Daniel Birchfield

An increase in illegal dumping has prompted the Waitaki District Council to take action - asking the public to identify offenders.

Work at the site of the North Otago Cricket Association's pavilion project is set to resume on Monday after soil contamination fears halted progress for several weeks.

Three children associated with an Oamaru kindergarten have been diagnosed with hepatitis A, the Southern District Health Board has confirmed today.

Like moths to a flame, a large crowd of spectators were drawn to the first rugby game to be staged under lights at Maheno Domain on Wednesday night.

Tourism attraction Whitestone City's business plan may need a rethink if it is going to be a commercial success in the future, Tourism Waitaki's new boss says.

An unexpected delay means the timeline for a project to restore Oamaru's historic Phoenix Mill water wheel at its original site in Old Mill Rd has been pushed out.

The outbreak of a vomiting bug at Waihao Downs School near Waimate, has struck down more than a quarter of the school’s pupils and some staff.

Sleepless nights as a result of road works on Thames Highway in Oamaru have driven a couple from their home - for a few days at least.

It was fitting that Oamaru's Selwyn (96) and Pat (93) Stanger (nee McEwan) celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in the same place they first met.

Someone with the nickname the "Paramedic Barber" sounds better suited to the world of professional wrestling than making an appearance at an Oamaru beer festival.

More than 140 cannabis plants have been recovered by police as part of two recent operations in the Waitaki district.

Residents of Oamaru's North End can expect a visit from police soon if they have not already had a knock on the door.

Work to construct a pedestrian bridge that will eventually span Oamaru Creek at its mouth is under way.

A 15-year-old Waitaki Girls' High School pupil faces an assault charge as a result of her alleged involvement in a brawl in Oamaru.

The discovery of a venomous redback spider in Oamaru is not something people should be concerned about, an Oamaru pest controller says.

An Australian woman who will line up for the start of the Alps 2 Ocean Ultra staged race tomorrow completed a similar event in some of the harshest conditions on Earth and expects her trek from...

Whether it has four legs or two wheels, Oamaru’s Connor Sandri is proving he can handle both.

State Highway 1 near Shag Point is partially blocked this morning after a two-vehicle crash.