Sunday's strong winds are not believed to have caused a two-vehicle crash near Herbert, that resulted in five people being flown to Dunedin Hospital, Oamaru police say.
Broadening the community’s understanding of the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark and its significance in the district is vital, its trust’s new chairman says.
The Department of Conservation needs to ‘‘get out of their office’’ and look closer at reinstating access to Oamaru’s breakwater, harbour area committee member George Kelcher says.