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A South Otago mum said the region shouldn't be forced to chose whose loved ones miss out on heath care to cut the budget for the Dunedin Hospital rebuild; it should go ahead as promised and be fit for the region and future generations. Checkpoint understands the sixth level of the inpatient building could be scrapped altogether, including mental health beds for the elderly under one proposal. Specialists had until Wednesday to make their their feelings known on that. A top clinician said the programme is ageist and politicians wouldn't dare to do it paediatric services. The government's insisting the project be completed within the current 1.9 billion dollar budget, despite costs estimates of 3 billion and a National party election promise to deliver Dunedin a hospital that would be, fit for purpose for generations. Balclutha woman Natasha Munro's 3 year old daughter Sofia has major feeding and digestive difficulties meaning she's a regular patient at the hospital and is also forced to travel to Christchurch for care. She told Lisa Owen she believes any downsizing is a mistake and it is whanau that will pay.

In an industrial area on the outskirts of Balclutha in south Otago, more than a dozen businesses are trying to get back on their feet after last week's floods. Reporter Lauren Crimp spoke to MV Motors owner Bronwyn Finch.

What IS a Melidex? What are Budgie Smugglers? An Obilope? Dazzas? A frond? You won't get ALL the answers this episode, but you WILL hear about Mel's adventure to Balclutha parkrun. You WILL hear the Birthday Boys August offering. And you WILL learn about the latest batch of launches. For the rest, you might just have to listen to the back catalogue… Join TOC & Mel. You're welcome

Balclutha has declared itself as the biggest fans of Six60.

It's one of five locations who are battling it out for the band's 'encore concert' for their Grassroots Tour, before they head to Europe. Mayor, Bryan Cadogan talks to Emile Donovan about why he wants to get the band there.

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Welcome to the NZMX Nationals Race Recap podcast. This new addition to the network sees Trent joined by Blake Maitland as they break down what they see at the NZMX Nationals. Round 1 at Balclutha on the South Island kicked off the series. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/motolimited/message

There was an urgent listing in the Dominion Post, reading:"Four Boomers Need Help". Behind the ad is Bryan Cadogan, aka Sprout . He's also the mayor of Balclutha - we check in to see if the ad has worked!

Hawke's Bay had a 23 degree day on June the first and Balclutha farmers have been reaching for their stubbies - it's been very warm there too.

This week on Stockwhips and Lattes we chat with Ken Payne an ex professional shearer turned farm tutor and district councilor based in Balclutha. Ken is passionate about our shearing and rural industry and for the last 2 decades has been passing on his skills and knowledge with Telford agricultural students and most recently, with Laura's interns at Fairlight Station. Ken can shear a sheep blindfolded, spins a good yarn and is a bit of a legend in the deep south.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On today's show.... Flynny is seeing dogs being walked in prams EVERYWHERE!  We talk to a real life Witch to see if Jay-Jay is one too.  George's Gardening Corner and fan mail from a retirement village in Balclutha!  Catch us 3-7pm weekdays on More FM & on the ROVA app!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CP Media Wednesday night live 26 August 2021 Thanks to EVO CYCLES NZ for sponsoring this podcast 9:30 – Cam Jones We kick off with NZ MTB Cameron Jones athlete who is lining up for the under 23 world champs in Val di Sole Italy this weekend. Cam is a fantastic athlete who no matter how hard he is pushing always seems to have a smile on his face. He has won the 2 day Coast to Coast and is the current NZ and Oceania XC MTB Champion. We look forward to catching up with Cam about his development as an athlete, his preparation for the worlds, and his goals for the future. 45:27 – Craig Gordon Craig Gordon has been flying the Team CP flag in Balclutha for the last couple of years. We catch up with him to learn more about his background, his training and goals for the year ahead. 59:29 – Kim Vargo Kim Vargo - Team CP Strength Coach who discusses the question of how much weight we should be lifting and how many repetitions that we should be shooting for. CP MEDIA HOSTS James Owen – @jamesowennz Richard Greer – @ric.greer THANKS TO OUR AMAZING SPONSORS SUUNTO New Zealand – suuntostore.co.nz True Fleece Merino NZ nz.truefleece.com Pure Sports Nutrition – https://puresportsnutrition.com/ Coffee Culture – https://coffeeculture.co.nz/ Giant Bikes NZ – https://www.giant-bicycles.com/nz EVO Cycles – https://www.evocycles.co.nz/ Salomon NZ – https://www.salomon.com/en-nz Frontrunner Columbo – https://frontrunnercolombo.co.nz/ Team CP – Your Endurance Coaching Specialists – www.teamcp.co.nz @teamcpnz https://www.facebook.com/teamcpnz richard@teamcp.co.nz

