Hauled by historic steam locomotive AB608 (Passchendaele), a train pulled into the Oamaru Railway Station with about 130 passengers on board yesterday afternoon.
Only a boycott of retailers prepared to sell psychoactive substances can put an end to the ''scourge'' of legal highs, Clutha Mayor Bryan Cadogan says.
The vet who raised the alarm about the toxic nature of herbicide tolerant (HT) swedes says the plant analysis released by DairyNZ yesterday is incomplete.
Two Oamaru women who wanted to raise awareness of the lives of impoverished people, failed to go the distance, but say they no longer take their Kiwi lifestyle for granted.
The families of the two Owaka friends lost at sea were overwhelmed by the turnout at the memorial service held in the small Catlins community yesterday.
A New Zealand Racing Board objection to the Waitaki District Council's proposed gambling venues policy has not dissuaded councillors from sticking with it.
A new loo is in the works for Hampden, but not before Waitaki district councillors got into a wee debate over the aesthetic merit of the proposed design.
Picking ''guinea pig lollies'', also known as dandelions, are (from left) Pippa McMillan (4), of Weston, Little Wonders Oamaru manager Pip Cleverley and Summer Brosnan (4), of Weston.
Chris Watson says he will be more wary after an attack by two dogs left him with puncture marks on his arm and a ''big cut'' from a bite that went to the bone on his shin.