Oamaru was last night confirmed as the host of 34 events that will take place in February to mark the 100th anniversary of the arrival, off the Oamaru coast, of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ship Terra Nova.
Oamaru children will soon be running just to stay still after a new attraction is unveiled at the Oamaru Harbour recreation area.
A new exercise programme will be launched in Oamaru this month aimed at reducing the number of falls by elderly residents.
Preliminary assessments have begun to determine if a permanent Coastguard presence could be established in Oamaru.
Residents of North Otago will be encouraged to grow their own kowhai trees for Conservation Week, as part the Department of Conservation's (Doc) Project Gold initiative.
The Liquor Licensing Authority (LLA) has suspended a Kurow hotel's trading licence for two days, after police successfully prosecuted the premises for selling alcohol to an intoxicated 19-year-old man who later crashed and died while driving drunk.
Plans to position Oamaru as the "playcentre of the universe" are to be discussed next week.
Two brands of whisky matured at the towering seaside bond store in Oamaru have been named as the "world's best" at the Mid-West Whisky Olympics in Michigan.
Rural firefighters in Waitaki have welcomed news that moves to create an Otago-wide rural fire district are at least one step closer to reality.
The Waitaki District Council has been urged to join the Queenstown Lakes District Council-controlled Otago Wilding Tree Trust - but only if it does not have to pay for the privilege.
Former All Black Kees Meeuws will join the North Otago rugby team tomorrow, when he starts a new project aimed at improving wetlands to protect whitebait stocks at the Orokonui Scenic Reserve, just north of Dunedin.
After a two-year delay, a $70,000 fish-trapping study to find out how many juvenile salmon are getting into the Lower Waitaki irrigation scheme will finally get under way next week.
The massive cleanup and repair work needed throughout Waitaki following recent floods is almost at an end and just three rural roads are still to re-open.
Labour MP David Clark yesterday called on the Earthquake Commission (EQC) to look into the stability of ground around the proposed Forrester Heights subdivision in Oamaru.
The Oamaru Harbour recreational area is the most popular council facility in the Waitaki district, according to the results of the annual Waitaki District Council residents' survey.
With just seven days left for residents in Waihemo to cast their vote in the Waihemo Community Board by-election, about 1000 people are still to vote.
Despite the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT) planning to scrap regional branches, heritage organisations in North Otago are determined to ensure there is no loss of local input on heritage matters.
Resolving to confirm representation structure for the 2013 triennial election, the Waitaki District Council held an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday night.
A South Canterbury rural valuer who destroyed company files after resigning from his job was last week ordered to pay $3000 to his former employer.
The Waitaki District Council is still a month away from finding out how much it will cost to repair flood damage caused by weeks of heavy rain throughout the district.