Shannon Gillies

Firefighter and farmer  Digger McCulloch  has finally secured  a long-sought title.

Hundreds of people have turned their backs on their nine-to-five office jobs to take part in an adventure taking them through parts of the country cars  just cannot traverse.

Organisers have estimated visitor numbers  to be about 4000-plus at the weekend’s North Otago A&P Show.

Police want North Otago parents to be vigilant about getting their children home safely from school after an 8-year-old was approached by a stranger on Thursday. 

Changes could be about to happen to a prominent part of Oamaru’s landscape.

The Ministry for Primary Industries is investigating an incident in which a goat was tasered in Oamaru.

The police case against an 18-year-old collapsed  in the Oamaru District Court on Thursday as police faced criticism about the standard of their evidence.

A shower and an ''attitude'' have cost an Austrian woman $20.

Today,  one of the final touches to Riverstone Castle, being built just north of Oamaru, will be lifted by crane into place at the top of  Dot Smith’s family home.

A surfboard and a kitten were found  in  two cars which collided  at the  intersection of Wharfe and Wansbeck Sts in Oamaru about 7pm yesterday.

Oamaru's Columba Presbyterian Church management board is awaiting engineering reports on earthquake-proofing the church building, where the final service was held in April last year.

For the second day running volunteer fire crews have had to fight blazes caused by machinery at Otematata Station.

Police have arrested two people after an alleged assault of a resident on Kaik Rd just north of Oamaru.

Can the adults in North Otago play together nicely online? Shannon Gillies looks into the murky world of online behaviour in the district.

Presbyterian Support Otago and other Waitaki aged-care services want greater discussion and clarification of the role Waitaki District Council plans to play with the Observatory Hill Retirement...

After  being stuck on rocks for four days, the Oamaru fishing vessel Jane Marie  has been lifted clear and the salvage and pollution response is over.

A Maheno garage owner has defended displaying the Confederate flag after a Dunedin woman took to social media to register her shock at seeing it in North Otago.

Erosion protection work started yesterday on the south bank of the Kakanui River.