Shannon Gillies

Bacon and egg pie? Check.

It was a tough 30-minute wait for David and Trish McKenzie, of Oamaru, as firefighters from the Oamaru Volunteer Fire Brigade worked quickly to rescue their dog, which was trapped in a rabbit burrow last night.

Despite halving a proposed South Canterbury milk plant expansion, Fonterra is being accused of hedging its bets in its application to expand its Studholme property.

More than 200 entries of North Otago's best autumn blooms filled Oamaru's Scottish Hall yesterday.

Hunedreds of dollars poured in to the coffers of the Waitaki arm of St John Ambulance after a successful fundraiser at Kurow Estate Winery yesterday.

Children at Oamaru's Ardgowan School have been gearing up for the Oamaru Fire and Steam festival, which starts on June 3, by making bird masks.

Pursuing her goal of becoming a businesswoman in the highly competitive world of cheese-making has led Frenchwoman Pauline Treillard to Oamaru.

Police are hunting for the driver of this vehicle, who they say put lives and property at risk in downtown Oamaru on Monday afternoon.

Oamaru community constable Bruce Dow is preparing to take aim at anyone in Otago who violates the rules around duck-shooting season, which starts this weekend.

Who cares about a bird show?

It is a dream of Stacey Jordan's to help people lift themselves out of poverty.

Extreme runner Glenn Sutton starts running the 301km Alps 2 Ocean trail at about 8am yesterday.

Oamaru police are reminding people to report incidents to them first after someone posted comments about an alleged attempted child abduction on social media.

Dozens of people filed through the doors of the North Otago Museum at the weekend to view the only Victoria Cross to be awarded to anyone from the Waitaki District.

Children from various social and service clubs gathered with their leaders at the services section of the Oamaru Cemetery yesterday, to take part in the Red Cross posy-laying ceremony.

An overcast sky and crisp chill welcomed parishioners to the last service at Columba Presbyterian Church in Oamaru on Saturday.

The Oamaru woman who experienced anaphylactic shock after consuming a natural health product has laid a complaint with the Ministry of Health.