An Oamaru man killed in a crash near Dunback last year had written to his employer after an earlier accident expressing concern about working excessively long hours, the Oamaru Coroner's Court heard yesterday.
"I came from a large family. I never had toys like this when I was a child," digger operator Paul Barringer beamed yesterday, as he admired his new "toy" - a whopping 359-tonne mining excavator.
The parties involved in the controversy over the future of the Teschemakers chapel altar are to go to mediation.
"You drove off leaving my son like a piece of litter on the road. Leaving him there to be hit again by the next car, just like a piece of garbage."
Black and white balloons have already been blown up in the window of the Savoy Tearooms in Waimate's main street. There might have to be a few replacements before Labour Weekend but there is no...
More than 100 stalls have been booked for the inaugural Centre-wood Spring Fete at Waimate.
A fight on a north Oamaru street on Saturday morning developed into a brawl.
When Katiki farmers Steve and Margaret Vickers go on holiday, they tend to follow one of their passions - shearing.
Having her own indoor equestrian arena is a dream come true for Waimate horsewoman Lynley Stockdale.
Thanks to Literacy North Otago, Tina Braxton can now confidently bake a cake or a batch of biscuits.
A bus crossed on to the wrong side of State Highway 1 in Oamaru yesterday morning, went across a traffic island and then on to a footpath, removing a street light, post box, rubbish bin and street sign, police say.
From time machines to movies, this year's steampunk exhibition in Oamaru is shaping up to be "breathtaking", organisers say.
Relay for Life is coming to Oamaru. The 24-hour Cancer Society fundraiser will be held at Whitestone Contracting Stadium on March 12 and 13 next year.
Work on the refurbishment of the stone wall along Marine Pde, at Oamaru Harbour, will be completed this week.
Studholme clay target shooter Natalie Rooney is aiming for a medal at the Commonwealth Games in India next month.
The Ngai Tahu Maori Rock Art Trust is awaiting a report from a geological engineer who has inspected the Takiroa rock art site, near Duntroon.
Otago Daily Times reporter Sally Rae gauges the mood on the streets of Timaru as word filters out of South Canterbury Finance's woes.
There is no questioning Reubyn Bisschops' devotion to multisport.
Dunedin's Holy Name Parish might contravene the Waitaki District Council's district plan if an attempt is made to remove the altar from the Teschemakers chapel, district councillor Peter Garvan says.
A bucket of tools made it to the front steps of the Teschemakers Chapel near Oamaru yesterday - but no further.