A convoy of 50 tractors and utes are set to thunder down Auckland's Queen St tomorrow as thousands of farmers around the country gear up for a "howl of a protest" that will see vehicles parade through urban centres across New Zealand.Groundswell NZ has organised the protest in 47 towns and cities on Friday.Pukekohe to Auckland organiser Scott Bright said that 50 tractors would be escorted by police along the Southern Motorway from Drury starting at 9.20am.The convoy would leave the motorway at Wellesley St, travel down Queen St before going along Beach Rd and rejoining the motorway heading south from Stanley St.People have been encouraged to bring their tractor, ute and dogs for a bark-up in protest against what has been described as "increasing Government interference, unworkable regulations, and unjustified costs".A "massive" number of tractors are expected on Auckland's Queen St down to Southland.Groundswell co-founder Bryce McKenzie, from West Otago, is expecting an "enormous" response to the nationwide event.The only major city Groundswell had left off the itinerary - and that was intentional - was Wellington.McKenzie was expecting a "massive" number of tractors in Auckland's Queen St. The logistics were different in the various areas, with some towns requiring traffic management plans, he said.Bright said a number of vegetable growers would be donating three tonnes of vegetables to the City Mission.The Herald understands a protest planned for Christchurch has been moved out of Cathedral Square as organisers were expecting a large number of participants.Some protesters have been diverted to other Canterbury towns.Christchurch organiser Aaron Stark told John MacDonald on NewstalkZB their main concerns are around constant changes to regulations and the "moving of goal posts"."We're fed up to be honest. Every farmer I know around here, around Canterbury, we're having the talk that maybe it's time to hang up the boots and find something else to do."It's getting to a point where we can't do it."The Otago Daily Times is reporting in Dunedin, organisers have decided it would not be safe for the protest to stop in the city so participants will drive through the Octagon, between about noon and 12.15pm, their dogs barking.They will then return to Mosgiel where former Invermay head Dr Jock Allison would give a short address and Marshall would deliver Groundswell NZ's statement on how it sees things.Even though protest vehicles would be keeping left and letting other traffic flow as smoothly as possible, there would still be significant disruption to the travelling public around Dunedin and Balclutha and more time should be left to get to destinations.In Levin, tradies and farmers are planning to drive their utes and tractors down Oxford St.The local protest group is planning to meet at Donnelly Park at 11am. The convoy would then leave for a drive through Oxford St at noon.Roy Williams, of Levin Scaffolding Ltd, and Ingo Schleuss, of Kapinua, setting up the protest banner south of Levin yesterday. Photo / SuppliedHundreds of farmers, growers and tradies are expected to take to the streets around Northland.Protests in Whangārei, Dargaville, Kerikeri and Kaitaia are due to start around the country at 11am.Whangārei co-ordinator Tracey Thomasson said she expected up to 200 vehicles.In Dannevirke, the protest kicks off on High St around 12.15pm.The parade of tractors, trucks, vehicles and people walking will start from the old Farmers Transport south of town and the Mangatera Hotel north of town.

