Hardwood timber from the twin bridges on State Highway 82 at Kurow is wanted for work in the Oamaru Harbour, once new bridges are built and the 131-year-old structures demolished.
The Cape Wanbrow reserve above the Oamaru Harbour has been closed temporarily because of the danger from trees damaged by wind.
The future of the elaborate Italian marble altar in Teschemakers Chapel is now heading to the High Court.
The pay-and-display machines in central Oamaru could be given a new lease of life as an option to replacing them, with the cost of parking likely to increase.
David Wilson, of Oamaru, is planning to make history the old-fashioned way - riding the length of New Zealand for the first time on a penny farthing cycle.
The Otago Daily Times and Otago Chamber of Commerce 150th celebrations were held in Oamaru last night.
Holcim (New Zealand) is continuing to work on its proposal for a new cement plant near Weston and shipping terminal in Timaru, despite a decision on whether it will go ahead being put on hold until next year.
The opportunity for Oamaru voters to find out more about a referendum on the voting system failed to stir interest last night, with a small turnout to a debate in the Opera House.
"Good news, bad news" is how 45South chairman Tony Reynolds has described news the television station will get a digital licence.
The 1926 steam crane which used to run along the Oamaru harbour breakwater is getting a new lease of life as a focal point for a Steampunk-theme playground at Friendly Bay.
A Temuka man is offering a reward for the return of a $16,500 jet ski he lost off the coast of Oamaru on Sunday.
The former Catholic girls' boarding school at Teschemakers will celebrate its centenary in March 2012, even though it was closed by the Dominican Sisters in 1977.
A group of 19 stone carvers and about 20 visitors were welcomed by Waitaha representative Jerry Banse to the start of the Oamaru Stone Symposium at Takaro Park on Saturday.
Heavy rain has sunk plans to lower Lake Benmore for work below normal water levels this weekend.
More than 200 American vehicles could be cruising Oamaru streets in February when the inaugural "Oamerican" Car Show arrives in town.
A North Otago irrigation company is spending $750,000 to build a new intake and piping after its old intake was destroyed by the Waitaki River flooding this year.
Farmers and other applicants should have decisions by Christmas on their applications for water from the upper Waitaki catchment.
The volunteer work of 12 Waitaki residents was recognised yesterday when the Waitaki District Council presented its annual Citizens Awards at the Oamaru Opera House.
Should Sumpter Wharf be saved, or be left to collapse into Oamaru Harbour?
One of Oamaru's biggest tourist attractions with more than 75,000 visitors a year may be in for a $543,000 redevelopment.
