Rebecca Ryan

The Weston Sports Ground has been targeted by wheel-spinning vandals for the second time in two weeks.

Police are investigating a series of fires in Oamaru on Sunday.

Doreen Lory (67, left) with friend Mary Mason (72), ticks one of her ''bucket list'' items, after diving into the water at Oamaru's midwinter swim yesterday.

After a gruelling 12-week training regime, the bell finally tolled for the 20 competitors in Oamaru's Portside Punch charity boxing gala event on Saturday night.

Arts, culture and heritage play an essential role in defining Oamaru's unique identity and artist Philina den Dulk says the creative community has inspired her to really pursue a career with her art and share her passion with others.

As work begins on deconstructing the historic wooden Howe truss bridges between Kurow and Hakataramea, plans are well under way for their permanent display on Kurow Island.

In March, 36 hopefuls entered a training camp for Oamaru's inaugural charity boxing fight night, dubbed Portside Punch.

Chef Bevan Smith says staying true to beliefs, consistency and just plain hard work day in and day out are the key ingredients to Riverstone Kitchen's success.

Competitiveness - it shows in whatever Waitaki Girls' High School pupil Rebecca Dellaway does.

Six-piece Oamaru rock band Kudos faces a busy three weeks.

Oamaru will be going ''full steam'' over the next four days, as a place where people can step into another time dimension for the fifth annual Steampunk New Zealand Festival.

A former Oamaru man wants to do something to remember the lives of hundreds of people whose graves were destroyed at the Oamaru Old Cemetery in the 1950s.

The possibilities of a cycle trail network in the East Otago area, including linking up with the Otago Central Rail Trail in Middlemarch, are being investigated by the Palmerston Business Group.

A trial flight at the age of 15 was all it took for Sam Pattullo to decide on his career.

Groundworks for the installation of an intricate snow-making system at Ohau Snow Fields are almost complete. A dedicated team has worked in snow and 140kmh winds to see the project through.

An 85-year-old Hampden man wants to make homeowners aware of their responsibilities for repairing power poles outside their properties, as he faces an unexpected bill of more than $800.