Rebecca Ryan

Dairy farmers struggling with tight cashflows caused by low milk prices this season can leave their stresses at the door of the Glenavy Hall on Saturday night.

The Oamaru community sent a clear message to the SDHB yesterday by turning out in force for a protest march opposing any cuts to funding for the Oamaru Hospital and its health services.

For the Halkett family, going without junk food for the month of June was an extra special sacrifice.

Half of the historic Star and Garter Hotel in Oamaru's Victorian Precinct has been placed on the market.

Police have expressed disappointment after eight motorists were caught drink-driving in Oamaru over the weekend.

Discussions between the Waitaki District Council and the Ministry of Justice about the future of the historic Oamaru District Courthouse are continuing.

Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher will be stepping ''hugely'' out of his comfort zone to star in a lead role for Musical Theatre Oamaru's production of The Addams Family musical in September.

The family of an Oamaru 5-year-old killed by a tourist driver say the appeal lodged by the driver has brought back the pain and heartbreak of her death.

A St Kevin's College pupil's artwork has been accepted for the 2015 National Youth Art Awards.

The pipes that spread across the Waitaki district are in good hands.

Thre recent graduates from the Royal New Zealand Police College have boosted numbers at the Oamaru station.

Travelling around New Zealand in a campervan, Hannah Camille and Mark Hagley stumbled across Oamaru. Seven months later, they are calling Oamaru home and have started a business called Stmpnk25. Rebecca Ryan finds out more about the young British couple.

Kevin Howard reckons he has only missed one of the annual first XV rugby fixtures between St Kevin's College and Waitaki Boys' High School.

Organisers of a protest march opposing any cuts in funding to the Oamaru Hospital and its health services are receiving strong support from the community.

Last week, Central South Island Helicopters owner and pilot John Oakes was presented with a Royal Humane Society medal by the Governor-General, recognising his bravery in going to the aid of three people seriously injured in a crash in the Antarctic. Rebecca Ryan finds out more about the Herbert-based pilot.

The temperature in Omarama dropped to -21degC yesterday morning, a record low for the Waitaki District settlement in observations since 1950.