Shannon Gillies

People responded to the offer of free entry by pouring through the gates of Victoria Park in Waimate on Saturday.

Things have been getting a little heated in Twizel, where an outspoken component of the community has been pushing for answers on why yet another local GP has left a much-relied-on local medical...

After three years of battling for greater medical care and equipment in the North Otago town of Kurow, the Kurow Medical Centre’s practice manager is stepping down.

Complaints about  police action taken in the aftermath of a Twizel Medical Centre employment matter late last year are being assessed by the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA).

A man rescued from floodwaters in Otematata earlier this week now has a fight with the Waitaki District Council on his hands.

Sitting on top of his 4WD Hilux ute in the dark surrounded by floodwater, an Otematata man felt a wave of relief when he saw a police car arrive.

Strong statements hurled from the floor were shut down by groans from other people attending the High Country Medical Trust's annual meeting in Twizel last night.

The growth of a summer school on sustainable skills in Oamaru is a matter of pride for its founder.

"Committed" offenders  would have been drenched as they slashed the tyres on three pivot irrigators, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage,  police say.

A man collapsed and died late yesterday afternoon after a medical event while he was driving near Otematata.

The Waitaki District Council is refusing to say how many people it is yet to negotiate a land deal with in its bid to build a $5.2million water pipeline.

Police say the behaviour of motorists at a crash scene last week was ''irresponsible''.

There is excitement for Twizel and excitement for all of the Mackenzie District with Meridian Energy announcing a call centre would open in the lakeside town, Mackenzie Mayor Graham Smith says.

A warning has gone out to anyone who chooses to ignore conditions and lights fires after the Kurow Volunteer Fire Brigade was sent to put out a blaze yesterday afternoon that ripped through about...

A rescue package may have been secured for Papakaio School’s much-loved slide, which was put up for sale last year because school management believed it would not meet new health and safety...

An extension of one of the controversial Oamaru blue penguin red fences has been proposed.