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A crash in Fryatt St resulted in about $10,000 of damage to three vehicles. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY A Dunedin man who smashed into three cars while intoxicated was drunk behind the wheel twice in less than three weeks, a court has heard.

After taking police on a drunken chase in which he "drifted" around Dunedin’s student quarter, Archie Jacob Quintin Mitchell said he felt unlucky to have been caught.

Waitaki MP Miles Anderson Urgent changes must be made to recently tightened visa rules if provincial areas are to avoid being "adversely impacted", Waitaki MP Miles Anderson says.

Katrina Kelly The heart behind the North Otago and South Canterbury A&P shows has died.

The Southern New Zealand dotterel is critically endangered, with just 101 birds left at last count. PHOTO: DOC Feral cats appear to be winning the battle against the southern dotterel, one of the rarest birds in the country.

The Wachner Pl clock is on the move. PHOTO: ODT FILES Invercargill's town clock is likely on the move, albeit by about 23m.

Balclutha cubs and scouts laid a wreath at the dawn parade. PHOTOS: NICK BROOK Beaumont held its first ceremony at its brand new War Memorial monument on Anzac Day.

Black Tomato Sauce rock the Music!Exists fest at TPŌMA recently. PHOTO: SUPPLIED The first Music!Exists was held at Te Pou ō Mata-Au Clutha District War Memorial and Community Centre (TPOMA) last month.

Support workers Pia Dickhaut (left) and Carol Adams in one room of their service’s Balclutha transition house. PHOTO: NICK BROOK Gore and Clutha Whānau Refuge (WR) held an interagency meeting at their local Refuge Transition House last week to showcase their shared accommodation Refuge on offer in Balclutha.

Hunters on Kaitangata’s Lake Tuakitoto will be hoping for worse weather for the start of this year’s duck-shooting season on Saturday. PHOTO: NICK BROOK Mallard numbers look positive for the opening of duck-shooting this weekend, but the season could use more rain, Otago Fish & Game says.

PHOTO: NICK BROOK This week’s winner of the Silver Fern Farms Local Legend prize is Liz Freeman, of Balclutha.

Kairus Booth, a One NZ Future Warriors rugby league player from Balclutha, kicks the ball during the Under-17 Harold Matthews Cup final, held at the weekend in Sydney. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED For one Balclutha rugby league player, being a newbie in the Future Warriors did not stop him from helping them to a milestone win.

Clutha District Lawrence-Tuapeka ward councillor Jock Martin headshot. PHOTO: ODT FILES Rates rises and Three Waters dominated the Clutha District Council’s (CDC) recent soapbox sessions, including the final meeting at Te Pou ō Mata-Au Clutha District War Memorial & Community Centre last Wednesday.

Fire brigade volunteers are encouraging the community to get in touch with them for free fire safety checks over winter.

Closing day for the summer season at the Timaru Bowling Club was a riot of different coloured bowls. Tony Marshall displays his men’s senior singles trophy. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED Summer closed out with colour

Ready to get stuck into a game of bullrush at Ashbury Park for the Harlequins club day are (from left) Leo, 8, Luke, 8, Karter, 8, Sam, 8 and Luke, 7. PHOTOS: CONNOR HALEY A record number of children took part in a ripper week of rugby fun as the South Canterbury Rugby holiday programme chalked up another successful outing.

Sculptor Steve Molloy (left) and Jmac Joinery owner John McCarthy show off sculptures that will be for sale to raise funds for a friend’s cancer treatment. PHOTO: CONNOR HALEY An unexpected cancer diagnosis has brought a work community together to fundraise through an event they are simply calling "Mates helping a mate".

Local artist Helen Oishi is on the hunt for an empty shop to set up a fundraising exhibition. PHOTO: SHELLEY INON Local artists are seeking a window of opportunity.

Timaru brothers James (left) and Daniel Laming show off their haul at last year’s season opener. PHOTO: RHYS ADAMS Hunters around the region will be up at the quack of dawn on Saturday as the duck-shooting season officially opens.

Double amputee and motivational speaker Mark Inglis will be guest speaker at this year’s Trust Aoraki South Canterbury Sport and Recreation Awards. PHOTO: SUPPLIED From outstanding youth to dedicated volunteers, the 2024 Trust Aoraki South Canterbury Sport and Recreation Awards will celebrate record breakers, international competitors, and local community champions.