Waste transfer proposed
Waste transfer proposed
A transfer station in Oamaru to gather and process waste before it is transported away from the district is being considered to replace the Oamaru landfill when it is closed in 2016.
David Bruce
Taking up the cross for fourth length-of-NZ walk
Taking up the cross for fourth length-of-NZ walk
Ryan Craig is learning never to say never again.
Comment in closing caused miscarriage of justice
Comment in closing caused miscarriage of justice
A murder conviction against an Oamaru teenager was quashed because the Appeal Court ruled comments made during the prosecution's closing argument in his 2011 trial caused a miscarriage of justice.
'I can't believe it': father
'I can't believe it': father
The father of slain Oamaru teenager William Lewis was shocked and angry about the sentence handed down to his son's killer yesterday.
Finding strength to carry on
Finding strength to carry on
Described by his mother as a `lovable ratbag', Oamaru teenager William Lewis had just turned a corner in his life with a new job when he was stabbed to death on the street at the age of 16. Otago Daily Times reporters talk to those who knew him best.
Parents mostly kept quiet since son's arrest
Parents mostly kept quiet since son's arrest
The parents of Daniel Ethan Smith, sentenced yesterday in the Timaru High Court for the manslaughter of William Lewis, always believed he was not a murderer.
Water upgrade options on table
Water upgrade options on table
Three options costing between $2.4 million and $5.5 million are being considered to upgrade two southern community water supplies administered by the Waitaki District Council.
By-election voting begins
By-election voting begins
Voting papers are going out this week to more than 3000 voters eligible to take part in a by-election to select a councillor to represent the Corriedale ward on the Waitaki District Council.
Waihao Box to reopen
Waihao Box to reopen
The Waihao Box reserve, closed for about three times longer than anyone expected, will reopen again this weekend after the completion of major maintenance on the wooden flood control structure.
Cape open to public
Cape open to public
Harvesting of wind-damaged trees on the Cape Wanbrow reserve has been completed and the reserve is once again open for public recreational use.
Several factors in fatality
Several factors in fatality
A combination of factors, including alcohol and a modified four-wheel-drive vehicle that should not have been on the road, contributed to the death of a 51-year-old Maheno farmer in a crash last year, Otago coroner David Crerar has found.
Keeping it in the family
Keeping it in the family
Ross Dickie and his 97-year-old father, Norman Dickie, both from Gore, take an interest in a solar telescope at the astronomy camp at Camp Iona during the weekend.
Shop, school take action after theft
Shop, school take action after theft
Two cakes of chocolate proved costly for a group of teenage girls who were disciplined by the Oamaru shop they stole them from and then by their school.
Kayak race returns
Kayak race returns
Water will again feature in the Twizel Hard Labour weekend treble of multisport events as kayaking returns for the first time since 2009.
Redheads make a statement
Redheads make a statement
Members of the North Otago FUNtastic Red Hatters had about 90 women in stitches with a fashion parade at a combined Rural Women and Women's Institute competition day in the Kakanui Hall this week.
Action plan with deadlines for WBHS
Action plan with deadlines for WBHS
An action plan has been prepared to work through issues raised in a report on administration and management at Waitaki Boys' High School.
Seeking most from precinct
Seeking most from precinct
Initiatives making the most of Oamaru's heritage buildings are being put in place by the trust which, for the past 25 years, has owned most of those in the Victorian precinct of Harbour-Tyne Sts area.
Mainland flights to end
Mainland flights to end
Oamaru has again lost its air service - the fourth time an airline has pulled out since 1990.
Truck on level crossing hit by train
Truck on level crossing hit by train
Emergency services inspect the scene after a truck was hit by a train on a level crossing near Orari about 11am yesterday.
Appeal to protect river
Appeal to protect river
An appeal has gone out to help protect the lower Waitaki River, with only two days left for people to make a submission on lowering its minimum flow.