Rebecca Ryan

North Otago reporter Rebecca Ryan talks to members of the Penguin Rescue Trust about a big problem.

Pembroke School will be open tomorrow for family and friends of an Oamaru boy who died after a fall down a lift shaft at an Auckland house.

Good weather over the Waitaki Valley brought good fortune to the Omarama Rodeo Club yesterday.

Air New Zealand is scheduled to introduce 50-seat Bombardier Q300 aircraft from March to replace its 19-seat Beechcraft planes on its Timaru-Wellington route.

North Otago's Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail has made it on to a list of the world's best destinations in 2016 by travel publishers Frommer's.

The theft of donations for the family of an Oamaru toddler who was critically injured when a TV fell on him has left family and friends "heartbroken'' and "disgusted''.

Designed in 1918 by George Hattersley, the Hattersley Domestic Weaving System became the mainstay of the Harris Tweed industry for the best part of the 20th century and provided soldiers injured in World Wars 1 and 2 with rehabilitation and a means of earning a living. Now the looms have played a similar role for Rod and Sue McLean, writes Rebecca Ryan.

A top New Zealand sailor who died in a gliding accident in Canterbury is remembered as a popular father and mentor.

It was a year of several firsts at the 133rd annual Palmerston and Waihemo A&P show at the weekend.

The tradition of boat days on the Oamaru Harbour continued on Waitangi Day.

A group of young Oamaru men are tackling the vital but difficult conversation of men's mental health and the stigma surrounding it. Rebecca Ryan finds out what is involved.

Another burglary in Oamaru has police urging residents to be vigilant and asking anyone with information to come forward.

Two Oamaru teens have been referred to Youth Aid after they allegedly started a fire while playing with matches at Cape Wanbrow.

A routine traffic stop in Oamaru escalated when a 14-year-old allegedly assaulted a police officer while his 19-year-old companion fled in handcuffs.

A female truck driver had a lucky escape when the truck she was driving narrowly avoided careering down a steep bank after she allegedly swerved to avoid an animal on the road.

A volunteer firefighter fell up to 7m down a steep bank while attempting to free the driver of a truck that crashed near Hampden early yesterday.

A seemingly innocent pastime, enjoyed for many years by children visiting the Oamaru Public Gardens, has been stopped by the Waitaki District Council.