Shannon Gillies

The Waitaki District Council will talk with people from Moeraki about options for troublesome, community-built Haven St after major damage to the road occurred during last week's downpour.

A Palmerston woman says her home was broken into and items she and her husband treasured taken during his tangi last week.

The Environment Court has determined Mackenzie District Council's plan change 13 should go ahead, subject to a few changes.

Australians marking Anzac Day in Maheno will be able to sing their national anthem under their flag next week.

The decision to post a second Southern District Health Board (SDHB) psychiatrist in Oamaru is proving positive for both patients and staff, the board's mental health medical director says.

The artist who will shape Kurow's tribute to former All Black captain Richie McCaw has been chosen.

One of the refuges which helps women fleeing violent relationships in North Otago is calling for an increase in its baseline funding to prevent it possibly having to cut one of its services.

The share sale for the Hunter Downs irrigation scheme has been extended past its April 10 deadline.

Democracy has won out and people have a service they might have lost had they stayed quiet, a Waitaki district councillor says.

Despite the Waitaki River forcing Saturday's release of plastic salmon at the annual Glenavy salmon run fundraiser on to dry land, the event was a success.

The closure of the Oamaru landfill means possible job growth at the Waitaki Resource Recovery Park and the new rubbish transfer station in north Oamaru.

The future of Waitaki Valley recycling stations will be user-pays,  the Ahuriri Community Board chairman says.

Omarama will be a trial site for what could be a new national emergency response service.

Oamaru charity shops are concerned  a rise in fees to dump rubbish will mean the public will use them as a rubbish tip instead.