Andrew Ashton

Suggestions on how to deal with the effects of erosion on one of Waitaki's most scenic coastal roads will be thrown open to public consultation next month.

Members of a church congregation in Oamaru have been forced to look for a new place of worship, because their church has been classed as an earthquake risk.

Two sections of the historic 132-year-old Kurow twin bridges will be preserved for public display once the bridges are replaced with modern structures later this year.

Schools in Oamaru are being targeted in the next step of a Timaru man's quest to start a national campaign aimed at raising awareness of the debilitating effects of depression.

Children from Five Forks school yesterday outed Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae as a fan of 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, after Sir Jerry could not resist singing along to their rendition of Leaving on a Jet Plane at the opening of the North Otago A&P Show.

The potential for members of the public trying to get to conservation land to stray on to an army live-firing range has prompted the closure of two paper roads on Braemar Station.

''Greedy'' salmon anglers threatening to turn a salmon bonanza in the Waitaki hydro canals into a free-for-all are being accused of ignoring catch limits and using illegal methods to catch easy prey.

Waitaki has lost the services of a potentially ''outstanding'' community leader, after Duntroon dairy farmer Geoff Keeling decided to quit local politics.

Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae will officially open the 150th North Otago A&P Show on Friday, as part of a four-day tour of North Otago and South Canterbury.

The crusading Oamaru mother behind the town's second anti-synthetic cannabis protest march says public support for an end to the sale of so-called legal highs is growing.