Rebecca Ryan

On the surface, beer and engineering might not appear to have a lot in common, but Simon Ross has combined the two.

Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (Yili) confirmed plans to invest a further $400 million in its Oceania Dairy factory in Glenavy, at the official opening of its $236 million factory yesterday.

Playing possum took on a new meaning for Otago Daily Times staff in Oamaru yesterday.

In 1994, Ron Parker was asked to act as chairman for the newly established Waitaki Safer Community Council in its first ''few weeks''.

In the build-up to the 2014 transportation-themed Victorian Heritage Celebrations, a jigger racing competition was held in Oamaru yesterday afternoon.

The Oamaru Opera House's new director says Oamaru has always had a ''special place'' in her heart.

On November 4, 1918, Lance-Corporal Alfred John Randall of the New Zealand Field Engineers carried a ladder 1200 yards through heavy fire, going over into the fortress of Le Quesnoy with the first platoon.

For a brief moment between rain, hail and thunder in North Otago yesterday, the sky cleared and the sun shone down on the official opening of a new equestrian arena at St Kevin's College.

Damien McNamara used a Steampunk philosophy when he started building his own telescope - what did he have lying around and what could he access to make it?

The former Otepopo School buildings in Herbert are due to be demolished, but concerns have been raised by the local community about the process and a lack of communication.

In a historic building bursting with character and charm, Dan Bregmen and Abby McErlane are doing what they love.

Life has been full-on for members of Christchurch boy band Moorhouse since they appeared on X Factor NZ last year.

Two youths who stole tobacco from an Oamaru dairy on Tuesday afternoon led police to four wanted youth offenders.

Policing in Oamaru is a change of pace for Constable Jonathan Bentley.