Kayla Hodge

A Southland woman is still not over the way her mother was neglected before her death at Oamaru Hospital.

Police have slammed the ‘‘appalling’’ behaviour of man who crashed his vehicle doing burnouts in North Otago.

Police are appealing for a mystery woman who may have key information about some suspicious Oamaru fires to come forward.

The Department of Conservation needs to ‘‘get out of their office’’ and look closer at reinstating access to Oamaru’s breakwater, harbour area committee member George Kelcher says.

A series of suspicious and dangerous fires at an Oamaru reserve are being investigated by police.

The last "soft-option" for Oamaru’s Humber St overbridge is nearly ready to beam.

A $780,000 loan from the Waitaki District Council is a ‘‘major breakthrough’’ for Whalan Lodge, trust chairman Barney McCone says.

The largest protection work in the history of Oamaru’s breakwater has been completed.

A "band-aid approach" is not working to address Waitaki’s coastal erosion problems long-term, Waitaki district councillor Kelli Williams says.

A liquor ban at Loch Laird will go ahead at Labour Weekend.

Appropriate fencing can help avoid catastrophes.

The alarm is being sounded for more firefighters in the Waitaki Valley.

Protecting the natural environment, creating vibrant communities, and attracting more residents to rural townships.

More needs to be done to protect Waitaki’s geological sites, deputy mayor Melanie Tavendale says.

A second person has been charged in relation to the alleged ramming of a police car earlier this week.

Drones flying near North Otago properties at night are setting off alarm bells for some residents.