Sally Rae

England may be the birthplace of the Suffolk sheep breed but one English sheep stud is set to get an injection of New Zealand genetics - all the way from Hakataramea.

4WD enthusiasts got downright dirty at the Rotary Club of Waitaki's mud-plug on Saturday.

When it comes to sausages, Sue Morton knows a thing or two about what makes a good pork banger.

A new mural, providing a burst of colour at Waihao Downs School, near Waimate, has been designed to tell the story of the district.

Oamaru man Andrew Dunn was among 21 volunteers whose contributions to a wide variety of organisations were recognised at a function in Auckland this week.

With Lynley Caldwell heads to France and Ireland in a few weeks, she admits it will be a strange feeling leaving her beloved harp behind.

Waitaki District Council communications officer Scott Ridley believes he has appeared on every television network and radio station in New Zealand this week.

The rain might be over, but motorists in the Waitaki district have been reminded there are pot-holes and debris "everywhere" as a result of the prolonged flooding.

Aa Tom Fry's family prepares to farewell "a lovable rogue", police have revealed that the burnt-out car linked to the fatal motorcycle crash at Richmond last week had had identification removed from it.

Police believe a Nissan Skyline car found burnt out on Horse Gully Rd last Thursday is linked to a fatal crash at Richmond earlier that day.

"It came quickly and left just as fast," Waitaki Civil Defence spokesman Scott Ridley said yesterday, as floodwaters disappeared across the district.

Police arrested at least one driver near Hampden on Saturday after motorists' frustration at having to wait for flooded roads to be reopened boiled over.

It was business as usual at Five Forks School yesterday as children swapped tales about enjoying the novelty of two days at home.