Hamish MacLean

The Dunedin man who died in a crash on State Highway 1 north of Oamaru early on Sunday was a ‘‘great mate’’ and a ‘‘bloody good truck driver’’.

Many of the historic buildings in Oamaru's Victorian Precinct could provide more attractive retail spaces with a little work, the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust operations manager says.

The milk tanker driver who died in a crash on State Highway 1 north of Oamaru early on Sunday was a Dunedin man, police said last night.

Vanessa Kelly-Brown performs with VKB and the Fellas at The Great Gatsby Art and Music Extravaganza in Oamaru on Saturday night. 

Oamaru's long-awaited BMX park should clear a final hurdle early next month when a BMX club is formed.

Waimate's ANZ bank could be the next in a string of small-town bank closures.

Renewed negotiations with the Southern District Health Board have changed the nature of the "South Canterbury option" for Waitaki health services.

The Lean Meats Oamaru Ltd appeal of an October 2015 Employment Court decision in favour of the New Zealand Meat Workers Union was heard in the Court of Appeal in Wellington yesterday.

Oamaru's blue penguins have been granted breathing room by the Otago Regional Council.

Oamaru blue penguins could be using New Zealand's first penguin underpass within three weeks as crews continue work at the site at Oamaru Harbour.

"High level" talks have begun with the Southern District Health Board (SDHB), to renew a contract for health services in the Waitaki district.

The planned redevelopment of Oamaru’s resource recovery park has shown "serious incompetence" on the part of the Waitaki District Council, the deputy mayor says.

Freedom campers in the Waitaki district will face restrictions in the coming tourist season for the first time.

Identifying what underpins Oamaru's new self-confidence was one of a series of hoops Waitaki District Council hopefuls were asked to jump through last night to separate themselves from the field.