Six times as many CT scans will be performed at Oamaru Hospital now a new deal has been struck with the Southern District Health Board.
Waitaki District Health Services is touting a new plan that will change the way Oamaru Hospital does business. A "new model of care" will be implemented during the five-year funding period agreed with the Southern District Health Board in July.
The 1911 Highland Lass (front), due to be removed from Oamaru Harbour on Sunday, will be restored to its original "open boat" form by its new owner.
Barnaby Joyce's Otago cousin does not hold it against him for renouncing his New Zealand citizenship.
St Joseph’s School pupils Indeg Jones-Hogan (left) and Eva Keno perform at the Oamaru Opera House during the North Otago Kaupapa Maori Festival 2017.
Oamaru Hospital could be remodelled, staff roles ``redesigned'' and changes made to the way its emergency department is operated under a new plan.
When Diana McKay (70) was 8 years old, she would brush and style her grandmother Emily Townsend’s hair.
A slower start to the little blue penguin breeding season at Oamaru Creek could be due to the disturbance of nesting boxes for the Oamaru Harbour foreshore protection work that is under way.
Central Otago produces about 60 times more wine than the Waitaki Valley but impending intellectual property rights registration for Otago’s two wine regions has benefits for both.
The Waitaki District Council is poised to set rules for cat owners, but LGNZ has voted to lobby the Government to implement a National Cat Management Strategy. Are local bylaws dead in the water?
Work on the next stage of a major Oamaru retirement village will begin next week after the Waitaki District Council approved a second multimillion-dollar loan for the project.
Easter Sunday trading consultation will be fast-tracked by the Waitaki District Council, but not without the reservation of several councillors.
With an extra $600,000 from the Otago Community Trust, Oamaru's Forrester Gallery redevelopment has reached 60% of its funding goal.
When Oamaru’s hockey turf turns from green to blue, the change will be much more than symbolic.
The Humber St bridge in Oamaru is one of just eight roads that remain closed in North Otago after last month’s record-setting rain.
An extra $3.5million could be loaned to the Observatory Village Trust next week.
A derelict boat abandoned in Oamaru Harbour will be brought ashore early this month.
One of the biggest commercial construction projects undertaken in Oamaru has been completed "on time and within budget", and yesterday the site’s management was passed from the building team to those who will run the new rest-home.
Waitaki Power Trust chairwoman Helen Brookes wants New Zealand lines companies - not the Government - to determine their futures.
While grabatology - having a passion for collecting ties - is quirky and good fun, making an attempt at the Guinness World Record for it is a serious business, Oamaru's Irene Sparks says.