Hamish MacLean

Installing a board of trustees could take longer than she first signalled, Waitaki Boys' High School commissioner Nicola Hornsey says.

New blood is needed on the board of the trust that oversees the heart of Oamaru's tourism district, a heritage precinct tenant says.

The owner of a Wanaka cafe where a 1-year-old boy burnt his hand on lights in the floor planned to fix the problem yesterday afternoon.

Waitaki District Council recreation manager Erik van der Spek, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher, project leader John Baster and Tourism Waitaki operations manager Wendy Simpson test drive the latest art installation at the Oamaru waterfront.

A long-awaited expansion of the penguin colony near Oamaru Creek could become a reality this year.

Musical Theatre Dunedin had a very big night in Oamaru on Saturday.

Regent Park Superstition deserves a good rest after Saturday's North Otago A&P show, his owner Angela Darke says.

Riki Wills, of Banks Building, works on a mystery installation yesterday at Oamaru's waterfront that is already getting a reaction.

The Oamaru couple who first raised the alarm about South Hill's screaming peacock are frustrated by the Waitaki District Council's inability to catch the bird.

An Auckland company with strong links to China has bought the historic Campbell Park Estate in the Waitaki Valley.

A tribute to the 67-year-old pedestrian killed in a horrific crash in Oamaru has been placed at the scene by his family.

The rain expected to fall across Otago today will again be hit and miss for the region's farmers, some of whom still have parched pasture covering their farms despite several days of cool, wet weather.

Rebuilding Haven St, in Moeraki, was hailed as a community project unlike any other in New Zealand, but now the 400m of rebuilt road appears to be coming undone.

The Waitaki District Council has temporarily shelved plans to develop camper van parking at Oamaru's waterfront while it consults businesses in the area.