Hamish MacLean

The NZ Transport Agency is asking for feedback on an electronic warning system - and a ''variable speed limit'' of 70kmh - for the intersection of State Highway 1 and the Moeraki Boulders access road.

Pam Browne has had two life-changing experiences in the past 18 months.

A South Canterbury irrigation scheme has received development grant funding of $1,370,000 from Crown Irrigation Investments Ltd.

Waitaki district councillors have raised concerns about detail lacking in council reporting on staffing costs.

Oamaru's property market has received national attention over the past several days as media outlets have picked up on the town's inclusion in a Chinese property website top 10 list.

Network Waitaki may redevelop its Chelmer St site, in Oamaru, and move storage and servicing facilities to Weston, its chief executive says.

A fire at an Oamaru petrol station "could have been substantially worse" if not for the quick response from staff and firefighters.

The security system at  Palmerston’s Z fuel station scared off two men who broke in yesterday morning.

Duntroon School pupils Sophia Bayne (6, left) and Zara Pope (10) join Fonterra Clandeboye’s James Riley at a community planting day in the the Duntroon Wetlands yesterday.

More than 1500 bikers will converge on Waimate this weekend.

Rare birdlife in Oamaru Harbour could be put at risk if plans for redeveloping Sumpter Wharf - or installing a zipline on Cape Wanbrow - go ahead, an expert warns.

Glenavy has come out tops in this year's Aorangi Regional FMG Young Farmer of the Year competitions, in Methven on Saturday.

The Waimate District Council retrospectively approved $77,123 spending on its new event centre last week.

Oamaru's little blue penguins will be protected by sand sausages after all.

While Dunedin and the Queenstown Lakes district take centre stage in the Southern District Health Board’s (SDHB) well-publicised capital works programme, the ongoing negotiations between the board...

The redevelopment of the Oamaru Farmers' Market site in the town's harbour area is one of 18 new projects under discussion in this year's annual plan process for the Waitaki district.