Rebecca Ryan

The identities of three Oamaru people are now in the hands of international scammers.

Waitaki Boys' High School is seeking approval from the Ministry of Education to advertise the vacancy for a new rector with a ''Principal Recruitment Allowance'' to offer an additional $50,000 per year.

More than 137 years after it was built, a historic building in Oamaru's Victorian Precinct is getting a new lease on life.

Police are calling for drivers to obey stop signs in Oamaru, after a crash at the intersection of Wharfe and Wansbeck Sts on Sunday night.

A second Otago ''castle'' has gone on the market, and this one comes with its own village.

On November 1, 1961, 16-year-old John Tiddy started working at the Pukeuri freezing works as a ''string boy'' on the end of the chain.

There's a new movement gaining momentum in the New Zealand food industry. ConversatioNZ, aiming to ''inspire and empower'' by creating a strong sense of pride and respect for the country's natural, edible resources, is a not-for-profit movement created to share the story of New Zealand food and push culinary boundaries. North Otago reporter Rebecca Ryan talks to North Otago chefs and ConversatioNZ advisory board members Bevan Smith and Fleur Sullivan about it.

Five tourists were injured and taken to hospital following a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 8 near Omarama yesterday morning.

A Halloween-themed fundraising event on Saturday night raised more than $3000 for a therapy programme for three Oamaru children with autism.

The illegal dumping of two televisions, a vacuum cleaner, and an old lounge suite along one of Waitaki's most scenic roads is ''unbelievable'' and demonstrates a total lack of respect for the community, a Waitaki district councillor says.

The North Otago Astronomical Society will celebrate 30 years of the Oamaru Observatory next year and is marking the occasion by restoring the dome to its former glory and relaunching the society for a new generation of stargazers. Reporter Rebecca Ryan speaks to society member and former president Hans Brienesse.

Fire authorities are yet to determine the cause of a vegetation fire at a Kia Ora property yesterday morning.

The new, combined North Otago Museum, Forrester Gallery and Waitaki District Archive facility could open its doors to the public in mid-2019.

Steampunk HQ is taking to the streets of Oamaru.

Waitaki motorists are being urged to take extra care this Labour Weekend to reduce the road toll - for animals.