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They are coming from far and wide to a bay in the Catlins to mark something which occurred exactly 150 years ago. The Catlins Historical Society is...

Should people be allowed to drive vehicles on beaches? It's a divisive question in Clutha District. As well as hearing from ecology experts, Bruce Munro talks to those up-in-arms on both sides of the argument and discovers a surprising, potentially flammable, point of agreement.

Nearby helicopter not used in search for missing diver in Catlins 13 Jan, 2021 07:21 PM 3 minutes to read By: Richard Davidson A Catlins bach owner believes "politics" may have hampered a helicopter search for a Heriot man who died while freediving near his Newhaven property last month. Jake Bridson, 23, of Heriot, died at popular Catlins snorkelling spot Owaka Heads about noon on December 27, after he became separated from a fellow diver. An Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter arrived from Dunedin about 1pm, and located Bridson's body by about 1.40pm. However, Newhaven bach owner David Pearson ...

23-year-old Jake Bridson was his mother's "greatest gift of all".

23-year-old Jake Bridson was his mother's "greatest gift of all".