Expensive act of charity
Expensive act of charity
Police are seeking the return of jewellery, valued at more than $10,000, which was put in an Ugg boot for safe-keeping and later inadvertently given to the Salvation Army.
Sally Rae
World title for Nzer
World title for Nzer
Former Waitaki Boys High School pupil Duncan Dixon has won the inaugural world under-21 golf croquet championship in Cairo.
Drink-drivers shock Oamaru police
Drink-drivers shock Oamaru police
A man with 10 previous drink-driving convictions and a woman assessed as being incapable of driving, who had two passengers in the boot of her car, were among nine people processed for drink-driving in North Otago at the weekend.
Second placing a pleasant shock
Second placing a pleasant shock
Young Oamaru man Jason Armstrong was "stoked" to be recently named the second-best domestic-commercial electrical apprentice in New Zealand.
Two TVs and happy 60 years
Two TVs and happy 60 years
Ask Kevin and Iris Howard the secret of a long and happy marriage and you will get a somewhat surprising answer - having two televisions.
Snooker: Teen takes titles on table
Snooker: Teen takes titles on table
Healey White has been playing snooker for only 10 months but he has already won two national junior titles.
School changing shape
School changing shape
Demolishing the brick junior school at Waitaki Valley School in Kurow has been completed as part of the $3.9 million redevelopment on the site.
Big birds poking beaks in at show
Big birds poking beaks in at show
Some unusual-looking birds ruffled a few feathers at the Oamaru Poultry Pigeon and Canary Society's 125th jubilee show at the weekend.
Carbon credits may pay more than farming
Carbon credits may pay more than farming
An ambitious high country carbon project is being investigated which, if it proves successful, those involved say could be the start of a new era for high country families, reports Sally Rae.
Grant good for health of high country
Grant good for health of high country
A "win-win" situation for all involved is how Ahuriri Valley Jim Morris describes Environment Canterbury's environment enhancement fund.
Birds keeping exhibitor stress-free
Birds keeping exhibitor stress-free
Hawkes Bay fencing contractor Mick Saunders says keeping pigeons is a relaxing hobby.
Two-year jail sentence for teenager understandable, mother says
Two-year jail sentence for teenager understandable, mother says
Debbie Devon
Drink-driving has to be stopped, a North Otago mother whose 15-year-old daughter died in a crash says.
'Kingdom Come' rumours denied
'Kingdom Come' rumours denied
Kingdom Come director-producer Dean Wright has rejected rumours the biblical epic has been abandoned and the sets would be dismantled.
Pizzeria rises from the ashes
Pizzeria rises from the ashes
When Alex Lothian received an early-morning phone call in June last year saying his business, Stefanos Pizzeria, was on fire, he thought it was a joke and hung up.
Novice exhibitor decides to wing it
Novice exhibitor decides to wing it
When Peter Keen was selecting his entries for the Oamaru Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Society's 125th jubilee show this week, exacting science played little part.
Children delight in disguise
Children delight in disguise
Colour and chatter filled the Grainstore Gallery in Oamaru yesterday as children attended mask-making workshops under the guidance of Oamaru artist Donna Demente.
Golf club's future unclear with huge water cost hike
Golf club's future unclear with huge water cost hike
The Otematata Golf Club is facing a massive increase in the cost of water it uses, which could almost double membership fees and put its future in doubt.
Vicarage to keep up appearances
Vicarage to keep up appearances
Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances, is stepping in to help the Kurow vicarage. "Mrs Bouquet's Candlelight Supper at the Vicarage" will be held on July 31 in Kurow, following a public meeting to discuss establishing a new community heritage tourism enterprise utilising the St Albans vicarage and grounds.
Submission bid to save school
Submission bid to save school
Otepopo School parents and staff have prepared a submission for Education Minister Anne Tolley stating their "unequivocal desire" for the school to remain open.
Kids wrap up ancient embalmers' task
Kids wrap up ancient embalmers' task
Photo by Sally Rae.
Toilet paper was in hot demand at the What Next school holiday programme in Oamaru this week.
Children were divided into groups and each group had to wrap their "mummy" using three rolls of toilet paper.
The mummies had to be covered so they had no clothing or skin showing, and they then had to take part in a race, without the wrapping coming undone.