Old Golds need to ‘pull our socks up’
Old Golds need to ‘pull our socks up’
Hayden Todd says North Otago players need to pull their socks up.
Kayla Hodge
Oamaru roadside fire 'suspicious'
Oamaru roadside fire 'suspicious'
Police are investigating a 'suspicious' fire on the side of an Oamaru road this morning.
Hopes police will deter bad behaviour
Hopes police will deter bad behaviour
There are concerns young people will move their disruptive behaviour to areas other than Loch Laird this weekend.
‘It’s good to be stubborn’
‘It’s good to be stubborn’
Peter Oakden believes he is the world’s most stubborn man.
Knocked unconscious in front of children
Knocked unconscious in front of children
An Oamaru man was knocked unconscious in front of his children in an unprovoked attack at the weekend.
North Otago lifts performance but lets game slip away
North Otago lifts performance but lets game slip away
That one hurts.
New memorial oak for WW1 soldier
New memorial oak for WW1 soldier
A fallen soldier has been remembered with new life, thanks to his great-great-great nephew and niece.
Yacht capsizes on Lake Benmore
Yacht capsizes on Lake Benmore
A person has escaped uninjured after a yacht capsized on Lake Benmore this afternoon.
Whitestone Contracting’s financial performance takes a hit
Whitestone Contracting’s financial performance takes a hit
Whitestone Contracting Ltd’s past financial year is one its leaders are not ‘‘totally happy with’’, chairman Michael de Buyzer says.
Anxious moments before Old Golds prevail
Anxious moments before Old Golds prevail
Nail-biter. That is the only way to describe how North Otago held on by the skin of its teeth to beat Poverty Bay 12-10 in Oamaru on Saturday.
Women shearers demonstrate their skill with blades
Women shearers demonstrate their skill with blades
A group of women have shown they are among the sharpest blades in the drawer.
‘She Shears’ star set to mark another first
‘She Shears’ star set to mark another first
For former world women’s shearing record holder Jills Angus Burney the Waimate Shears has played a unique role in her decorated career.
Minor injuries after vehicle rolls near Oamaru
Minor injuries after vehicle rolls near Oamaru
A driver has minor injuries after his vehicle rolled and crashed just north of Oamaru this morning.
Man shoots himself in leg while cleaning gun
Man shoots himself in leg while cleaning gun
A North Otago man was airlifted to hospital yesterday after accidentally shooting himself in the leg.
Vehicle rolls near Omarama
Vehicle rolls near Omarama
A person sustained minor injuries when a vehicle rolled on State Highway 83 between Omarama and Otematata.
Glitch in warning system
Glitch in warning system
Oamaru motorists were left confused yesterday as the Humber St bridge height warning signs inadvertently flashed "stop" and "over height" for most of the afternoon.
New principal adding her own chapter
New principal adding her own chapter
Jo Walshe is about to add her "little chapter" to St Kevin’s College.
Waitaki mayor describes gangs as ‘cancers’
Waitaki mayor describes gangs as ‘cancers’
Mongrel Mob drug dealings, standover tactics, intimidation and violence are unwanted in Waitaki, the mayor says.
Giving it everything
Giving it everything
Waitaki Boys’ High School first five Tyree Manaia prepares to punt during yesterday’s First XV interschool against Timaru Boys’ High School.
Consent fee policy endorsed; call for heritage expertise
Consent fee policy endorsed; call for heritage expertise
Future developments to Waitaki’s heritage buildings have been made a little easier.