Trucks, utes and even dogs will descend on city centres around the country today, as farmers take part in a huge protest.The Howl of a Protest event, organised by Groundswell New Zealand, will see thousands of farm vehicles rumbling through cities in protest against what farmers say is increasing interference from the Government, unworkable regulations and unjustified costs.The protests are taking place in 55 cities starting from Kaitaia to Southland.In Auckland, up to 50 tractors and utes are expected to take part in a convoy starting from Drury, on the Southern Motorway, at 9.20am.The convoy will be escorted by police as farmers head towards the Auckland CBD, where they are set to head down Queen St by the early afternoon.It will leave the motorway at Wellesley St, travel down Queen St before going along Beach Rd and rejoining the motorway heading south from Stanley St.Auckland motorists are told of a large convoy going through the CBD today. (File Photo / Mark Mitchell)A police spokeswoman said authorities were aware of the plans for protest action today."Police recognise and respect the lawful right to protest and our aim is to ensure that both the participants and the community are safe.Police will monitor the activities to ensure the safety of everyone involved."People have been encouraged to bring their tractor, ute and dogs for a bark-up.Groundswell NZ co-founder Bryce McKenzie, from West Otago, is expecting an "enormous" response to the nationwide event.The only major city that had left off the itinerary, and that was intentional, was Wellington.McKenzie was expecting a huge number of tractors in Auckland's Queen St today.The logistics were different in the various areas, with some towns requiring traffic management plans, he said.Bright said a number of vegetable growers would be donating three tonnes of vegetables to the City Mission.'We're fed up'The Herald understands a protest planned for Christchurch has been moved out of Cathedral Square as organisers were expecting a large number of participants.Some protesters have been diverted to other Canterbury towns.Christchurch organiser Aaron Stark told John MacDonald on NewstalkZB their main concerns are around constant changes to regulations and the "moving of goal posts"."We're fed up to be honest. Every farmer I know around here, around Canterbury, we're having the talk that maybe it's time to hang up the boots and find something else to do."It's getting to a point where we can't do it."The Otago Daily Times reports that in Dunedin, organisers have decided it would not be safe for the protest to stop in the city so participants will drive through the Octagon, between about noon and 12.15pm, their dogs barking.Hastings event organiser Chris Miles will be among thousands of people taking part in the Howl of A Protest movement today. (Photo / Warren Buckland)They will then return to Mosgiel where former Invermay head Dr Jock Allison would give a short address and Groundswell NZ's statement on how it sees things would be delivered.Even though protest vehicles would be keeping left and letting other traffic flow as smoothly as possible, there would still be significant disruption to the travelling public around Dunedin and Balclutha and more time should be left to get to destinations.In Levin, tradies and farmers are planning to drive their utes and tractors down Oxford St.The local protest group is planning to meet at Donnelly Park at 11am. The convoy would then leave for a drive through Oxford St at noon.Hundreds of farmers, growers and tradies are expected to take to the streets around Northland.Protests in Whangārei, Dargaville, Kerikeri and Kaitaia are due to start around the country at 11am.Whangārei co-ordinator Tracey Thomasson said she expected up to 200 vehicles.In Dannevirke, the protest kicks off on High St around 12.15pm.The parade of tractors, trucks, vehicles and people walking will start from the old Farmers Tran...

The intense bullying of a young boy by schoolmates over his love of My Little Pony motivated expat Kiwi Rob McDonald to write his award winning book The Nancys that took out last year's Ngaio Marsh Best First Novel award. There's now a follow up, Nancy Business, with the same core characters - teenage sleuth Tippy and her partners in detection, her gay uncle Pike and his partner Devon. They're all fans of the Nancy Drew detective book series. The story's set in a fictional South Otago town called Riverstone - countryside well known to the Balclutha-born, now Melbourne based author. It starts with a bombing on the main street, but the amateur detectives believe the police have charged the wrong person with it.

On today's podcast, we catch up with the man who spotted the 'Balclutha Pig', Matt gets fast and furious in bed, and is cycling 'Penis or Genius'...

207 - Teaching Science Bubbles - Toby Swallow in Balclutha joins Samuel Mann in Sawyers Bay. With a contribution from Tahu Mackenzie. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz

For the first three decades of the 20th century, the park's square-rigged cargo ship, Balclutha, sailed under the name Star of Alaska for the Alaska Packers Association. This episode explores that period of the ship's lifetime, as well as the Pacific Coast histories entwined with it: canning, labor organizing, debt peonage, and muckraking journalism.

Today on the show... you'll hear our last show for 2020! Poo Towns goes through Balclutha, Betoota News is along, and we have a real leveller as the boys head into the summer break.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The BNZ is closing up almost 40 branches..many of them in small towns around the country...because its says most customers have switched to digital services - inpart because COVD forced them to. The Australian owned bank anounced it will shut down 8 so called metro branches and 30 others in the next 8 months; among the bricks and mortar locations for the chop are Huntly, Opotiki, Wairoa, Balclutha, kaikohe, Geraldine,Cromwell and Taumarunui. That's despite the BNZ two year ago promising to keep all regional branches open until at least 2022. The bank's also axing its branch in Coromandel township Lisa Owen spoke to the District Mayor of Coromandel Sandra Goudie.

A series of job expos, compared to "speed dating", has resulted in employment for hundreds of people in the Otago region. The third and final "Jobbortunity" event was held in Queenstown over the weekend, where the unemployed were put in front of a host of mostly agricultural businesses desperate for workers. Balclutha and Dunedin recently staged similar events. More than 8000 jobs were on offer in total and about 10 per cent of the roles have been filled. Clutha District mayor Bryan Cadogan speaks to Corin Dann.

