the paddock to the stage at the South Otago A and P Show.
And this year's winner says she's honoured to take out the competition in a milestone year.
Thursday 22nd November, 2018
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Authorities across the South have turned their attention to the cleanup as the worst of this week's flooding appears to be over.
The sun poked out briefly today as floodwaters throughout Otago continue to slowly recede after Tuesday's deluge.
Tuesday 20th November, 2018
The Dunedin City Council is asking residents in the city to avoid using showers, dishwashers and washing machines to ease pressure on the city's wastewater network, as the predicted deluge takes hold.
City services general manager Sandy Graham says the Emergency Management bunker has been activated, but an emergency hasn't yet been declared.
Tuesday 13th November, 2018
Armistice Day was celebrated around the South Island and across the world on Sunday.
Among the many many rural towns observing the conclusion of "the war to end all wars" were Greymouth and Milton.