Hamish MacLean

Wayne Stapley, of Christchurch, was all smiles yesterday afternoon as he accepted the Kurow Cup.

There will be fewer fish to fry but more of two native species left alive.

Recent rough weather has continued to delay dredging at Oamaru Harbour.

"It must be in the blood," Liz Cadogan, of Weston, says.

Three people are vying to lead the Waitaki district over the next three years.

Papakaio School principal Gary Shirley sums up the strength of his rural North Otago school in three words.

Waitaki District Health Services chairman Paul Allison says Oamaru Hospital has made ''giant strides'' on its finances.

His political days are done. For the past 12 years, Peter Garvan, of Oamaru, has served as a Waitaki district councillor but on Friday he formally resigned.

For the first time, a Dunedin Railways locomotive is due to pull in at the southern end of Oamaru Harbour, at the end of this month.

A former Palmerston farmer has put his hand up to be the next mayor of the Waitaki district.

The Waitaki District Council remains financially ''well off'' compared with others, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.

Up to 110cum of firewood is being created for a Waitaki Community Gardens Trust fundraiser as a 20-tonne digger, a 14-tonne digger, a firewood processor and a Walton Earthworks crew remove about 20...

Oamaru Harbour advocate Katrina Hazelhurst has put her hand up for the Waitaki mayoralty.

A fresh look for Ahuriri politics is all but assured, as four seats in the expanded Ahuriri ward are up for grabs in local elections.

By Christmas, Otago will terrify American audiences.

Up to 60 hours a week of Waitaki District Council staff time has been spent working on the Waitaki's bid to become a Unesco Global Geopark.