The cost of repairing damage to the Oamaru Public Gardens is now running into thousands of dollars, after vandals at the weekend attacked the gardens for the seventh time in six weeks.
After a huge renovation, one of Oamaru's most recognisable buildings will reopen to the public this weekend.
Local Meccano enthusiasts will team up with members of the world's oldest continuously running Meccano club during the Oamaru Victorian Heritage celebrations to display their engineering talent.
Public parks across Waitaki could be made smoke-free, if a new parks and reserves management plan for the district is adopted.
Whisky distilled in Dunedin and matured in Oamaru will take on legendary Scottish brands Glenfiddich and Johnnie Walker at their own game in a precursor to the All Blacks-Scotland test match at the weekend.
Four months after plans to build a new sports stadium in Waimate were dumped, all options to provide Waimate with a sports stadium for the 21st century are back on the table.
Temporary liquor bans will be enforced at Otematata and Omarama over the Christmas holidays for the second year running.
The final bill for rectifying flood damage across North Otago following flooding and heavy rain in July and August is expected to total about $700,000.
Police have urged farmers and rural workers to take care when riding quad bikes, after a farm worker crashed his machine on a Georgetown farm on Thursday.
Waitaki Ratepayers Association supporters are unimpressed by draft proposals to extend Oamaru's business zone.
North Otago farmers trying to get to grips with the complexities surrounding a proposed regional council water plan change yesterday said they had been fed false information in the build-up to the hearings.
North Otago cherry growers could be in line for a boost in sales, if links forged with Taiwanese food importers by Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean last week bear fruit.
"Stern" policing measures will be in place around the Waitaki Lakes on Labour Weekend to ensure a recent improvement in the behaviour of young campers continues.
The reserve land status of land at Forrester Heights in Oamaru is almost certain to be revoked, after a parliamentary select committee report agreed that its status should be changed.
Changes to the Resource Management Act (RMA) to ensure local councils have greater awareness of the economic impact of their decisions may come too late to affect a controversial plan to manage water in Otago.
Police in Waimate have released the name of a local man killed in a twin-motorcycle collision on Coalpit Rd at the weekend.
The New Year could herald the return of steam trains to Oamaru, if restoration work on an 88-year-old locomotive continues to go according to plan.
Oamaru police officers will for once be hoping the cells at the Oamaru Police Station will be overflowing on saturday, as the station hosts an open day to reveal more of the inner working of the police and other emergency services.
The true cost of earthquake-strengthening the Oamaru courthouse will not be known for at least another eight weeks, after the Ministry of Justice commissioned further investigations to building options.
Waimate Mayor John Coles fears that almost all of the town's business district could end up being demolished if the Government raises building standards to strengthen structures against possible damage from potential earthquakes.
