Daniel Birchfield

An Oamaru wool-spinning plant has been sold to a United States-based company as part of the sale of Godfrey Hirst Australia Ltd's New Zealand assets.

Tourism Waitaki's general manager has rubbished reports that the Palmerston i-SITE will close this week, and says no decision has been made on the future of the organisation's satellite office.

A date for the return of court services to Oamaru's historic courthouse has yet to be finalised, the Ministry of Justice says.

His uniform may have changed, but one thing remains the same - Constable Nathan Bobbette is ready to serve.

An Oamaru couple disgusted by the ''putrid'' smell of effluent they say is being spilt by stock trucks on an access way to a service station next to their property wants the issue addressed.

A review of the layout of Oamaru Hospital now under way aims to determine the best way to ensure the "efficient operation" of the hospital, Waitaki District Health Services Ltd chairman Chris Swann...

An Oamaru man charged with assault after he allegedly punched a rugby referee at the end of a Citizens Shield semifinal on Saturday faces a North Otago Rugby Football Union judicial hearing.

A parishioner at St Luke's Church in Oamaru has lashed out at what she says are inappropriate discussions to ''modernise'' the historic structure.

Pleasing progress continues in implementing recommendations made in a clinically led review of services at Oamaru Hospital, Waitaki District Health Services Ltd chairman Chris Swann says.

Police are investigating an incident involving pupils from Waitaki Boys' High School and St Kevin's College that resulted in one pupil allegedly being struck by a car.

Greater clarity  is needed in Waitaki about who to contact if people are concerned about the burning of "toxic" rubbish, a Kakanui woman says.

At least one security camera is  to be installed at the Oamaru skate park, but exactly when that will happen is unknown.

The South Canterbury District Health Board says Twizel cannot sustain two medical practices and has withdrawn its support for the Kurow Medical Centre’s satellite clinic in the township.

Oamaru police are searching for a man  discovered burgling a Kaik Rd property north of Oamaru on Thursday.

Andrew Fisher is public enemy No 1 in Kurow — for today, at least.

Humber St in Oamaru has been reopened after a truck collided with a rail overbridge shortly before 3pm today and tipped, blocking the road.

Two Oamaru men face charges after a joyride that caused significant damage at the North Otago Golf Club over the weekend.

Further development is under way at Oamaru's Observatory Village Lifecare, as demand for beds and apartments at the multimillion-dollar retirement complex continues to climb.

Court could be back in session  at Oamaru’s historic courthouse in September.