The mighty Clutha River is New Zealand’s second longest river, the longest in the South Island and it boasts the highest volume of any river in the country, making it the fastest flowing. In comparison to the Waikato, the Clutha carries nearly twice the volume of water. Running from Lake Wanaka through Central Otago, it finally spills into the Pacific Ocean, south of Balclutha. Its swift and swirling emerald green waters vividly intense, if not a little bewitching as it charges through the countryside with imposing intent. Many road-trippers will most likely cross-paths with the Clutha while holidaying in Wanaka, or calling into Cromwell, en-route to Queenstown. But if you have the time to explore a little further, the Clutha encompasses a swag of evocative tourist gems, from the treasure-chest of Clyde to the lesser-known jewels like Roxburgh. On a recent summer swing, I rolled through the wide and lonely wilderness of Central Otago’s Manitototo, which terminates in Alexandra. From there, the perfectly-formed and impeccably preserved goldrush town of Clyde is just a 10 minute hop up State Highway 8. Originally known as Dunstan, Clyde lies beside the mighty Clutha River amongst a rugged landscape dotted with dark schist rocks, swaying tussocks and the awesome Clyde hydro electric dam. The heart of town, Sunderland Street, boasts one of New Zealand’s best historic precincts, lined with storied properties like the Dunstan Times Building, Hartley Arms Hotel, the town hall/lodge, Dunstan House, Dunstan Hotel, the former Benjamin Naylor General Store, post office, court house and Clyde Railway Station all standing proudly defiant to the passage of time. A hospitality powerhouse is Oliver’s Restaurant, which was established and operated for 20 years by Fleur Sullivan, of Fleur’s Place Moeraki fame. At the foot of the serrated Dunstan Range which was sporting a skiff of fresh January snow when I visited, Clyde is also the start (or finish line) of the Otago Central Rail Trail, New Zealand’s Original Great Ride, which runs along the old railway line all the way to Middlemarch. It has now been joined by a supporting cast of trails, which are more focused on tracing the Clutha.  The Otago Central Rail Trail is New Zealand's Original Great Ride and extends 150 kilometres along the former railway route between Middlemarch and Clyde. The Roxburgh Gorge Trail is a one-day trip on a 34km route snaking alongside the Clutha River from Alexandra to the Roxburgh Dam. And the latest kid on the block is the Clutha Gold Trail, which opened four years ago. This 73km trail is a unique riverside heritage experience, heading south from Roxburgh to the Beaumont Gorge, where it branches off through rich green valleys towards the historic gold mining town of Lawrence. It was nearby at Gabriel’s Gully, that the Otago goldrush was born, following the discovery of gold in 1861. Both trails can be discovered on foot or by bike, immersing you in the golden Otago heartland, richly wreathed in its mining legacy. If the trails sound like too much of a hard slog for your leisurely vacation plans, hopscotch your way around the characterful attractions, by car. In fact, just east of Alexandra, follow State Highway 85 for ten minutes to Omakau and Ophir, which was once the area’s most populous centre, taking its name from King Solomon’s gold mine. The streetscape feels frozen-in-time, lined with dozens of historic buildings and cottages, cleaved out of schist, mudbrick and timber. In a region where bridges punctuate the panoramas, Ophir’s Daniel O’Connell Bridge is a star specimen, one of the region’s last surviving suspension bridges, built in 1880. A whole roasted bullock and 238 litres of beer was devoured to celebrate its opening. Ophir Post Office is another classic, as is Pitches Store, a former grocery shop which now wins accolades for its superb boutique accommodation and restaurant. Great on-the-go coffee, too! Back on State Highway 8, I headed...

simplenakedsoap keeps your skin healthy and radiant without all the harsh chemicals thanks to soap made from real goats milk, from real goats from the goats farm that Tracey and Malcolm run in Balclutha. Keeping with the cleanliness theme, I try out Odorex anti-odour shoe deodoriser that NZ Defence Force, NZ Diary and other large companies rely on to keep their staffs feet odour and fungal free. Healthpak provides toiletries at scale to New Zealand hotels, motels as well as international airlines including Air New Zealand. Watch to see how they're part of the solution to sustainable portion control for hospitality operators. Drift Chat has been amazing for buynz.org.nz as it enables text messaging to visitors answering their questions in real-time instead of them having to use a contact form. Truly amazing to see three businesses join after their questions were answered. It's been fascinating to listen to what perceived barriers businesses see with the licensing process which will help us shape what our website says. A strong yes from me for any business engaged in complex online sales processes s. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE https://simplenakedsoap.com https://www.odorex.co.nz https://healthpak.co.nz https://www.drift.com

