North Otago’s Special Olympic athletes marched on State Highway 1 yesterday to mark the start of their campaign for the 2017 Special Olympics National Summer Games.
With a background in coping with drought, high interest rates and the odd challenging customer, Omarama's Lindsay Purvis is stepping into the role of Waitaki co-ordinator for the Otago Rural...
A former Oamaru man living in Las Vegas, who works in the complex where yesterday's mass shooting took place, says the city is pulling together in the face of horror.
After a decade of court battles over a plan change sought to strike a balance between development and environmental protection in the Mackenzie Basin, a final decision is in sight.
Initial frustration over the outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis has given way to greater understanding in the wider rural community, a former North Otago Federated Farmers president says.
The family of Dunedin photographer Riley Baker may still be forced to move a memorial containing his ashes, as the NZ Transport Agency is "adamant" it should go.
Supported by a crew of about 40 people, Waitaki Electorate incumbent MP Jacqui Dean romped home to a fifth term in Parliament in the comfortable surrounds of the Oamaru Opera House on...