Rebecca Ryan

A man is facing charges after police say they found him drunk and asleep at the wheel of a car parked in the middle of rural North Otago road this morning.

An Oamaru teenager has described the terrifying moment a car hurtled at her when she was crossing the road, hitting her, before being able only to stand and watch as another victim died in front of her.

A spark from a high-powered rifle is the likely cause of a fire that burned 72ha of an island in the Waitaki River at the weekend, police say.

Police have named the pedestrian killed in a horror crash in Oamaru as they continue to appeal for witnesses.

Strong winds hampered firefighters' efforts to contain a vegetation fire on an island in the Waitaki River at the weekend.

Musicians of all ages and abilities are gathered in Oamaru for the love of music this month.

Demand for water in Oamaru broke records on Tuesday and Wednesday, as the heat went up in North Otago.

The Oamaru police station, a tour bus and a hair salon were the targets of a window-smashing spree in Oamaru on Wednesday night.

A commitment to educating and supporting Oamaru's young adults has brought Joseph Cropley a local hero award.

Eight years in the making, a project to build a town clock in Kurow is near fruition.

This year's horror Maize Maze at Studholme promises to be the "closest thing you're going to ever get to being in a horror movie'', its creator says.

Now in its sixth year, the 2016 Sustainable Skills Summer School is bigger than ever.

Kurow held its biggest Festival Market Day yesterday with record numbers of stallholders and holidaymakers flocking to the annual event.