It's a room with a view. The new Ball Shelter, flown by helicopter to a site in the Tasman Valley, near Aoraki/Mount Cook, yesterday morning, might not be palatial but the surrounding vista is...
Limousine - tick, mining truck - tick, penny-farthing - tick.
Two trails are already full for the Otago Goldfields Heritage Trust's cavalcade, which is finishing in Oamaru next year.
Oamaru turned back the clock yesterday for the town's annual Victorian fete, marking the end of Victorian heritage celebrations.
A new committee which will help manage water in the lower Waitaki River catchment and Waimate district, has been allocated $100,000 per year for five years to help fund biodiversity projects.
Police officers involved in a major operation in the Waitaki district last year, in which shots were fired at police, have received official recognition for their actions and bravery.
Restoration work is continuing on Waimate's historic Quinns Arcade.
Welcome to the world of Professor Damotimus Tipotus.
Cucumber sandwiches had to be on the menu at the Victorian garden party in the Oamaru Public Gardens yesterday.
North Otago four-wheel-drive enthusiast Tony Campbell has won the Mainland winch challenge series at Hanmer Springs.
Visitors to Victorian Oamaru will now be able to get their bearings - and take home a souvenir - following the launch of a pictorial guide book.
Meridian Energy is proposing building a hydroelectric power station at Lake Pukaki to meet growing South Island demand.
Police have named a Waimate teenager who was killed in a crash in the town on Tuesday night.
'Tis the time again for top hats and tails.
A cluster of red, white and blue balloons floated above the Oamaru racecourse yesterday afternoon as the Queen of Victorian Oamaru officially opened the town's Victorian heritage celebrations.
Lindsay and Dalaine Walker love children.
Neill Ballantyne is on a mission - to help end extreme poverty around the world.
Steampunk is taking Oamaru by storm.
A proposal to rename South Ridge on Aoraki-Mt Cook in honour of Sir Edmund Hillary, has attracted strong opposition.
Red Nose Day events planned for Central Otago on Friday include an appearance by New Zealander of the Year Ray Avery, who will speak at a function in Cromwell.
