Doctor’s Covid-19 cautionary tale
Doctor’s Covid-19 cautionary tale
A video of a former Waitaki Boys’ High School pupil talking about his experience of contracting Covid-19 gives a new depth of meaning to “going viral”.
Sally Brooker
Calls for Meridian to foot erosion repair bill
Calls for Meridian to foot erosion repair bill
Landowners alongside the lower Waitaki River believe Meridian Energy, not them, should fund erosion repairs in 13 places down the river.
ORC staff learn first-hand
ORC staff learn first-hand
Otago Regional Council staff went on a series of field trips
Memento from a tragic past
Memento from a tragic past
Relatives of a Weston man killed during construction of the Deborah rail underpass 84 years ago want to find out more about him.
New chairman keen to lift arable’s profile
New chairman keen to lift arable’s profile
Makikihi farmer Colin Hurst is the new national chairman of Federated Farmers’ arable section.
Angus bulls seen at best advantage
Angus bulls seen at best advantage
An unseasonably balmy day helped to show North Otago’s Fossil Creek Angus bulls to their best advantage on Thursday.
Queen’s Birthday Honour for Palmerston ploughman
Queen’s Birthday Honour for Palmerston ploughman
A Palmerston ploughman who has fostered his craft across the world is now a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
'Grim': Woman can only see husband 30 minutes a week
'Grim': Woman can only see husband 30 minutes a week
Oamaru rest-home staff are urging residents’ families to be tolerant of Covid-19 Level 2 restrictions that limit their visits.
Judge’s 50 years of close shaves
Judge’s 50 years of close shaves
The magnet on Colin Gibson’s fridge says “I thought growing old would take longer”.
Wallaby curse - Farmer refuses to be caught on the hop
Wallaby curse - Farmer refuses to be caught on the hop
Wallabies have been marketed as a cute local attraction in Waimate, but farmers curse the day they crossed the Ditch.
Wallaby curse: farmer refuses to be caught on the hop
Wallaby curse: farmer refuses to be caught on the hop
Wallabies have been marketed as a cute local attraction in Waimate, but farmers curse the day they crossed the Ditch.
Machinery dealer proud of staff’s efforts
Machinery dealer proud of staff’s efforts
Keeping farm machinery running during the lockdown was, of course, an essential service.
Award winner grounded but looking to dairy future
Award winner grounded but looking to dairy future
Englishwoman Lucy Morgan is living her country’s wartime motto, ‘‘Keep calm and carry on’’.
Lockdown slows frantic pace
Lockdown slows frantic pace
The lockdown has allowed an Oamaru market garden to slow down from frantic to normal.
Merino studs working collaboratively
Merino studs working collaboratively
A tour of seven Mackenzie and Waitaki merino studs ‘‘ snuck in’’ before cancellations caused by Covid-19, organiser Will Murray said.
Waitaki Dog Trial Club trials
Waitaki Dog Trial Club trials
The Waitaki Dog Trial Club held its trials at Hakataramea on February 28 and 29, straddling Collie Hills’ flat land and Glen Cary’s hills. The merino sheep proved somewhat stubborn,...
Pupils get practical farm insights
Pupils get practical farm insights
Understanding interconnections in farming was the purpose of a recent field trip for Waitaki Girls’ High School agriculture pupils.
Filming offers tourism opportunities: mayor
Filming offers tourism opportunities: mayor
Oamaru and the Waitaki district are becoming favourites with film-makers.
Pigs, sheep and even cattle at A&P show
Pigs, sheep and even cattle at A&P show
A little kunekune pig nearly stole the show in Oamaru on Saturday.
'Frenzied': Dogs attack car, kill cat
'Frenzied': Dogs attack car, kill cat
A Christchurch woman staying with her sister in a quiet Oamaru street has had her car badly damaged by dogs that also left a stray cat dead at the scene.