Dave Hill knows all about coping with a disability. His wife, Trish, is New Zealand's most successful female wheelchair athlete, with 36 international medals and trophies, plus eight world records, and he has helped many other athletes with disabilities.
"A joyous explosive expression of spring" is how Ra McRostie describes this month's performances of Spirit of Spring.
The redevelopment of the Opera House will enable the Oamaru Operatic Society to stage two ambitious shows - Cats and Les Miserables - over the next two years.
A hand-delivered wheel of Whitestone Cheese was devoured last week by the crew of American television comedy Scrubs who were missing their weekly fix of Windsor Blue.
Quite by accident, a chef's table in the kitchen of Hilderthorpe restaurant Riverstone Kitchen has proved a hit.
About 150 primary and intermediate school teachers will attend a teaching and learning conference in Oamaru next month.
Strong interest in helping others has meant 60 years of marriage has passed quickly for Oamaru couple Ted and Jean McInnes.
After three years as president of the New Zealand Merino Shears in Alexandra, Greg Stuart has a new challenge - resurrecting the Omarama Merino Shears.
Pupils at Maheno School walked to the nearby Kakanui River on Friday - not to catch fish, but to put fish into the river.
A female taxi driver was left "extremely shaken" after being slapped, spat at and threatened by a male passenger in Oamaru on Sunday morning.
A Mosgiel company which contributed $107,702 towards upgrading Gardiners Rd has urged the Waitaki District Council to fund its share of the work and "get on with the job."
Striking service workers formed a picket line outside Oamaru Hospital yesterday, saying they had no other option.
Something needs to be done to make State Highway 1 from Orwell St to TY Duncan Rd safer and easier to navigate, Waitaki District Council assets group manager Neil Jorgensen says.
Forty black stilts were released in snowy conditions at Lake Tekapo last week.
Senoir secondary school pupils interested in the performing arts will have an opportunity to gain hands-on tuition in Oamaru from industry professionals.
An application by Waitaki district councillor Struan Munro to subdivide 31ha of land on the shores of Lake Aviemore into 17 lots should be approved, a Waitaki District Council planning officer has recommended.
Calling all cycling enthusiasts: The Oamaru Ordinary Cycle Club is holding an open day tomorrow and on August 31, between midday and 3pm, for anyone who is interested in joining the club.
The Waitaki District Council wants the Government to help repair erosion threatening coastal roads.
Chocolate was on the menu for Dora Hobbs' 101st birthday yesterday.
Kakanui School pupils are going potty about potatoes.