I was intrigued this morning to read an opinion piece on Tomorrow’s Schools written by Bali Haque.Now Bali Haque is an educational consultant. He has been a principal, deputy principal, head of the department, teacher and deputy chief executive of NZQA. He’s a guy who back in February, said the teachers call for a 14.5 per cent pay rise was not just reasonable but not enough. He wrote in his opinion piece on teachers pay that a teacher is worth as much as a backbencher MP and using that logic a teacher should be paid $164,000 a year.Now what was so intriguing about Bali Haque’s editorial this morning, was that it said that the Tomorrow’s School model belongs in the past and that’s interesting because Bali Haque is the chairman of the Independent Taskforce charged with reviewing the Tomorrow School’s system but it appears before the end of that review he’s already wanting to take the system apart. Maybe I’m just being naïve but it doesn’t sound like the reviewer of the system is going into the review with an open mind.I also wondered whether it was appropriate for him to be writing such thoughts while he’s deep in the process.But the piece was interesting as it went through the history of the model. It sprung out of the Picot report into education by Brian Picot who was a supermarket director and business leader, who believed in market forces and competition and wanted some of those principles introduced into schoolsSo under David Lange, Tomorrow’s Schools was launched in the 90s and it is the most devolved education system in the world. At its essence, it devolved power away from a centralised bureaucracy to the schools themselves and their independent boards. It was thought that they would know more about the community and its needs than faceless administrators in Wellington. And then the schools could do the best job, become the best they could be and win their community.It’s that aspect of competition and bulk funding that gave many the jitters. After all, with competition, you have winners, but you also have losers.Bali Haques' opinion piece focuses on this as the main reason for a new system. As he says “Most of us would expect that our children should have access to quality schooling regardless of where we live, but how can this be achieved when the system is designed to create winner and loser schools?”But I worry that Bali Haques review is about to throw the baby out with the bathwater. New Zealand schools have never been truly competitive with each other with zoning in place. Loser Schools have been rescued by commissioners and central bureaucracy.The devolved power base to the schools themselves though does mean greater flexibility and adaptability to a community’s needs.In this time, when people bemoan the amalgamation of councils and the loss of local representation due to the super cities, why would we want to do the same to our schools?The question I have with you is whether we really want to go back to the old days where the Ministry of Education building in the centre of Wellington was all powerful over the schools in New Zealand from Bluff to Blenheim, Buckland to Balclutha to Bulls.

Recorded on November 9th, 2017   Two people making music on the fly… Bugs In The Basement creates improvised musical journeys from an array of vintage and handmade instruments to modern technologies. Recorded live from our basement studio in the Pacific Northwest, each week we experiment in the process of making exploratory music and soundscapes. Unmixed, unedited and unapologetic.  www.bugsinthebasement.com

Lynley Wyeth, a farmer from near Masterton, and John Smart, a well-known vet from Balclutha, discuss care of new-born lambs, treating those that are unwell or hypothermic, and rearing orphan or surplus lambs. Lynley rears several hundred lambs each year from new-born to weaning, while John has led work to find ways to save lambs and keep them healthy. Recorded at Scene + Herd, August 2013.

We became members of a cycle touring gang in this week's How Are You? Where Are You? podcast. As we headed into the remote Catlins region of southern New Zealand we were joined by a couple of good buggers from the States. Brian and Nick taught us a great deal and we had a brilliant time riding through some of the most stunning landscapes these isles have to offer. Laughs and cheese rolls were shared on the journey and Nick's mechanical nous came to the fore when Baden's bike Fausto suffered his most catastrophic failure of the trip. A gallant attempt to resuscitate him an in impromptu ER in a woolshed was in vain, leaving the pair stranded in the wilderness until a kind Russian family came to the rescue. There were some giant hugs handed out in Balclutha when we went our separate ways. The Americans drawn by the city lights of cosmopolitan Dunedin while the local kiwis sniffed the smell of moonshine in the Hokonui Hills. Photos to match this podcast can be found at howareyouwhereareyou.com.

With minimal studio audience attendance, a lethargic musical director, and a clearly struggling host the podcast this week chose to go with haltingly desperate rather than delightfully impish. We start things off with a variation on SK's normally audacious self promotion and concentrate on Pete's upcoming record release party as well as other events that will be summarily dismissed by the Throng throughout the whole of March. Then we go nautical. You want horror? Dip into a nice bowl of your favorite crab innards. You want irony? We've got the careless destruction of a bay area amateur photography destination. You want Tragedy? We chronicle the destruction of some of San Francisco's most iconic maritime murals that nobody cared about to begin with. You want comedy? You're restoring the wrong hull sailor, this is SK Morton's Lousy San Francisco Podcast and if you want to bask in the glow, spend some time on Treasure Island.

The Park Service website reads simply "sing traditional working songs aboard a floating vessel." The songs? Sea chanteys. The vessel? A majestic iron-hulled squarerigger called the "Balclutha". I had no idea how inspiring the experience could be, nor how powerful. It turned out I had inadvertently wandered into a 25 year old San Francisco tradition: […]