Sally Rae

a lot of gates'' to see his future bride.

a lot of gates'' to see his future bride.

Speed gives 12-year-old Daniel Liemburg a thrill.   Daniel, who holds a motorsport licence, was the youngest competitor in the Ngapara hill climb motorsport event on Saturday, which was resurrected as part of the North Otago Car Club's 50th anniversary.

You don't have to be mad to work here - but it helps,'' says Trevor Appleby.  Mr Appleby (64) has sold Appleby Garage in Kurow after an association with the business which spans 50 years.

When Jan O'Connor returned to Oamaru last year after a month working in the burns and ulcer unit of a Chinese hospital, she felt she had only "scratched the surface''.

Retiring school principal Ross Willcocks says there is too much political interference in education.

From paintings to porcelain, pottery to photography - antiques experts Hamish Walsh and Peter Wedde appraised a wide variety of items at an antiques roadshow held at St Kevins College at the weekend.

School's out for popular North Otago teacher Gill McCone.  Mrs McCone (61) retires today after eight years at Duntroon School and a 30-year teaching career.

Vandals smashed more than 30 windows at the old Oamaru Hospital this week, causing damage estimated at thousands of dollars.

A 6m organ pipe was carefully winched into place at St Patricks Basilica in Oamaru yesterday.

One of North Otago's most prominent homes, Tokarahi Homestead, has been sold.  The homestead, named in National Business Review's  top 100 homes list in 2001, was restored in Victorian style by Mike and Lyn Gray, who speak to Sally Rae about the ambitious project and moving on.

The Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre at the Hermitage Hotel at Aoraki Mt Cook will be officially opened by June, Lady Hillary, on May 29. Sally Rae visits the centre which pays tribute to New Zealand's greatest mountaineer.

Timaru man Des Lysaght finds dog trialling an excellent way to get off the main road and see lots of rural countryside.

"Mindless" is how Oamaru Rowing Club captain Donald Taylor describes the slashing of tyres on a trailer loaded with boats to go to the Maadi Cup regatta.

Otematata Station run-holder Hugh Cameron considers the property has the ability to provide security, motivation and inspiration for the Cameron family into the future, as it has done in the past.