Tagged salmon returning
Tagged salmon returning
The first salmon released in a project to improve numbers in the Waitaki River are now returning, an angler landing the proof.
David Bruce
Considering disposing of school
Considering disposing of school
Enfield School could be for sale by the end of this year, a decade after it closed in agreement with the community that the Ministry of Education would own it for five years in case it was needed again.
Waihao Box workset to close reserve
Waihao Box workset to close reserve
One of the most extensive reconstructions in the more-than-100-year history of the Waihao Box on the Waimate coast will close a popular reserve because of the hazards involved.
Public toilet site, design on board agenda
Public toilet site, design on board agenda
Hampden is to finally get public toilets, instead of its community hall's facilities having to meet the demand.
Electric blanket safety reminder follows fire
Electric blanket safety reminder follows fire
A fire which severely damaged an Oamaru house has prompted a warning for people to have their electric blankets checked before autumn.
Protesters exhorted to 'say no'
Protesters exhorted to 'say no'
Greenpeace hopes thousands will flock to protests in the South Island tomorrow to oppose deep-sea oil drilling off the Otago coast.
Country music high in the hills
Country music high in the hills
Mustering sheep down a mountain inspired Dunstan Downs sheep station owner Tim Innes to come up with a variation on the traditional high-country four-wheel-drive safari.
Nothing says 'I love you' like bacon
Nothing says 'I love you' like bacon
Bringing home the bacon has taken on a whole new meaning for Valentine's Day tomorrow.
Nominations received
Nominations received
Six nominations have been received for three vacancies on the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust board.
Making headway on bridge replacement
Making headway on bridge replacement
McConnell Dowell contractors drive another pile for the second of two new bridges across the Waitaki River between Kurow and Hakataramea.
Man escapes Oamaru house fire
Man escapes Oamaru house fire
A faulty electric blanket is believed to have started a fire which caused extensive damage to a house in Aln St, Oamaru, shortly after 9pm yesterday. Two units from the Oamaru Fire Brigade and...
'Heroes' honoured for river rescue
'Heroes' honoured for river rescue
One year to the day after James McCullough was seriously injured hitting his head on a rock when diving into the Kakanui River, 11 young people who helped save him were honoured in Timaru yesterday.
Armed man surrenders in Oamaru
Armed man surrenders in Oamaru
A police officer talked a man into surrendering after he broke into an Oamaru supermarket with a firearm this morning.
Little voting time left in district council by-elections
Little voting time left in district council by-elections
Returns remain low in two by-elections being run by the Waitaki District Council, in which voting closes at noon today and results are expected not long after.
Memorial oak planted at last for WW1 soldier
Memorial oak planted at last for WW1 soldier
A man who lived in North Otago, and was killed in World War 1, has finally got his memorial oak, 95 years after others were planted in memory of the fallen.
Rare and rough roadster steals show
Rare and rough roadster steals show
Buying an original radio recently for his rare 1935 Plymouth cost Oamaru car enthusiast Lindsay McKenzie half of what he would have paid back then for a new sedan.
Standing out from the crowd
Standing out from the crowd
When you have a giant, bright yellow 1974 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, what better than to drive it dressed as a pimp?
Hedge fire causes minor damage at cafe
Hedge fire causes minor damage at cafe
Fire burned along about 10m of a hedge in front of the Mulligan Cafe on the corner of Chelmer and Cross Sts, in Oamaru, yesterday.
Jazz festival to make return
Jazz festival to make return
Oamaru's jazz festival has now become an annual event, an inaugural festival last year rejuvenating what had been lost to the town in 1998.
Local entertainment, wine, food
Local entertainment, wine, food
A focus on local entertainment marks the return of the Wine and Food Festival to the Oamaru events calendar, after last year's was not held while the organisation was revamped.