Brendon McMahon

"It's just a matter of time before someone is injured or killed."

A cool, dry winter has brought an unusually early start to the fire season this year.

Noise issues related to an outdoor midwinter event near have been aired.

Enhancing Palmerston with wildflower planting on berms and in riparian margins is being mooted.

Huge gulches along Oamaru’s Beach Rd have been opened up three weeks into the job of removing historic dumps.

"It’s just a matter of time before someone is injured or killed."

More than $9million has been allocated by the government to replace the 125-year-old wooden Kakanui Bridge, south of Oamaru, but the project is still short of money.

Huge gulches along Oamaru’s Beach Rd have been opened up three weeks into the job of removing historic dumps.

The Waitaki District Council has agreed to ban alcohol from a popular Lake Benmore camping spot next Labour Weekend.

Clearing sludge and sedimentation from the Oamaru Public Gardens is expected to cost $300,000. But the Waitaki District Council is unsure yet if it will even carry on with the project.

A Waitaki Valley farmer’s claim a former employee should pay back nearly $15,000 in wages not worked, air fares and visa fees has been rejected following an Employment Relations Authority hearing.

The Oamaru Licensing Trust is back in the black — albeit by a small margin — after a challenging few years.

The Oamaru Licensing Trust is back in the black — albeit by a small margin — after a challenging few years.

Alliance has confirmed it will be closing its butcher shops at Oamaru and Timaru.

Waitaki District Council has done an about-turn and will now consider a petition protesting proposed changes to its draft district plan.