Sally Rae

Oamaru grandmother Fay Daniell yesterday made a passionate plea to save the elephant slide in the Oamaru Public Gardens.

Santa Claus received a police escort when he arrived at Strawberry Fare in Waimate on Saturday.

Ever fancied learning to juggle or walking the plank?

The newly-refurbished Oamaru Opera House is a "great example" of a state-of-the-art facility that can be accessed by everyone, including disabled people, CCS Disability Action chief executive Viv Maidaborn says.

The building of a mountain hut as part of an exhibition on global warming has meant a temporary revamp at the Forrester Gallery.

Oamaru police constable Stew Hewett is head of delegation for the New Zealand team competing in the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Boise, Idaho, in February. He speaks to Sally Rae about his involvement with the organisation.

It has been a big year for Waitaki Girls High School pupil Emma Paton.

Kidney transplant recipient Shelby Paterson is not treated any differently by her family.

A Historic Places Trust plaque was rededicated at the old doctor's residence in Kurow on Sunday - another reminder of the town's social security history.

Kurow's sole-charge police officer is on the move.

Not many people can claim to having an All Black in their family. Even fewer can claim to having one who was partly responsible for naming the All Blacks - but Heather Woodrow can, as Sally Rae reports.

The seed for farmer and author Lindsay Malcolm's latest book was sown over the wool-table in the shearing shed many years ago.

"Beware: Silent Attack Dog On Premises" reads the rather menacing sign in the windscreen of Ros Booker's motor home.

After nine years of managing the North Otago rugby team, affable and popular rugby enthusiast Gerard McCarthy has decided to step down. He talks to Sally Rae about his time with the team.