Shannon Gillies

Mental health treatment in Waitaki has been given a boost.

A woman has survived a car crash in which the power pole her car hit snapped in half and the car's steering wheel ended up in the front passenger's seat.

After Monday's earthquake,  Michael Buchanan, of Kakanui, got a call from his daughter in Mendip Hills, Cheviot.

The New Zealand Army will "invade" Kurow next week.

A motorcyclist who was taken to Timaru Hospital for treatment following a police pursuit in Waimate on Tuesday is likely to face charges.

Pioneers of Oamaru's Steampunk movement have been invited to give their first US talks on how Steampunk has flourished as a pop-culture movement in New Zealand.

Olympian Genevieve Behrent was welcomed by a heart-stopping haka at her former school yesterday.

Former All Black Richie McCaw may get a place in Kurow overlooking the Waitaki River.

The man whom the New Zealand Fire Service tried to make foot the bill for an extensive fire says he will not pursue the matter of his incurred costs through the court system.

GP clinics will be held in Omarama from November 28 as the Kurow Medical Centre seeks to expand its services in the area.

Freedom camping will be allowed at Kakanui's Campbells Bay this summer, but numbers will be limited.

Safety improvements for the Waitaki Bridge are planned for this summer by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).

A souped-up tractor making its way through the quiet Kurow streets on Saturday morning marked the arrival of the first  Kurow Kruisers’ shine and show at the Kurow Racecourse.

The loss of  three GPs in two years from  the Twizel Medical Centre is nothing to get excited about, High Country Health (HCH) says.

Everyday situations, be it any minimal exchange with a person or an object, should be handled with care, a Luggate-based artist says.

Police are investigating a water theft from a Waitaki District Council water supply at Enfield.

Little information about the Waitaki District Council’s controversial new freedom camping bylaw is available to the public offline, seven days after the bylaw took effect.