Sally Rae

Civil contractor acquitted on fatality charges

Rooney Earthmoving Ltd has been acquitted on three charges relating to the death of a man in an irrigation trench on a North Otago farm two years ago.

Oamaru snooker player hoping for help

Oamaru snooker player hoping for help

Young Oamaru snooker player Jason Todd says there are many opportunities in the sport but he cannot afford to take advantage of them.

Couple flying high on Olympic win

Couple flying high on Olympic win

North Otago couple Warrick and Diane McCone are bound for Beijing.

Police report lead in bomb scare inquiry

Police report lead in bomb scare inquiry

Police were yesterday following a "positive line of inquiry" after Thursday's bomb scare in central Oamaru but no charges have been laid.

Company has `good year'

Company has `good year'

Network Waitaki chairman Lindsay Malcolm and deputy chairwoman Clare Kearney have been reappointed as directors of the North Otago power lines company.

North Otago Lines company returns profit

North Otago Lines company returns profit

North Otago power lines company Network Waitaki has returned a net surplus after tax of $3.7 million for the financial year ending March 31.

Merino tradition continues

Merino tradition continues

Paerau farmers John and Susan Elliot have won the Clip of the Year title, which was presented during the Otago Merino Association's merino excellence awards in Queenstown last Friday.

Barrier fence will protect penguins

Barrier fence will protect penguins

A high wooden fence is being built around the Oamaru Creek penguin refuge, near Holmes Wharf, providing protection for its inhabitants.

Increasing costs concern on farm

Increasing costs concern on farm

Merino chief executive John Brakenridge is enthusiastic about the future of the merino industry but has concerns about increasing on-farm costs.

Rica gives support, friendship

Rica gives support, friendship

Rica the German Shepherd gives Melanie Donne a reason to get up in the morning.