Meeting on managing two rivers
Meeting on managing two rivers
A public meeting will be held in Maheno next week to discuss the Otago Regional Council's research and proposals for dealing with key issues confronting the Kakanui and Kauru rivers.
Rebecca Ryan
Experience fits brief, new principal says
Experience fits brief, new principal says
It has been an exciting two weeks for new Waitaki Valley School principal Deidre Senior.
Truck rolls near Omarama
Truck rolls near Omarama
State Highway 8, north of Omarama, remains reduced to one lane after a truck and trailer unit rolled early this morning.
There will be dragons
There will be dragons
Holographic fire-breathing dragons and lasers will bring Oamaru's Victorian precinct alive in spectacular style next month during the 2015 Fire and Steam festival.
School for sale by tender
School for sale by tender
The former Otepopo School building and grounds are now being offered for sale by tender, after the Ministry of Education backed down on demolishing the building last year.
Street closed for filming
Street closed for filming
Harbour St in Oamaru was closed to traffic yesterday for a filming project by Auckland company Perceptual Engineering.
No hearings until test results received
No hearings until test results received
The Ministry of Justice is awaiting results of more air quality testing at the Oamaru Hearing Facility, after another report of a chemical smell in the staff area of the prefabricated building.
A dog's tale helping children's reading programme
A dog's tale helping children's reading programme
Vet behavioural therapist Cath Rivron (left) and Oamaru youth librarian Fiona Kerr with Willow the dog, who is part of a new reading programme at Oamaru Library.
Memorial in new light for Anzac Day
Memorial in new light for Anzac Day
Light will shine on the World War 1 war memorial in Oamaru on Anzac Day.
Poppies grow as knitters join forces
Poppies grow as knitters join forces
A commemorative display of 288 knitted poppies of all shapes, sizes and shades of red will feature in Oamaru's Anzac Day celebrations next week.
Poppy Parade, service attracts 300
Poppy Parade, service attracts 300
Waimate honoured the Anzac spirit 100 years after it was forged at a special Poppy Parade and memorial service yesterday.
Rescuers further recognised
Rescuers further recognised
North Otago rescuers Robert Borst and Sergeant Peter Muldrew received a certificate of achievement at the NZSAR Council's annual awards ceremony last night for their rescue last year of Rhoda Davidson from her car, which had become stuck in the middle of a swollen North Otago creek.
Heroes honoured for rescue in flooded river
Heroes honoured for rescue in flooded river
Rhoda Davidson is ready to forget being stranded on the roof of her submerged car for two hours, as floodwaters swept around her a year ago.
Third assault in precinct alleged
Third assault in precinct alleged
A third alleged assault in the Harbour St area early on Sunday has been reported to police.
Missing father and son rescued from island
Missing father and son rescued from island
Two missing Oamaru men were rescued from an island in the Waitaki River early yesterday.
'Chance of a lifetime' for inaugural winner
'Chance of a lifetime' for inaugural winner
Jim Brooker became the first New Zealand representative in world ploughing after winning the country's first national ploughing competition in 1956.
Meek's all smoke and rivets
Meek's all smoke and rivets
With a history dating back to 1883 as a grain elevator, it is now a place of twisted visions of a steam-driven future-past. Rebecca Ryan discovers more about the Meek's Grain Elevator building in Oamaru, now home to Steampunk HQ.
Police seek information on assaults
Police seek information on assaults
Police are appealing for information about two serious assaults in Oamaru's Victorian Precinct in the early hours of yesterday.
A step back in time to Frame's childhood
A step back in time to Frame's childhood
Ten years ago, the childhood Oamaru home of one of New Zealand's greatest writers, Janet Frame, was opened to the public. Rebecca Ryan paid a visit this week to 56 Eden St.
GP finds perfect place for practice
GP finds perfect place for practice
When Christoph Rohrbach came to Oamaru, he expected to stay for just a year.