Daniel Birchfield

Like most of us, it would be fair to say Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex probably enjoy a decent spud.

Canterbury's View Hill Pony Club's red team lifted the Springston Trophy at the Oamaru Racecourse on October 7, going one better than its second placing last year.

A new community Corrections centre has been opened in Oamaru to manage more than 80 offenders on the department’s books.

Waitaki District Health Services chairman Chris Swann has quashed speculation the kitchen at Oamaru Hospital will close.

Up to 7000 people are expected to enjoy a slice of country life at Otago Field Days from today.

Oamaru's historic courthouse may have officially been reopened last week, but exactly when court services will resume there is still unknown.

A Palmerston resident says the proposed site of a motor caravan dump station at Palmerston is not safe for motorists and is questioning why it is located in a 100kmh speed limit area.

Dredging work at Oamaru Harbour is set to start today or tomorrow, the Waitaki District Council has confirmed.

Overcome with grief, Scott Tomlinson implored people to "hug your kids every day" and tell their husband or wife and children "you love them", as he farewelled his wife and son yesterday.

In a desperate final act, a pregnant Nadine Tomlinson fought to free herself and her three-year-old son by using a gumboot to smash the window of her sinking tractor.

The Government should help fund the construction of all-weather tracks in New Zealand, a meeting of South Island racing representatives was told in Oamaru yesterday.

The Southern District Health Board hit the road yesterday as part of a regional tour to update the public on its plans for the future and progress on its latest infrastructure projects.