Shannon Gillies

A campervan and a car collided yesterday at the State Highway 1 crash hot-spot near the Moeraki turnoff.

An Oamaru man was winched to safety in the dark after he became lost while hunting in the Waianakarua Scenic Reserve southwest of Herbert on Monday.

Police are investigating an aggravated robbery at an address in Morven, in South Canterbury.

There will be no roading upgrade for a crash-troubled intersection in Oamaru in the foreseeable future, the Waitaki District Council says.

Police may bring in extra staff to North Otago to deal with an increase in poaching.

A 10-year-old Oamaru girl is on the international cartoon scene.

A North Otago man will take his life into his own hands in the name of adventure and charity in Morocco.

The major  work to prolong the life of an access route to the Kakanui Valley is nearing an end.

The man responsible for a flock of roaming chickens on the outskirts of Herbert, south of Oamaru, has been ordered by the Waitaki District Council to reduce their numbers.

The democratic process is getting a shake-up in the Waitaki district.

Two men fled the scene of an accident in Oamaru yesterday after a vehicle collided with a parked car before smashing through a residential fence.

A promise of more jobs came from dairy giant Yili as it celebrated the opening of its stage two development at its Glenavy production plant on Saturday.

The Waitaki Bridge was temporarily closed yesterday after a collision involving a car towing a trailer and a camper van.

The Labour Party is likely to  announce its Waitaki MP candidate today, a Labour source says.

Police are reporting a spike in break-ins of cars, houses and sheds in Oamaru.

With its congregation waning  to 15 and with an  overwhelmingly large estimated cost of bringing their church up to the required building-strengthening standard, Waihao Downs St Michael’s...

Earthquake strengthening of the Waitaki River Bridge on State Highway 1 could get started as early as Monday.

It has been six months since Totara Primary School joined the Dunedin Maori Achievement Collaborative (MAC) and it is having positive results for pupils, the school principal says.