Boom year for young penguin population
Boom year for young penguin population
Mainland New Zealand’s yellow-eyed penguin populations are in decline, but Moeraki’s Penguin Rescue has experienced a boom year, Hamish MacLean reports.
Hamish MacLean
Feedback call on turn-off warning
Feedback call on turn-off warning
The NZ Transport Agency is asking for feedback on an electronic warning system - and a ''variable speed limit'' of 70kmh - for the intersection of State Highway 1 and the Moeraki Boulders access road.
Donor changed own life too
Kidney donor changed own life too
Pam Browne has had two life-changing experiences in the past 18 months.
Humanitarian organisation flies under the radar
Humanitarian organisation flies under the radar
Those who have not heard of the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) are not alone, board member Bill Woodward says.
Crown grant boosts irrigation scheme funding
Crown grant boosts irrigation scheme funding
A South Canterbury irrigation scheme has received development grant funding of $1,370,000 from Crown Irrigation Investments Ltd.
Councillors seek staffing cost clarity
Councillors seek staffing cost clarity
Waitaki district councillors have raised concerns about detail lacking in council reporting on staffing costs.
Delayed Harbour St project nears completion
Delayed Harbour St project nears completion
The finishing touches are being made to a long-awaited North Otago tourist attraction.
Oamaru high on property website
Oamaru high on property website
Oamaru's property market has received national attention over the past several days as media outlets have picked up on the town's inclusion in a Chinese property website top 10 list.
End date for irrigation project again extended
End date for irrigation project again extended
The completion date for the North Otago Irrigation Company's $57 million expansion have again been revised.
Life in Waimate feels like having won Lotto
Life in Waimate feels like having won Lotto
Kiwi-born Stuart Duncan's left behind 29 years in northern Australia and a CEO role at a regional council for a top job at in Waimate.
Scaled-back move plans concern
Scaled-back move plans concern
Network Waitaki may redevelop its Chelmer St site, in Oamaru, and move storage and servicing facilities to Weston, its chief executive says.
Rapid fire response at station praised
Rapid fire response praised
A fire at an Oamaru petrol station "could have been substantially worse" if not for the quick response from staff and firefighters.
Break-in pair scared off Palmerston
Break-in pair scared off Palmerston
The security system at Palmerston’s Z fuel station scared off two men who broke in yesterday morning.
Co-operation gets the job done
Co-operation gets the job done
Duntroon School pupils Sophia Bayne (6, left) and Zara Pope (10) join Fonterra Clandeboye’s James Riley at a community planting day in the the Duntroon Wetlands yesterday.
March Hare coming this weekend
March Hare coming this weekend
More than 1500 bikers will converge on Waimate this weekend.
Speaking up for the rarer birds
Speaking up for the rarer birds
Rare birdlife in Oamaru Harbour could be put at risk if plans for redeveloping Sumpter Wharf - or installing a zipline on Cape Wanbrow - go ahead, an expert warns.
Glenavy proves a source of winners
Glenavy proves a source of winners
Glenavy has come out tops in this year's Aorangi Regional FMG Young Farmer of the Year competitions, in Methven on Saturday.
Centre spending approved
Centre spending approved
The Waimate District Council retrospectively approved $77,123 spending on its new event centre last week.
Foreshore protection work timed to fit in with colony
Foreshore protection work timed to fit in with colony
Oamaru's little blue penguins will be protected by sand sausages after all.
Health heads talk about deficit
Health heads talk about deficit
While Dunedin and the Queenstown Lakes district take centre stage in the Southern District Health Board’s (SDHB) well-publicised capital works programme, the ongoing negotiations between the board...