Tourists 'lucky' driver swerved
Tourists 'lucky' driver swerved
A Dunedin man was flown to Dunedin Hospital yesterday after being injured in a crash when a van being driven by a Chinese tourist turned in front of him at Moeraki.
David Bruce
Sign attracts fee
Sign attracts fee
A roadside billboard against drunk driving put up by Twizel Area School pupils has been charged a resource consent fee by the Mackenzie District Council, but they hope it will be written off by grants.
Blue Light programme shows the way
Blue Light programme shows the way
Teenagers at risk of offending and those already heading down the wrong track are turning their lives around in Oamaru, after attending New Zealand Blue Light's Life Skills Programme.
Irrigation repayments $2.4 million
Irrigation repayments $2.4 million
The North Otago Irrigation Company has paid back more of the $10 million loan from the Waitaki District Council and is planning major expansion of the scheme to fund the rest.
The expansion will be the biggest since the scheme was built and opened in October, 2006, at a cost of about $65 million.
Fishing postponed
Fishing postponed
Stormy weather battering the South Island east coast has caused the postponement of the annual Moeraki offshore fishing contest until Anzac weekend.
Otago woman rescued from raging waters
Otago woman rescued from raging waters
A woman's efforts to get to work almost ended in disaster this morning when she and her car were swept away by floodwater after the Kakanui River in North Otago burst its banks at the Five Forks bridge.
Homicide inquiries launched after fatal North Otago crash
Homicide inquiries launched after fatal North Otago crash
Two shocked teenagers are being helped by victim support following the launch of two homicide investigations in North Otago yesterday.
Meeting brings 'progress'
Meeting brings 'progress'
''Real progress'' is being made in resolving the future of the coast road between Oamaru and Waianakarua, the chairman of a community group that wants it kept open, Peter Amyes, said yesterday after a meeting with the Waitaki District Council.
Police to focus on road safety
Police to focus on road safety
Extra police will be on patrol in the Waitaki Valley this Easter, focusing on road safety.
Sockeye salmon sightings spread
Sockeye salmon sightings spread
Sockeye salmon are spawning in streams and rivers throughout the Waitaki catchment, from Lake Ohau to the lower Waitaki River, providing another attraction for anglers.
Warning for procrastinators
Warning for procrastinators
Beat the price rise is the message the Waitaki Resource Recovery Park has for people who want to recycle old television sets.
Getting the situation under control
Getting the situation under control
The driver of this effluent truck which fell on its side in McPhersons Rd yesterday afternoon was trapped for about half an hour until electrical contractors had isolated live lines he brought down with a power pole.
Veteran coupe star of hill climb
Veteran coupe star of hill climb
Joe Gillman and his beloved 1935 Ford V8 Coupe have 110 years motor racing between them, hard to beat in terms of experience at the 50th anniversary of the Ngapara hill climb yesterday.
Kurow people step up to protect town
Kurow people step up to protect town
When it comes to volunteering to protect their town, Kurow people really step up and more than 10% of the population joining Civil Defence.
People react on stadium
People react on stadium
A record number of public submissions has been received by the Waimate District Council on its annual plan, as the district reacts to a plan for a sports stadium which could cost ratepayers up to $3.8 million.
Commissioning milk plant in July
Commissioning milk plant in July
Commissioning the new $214 million, Chinese-owned milk processing plant at Glenavy will start in July and production is due to begin mid-September.
Irrigation support
Irrigation support
A new irrigation scheme for the Waimate district that promises a big boost in jobs and income has won support from the Waimate District Council.
Tompkins companies in liquidation
Tompkins companies in liquidation
Eleven companies owned by Campbell Park owner Charles Tompkins have been placed in liquidation, including three associated with the historic Waitaki Valley property.
Base opening
Base opening
What is believed to be a unique combined search and rescue facility for New Zealand will be officially opened in Twizel tomorrow.
Walkers well sustained in body and soul
Walkers well sustained in body and soul
A 33-day pilgrimage around Otago and Southland by Dunedin Anglican Bishop Kelvin Wright is nearing the end. He reached North Otago yesterday, heading to Kurow and a final celebration in Dunedin...