David Bruce

It's not the way it drives nor the fact it is 5.8 metres long and weighs two tonnes that led Milton and Vicki Mitchell to christen their Cadillac "Pig".

Proposed 7.5% average rate rise next financial year will be considered by the Waitaki District Council on Tuesday, in debate on the draft long-term plan.

A review by the Waitaki District Council of its dangerous, insanitary and earthquake-prone buildings policy is likely to be delayed until an inquiry into the Christchurch earthquake is completed.

They get together only every two years, but practice is kept to a minimum as the N.O. Goers prepare for the softball competition at the New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin.

Another attempt is to be made to lower the level of Lake Benmore so work can be carried out on facilities around the shore.

The Rugby World Cup has come down in Kurow, but the memory lingers on.

About 80 American cars rumbled into Oamaru yesterday for the first Oamarican Car Show.

If the lights go out in Oamaru, Civil Defence will be ready.

A $393,000 project by the Waitaki District Council to replace the Breakneck Rd bridge leading into the Herbert Forest will mean 16 weeks of alternative access for people who own homes in the area.

Court sittings for criminal cases could return to Oamaru, with details still to be sorted for using the Oamaru Opera House.