Hamish MacLean

The Forrester Heights subdivision would benefit only a few Waitaki residents and ‘‘is not a risk that should be spread across every ratepayer'', Waitaki deputy mayor Hugh Perkins says.

A Wellington tramper who became lost at the weekend did everything right, except carry a personal locator beacon, police said.

It is not always the "pretty things'' that capture the eye of Oamaru artist Alison Bevers.

A Dunedin hunter who called 111 after spotting a fire near his Waitaki Valley camp this summer was shocked to receive a $60,000 invoice from the Otago Rural Fire Authority this week.

The Harbour St Jazz and Blues Festival junior talent quest winner Jayden Jesudhass, who performs as Jayden TJ, has the composure of a seasoned performer.

The Tuvalu children's group performs at the Oamaru Opera House on Saturday night.

A proposal for a subdivision with spectacular views over Oamaru Harbour stalled for eight years and became a hot issue in the town before it was dropped three years ago. Hamish MacLean reports plans for Forrester Heights are back on the table.

Million-dollar homes are few and far between in Oamaru, but that could change with the development of Forrester Heights.

No definite plan exists for the roughly 26ha Cape Wanbrow reserve in Waitaki District Council planning documents.

Lord Shiva, meaning "The Auspicious One'', is one of the main Hindu deities - and he has a temper.

Oamaru Hospital has announced a 20% cut to the number of beds it provides.

An Oamaru couple have ‘‘had it up to here'' with a wild peacock they say screams "like a child being beaten'' every night.

Rumours that workers at an Oamaru meatworks have been laid off to make room for Chinese workers have been quashed by both the company and the union that represents 99% of its employees.

PGA Legends Tour players teed off at out-of-the-way Tokarahi golf course yesterday.

The Ministry of Social Development has stepped in to help some of the about 40 freezing workers laid off from an Oamaru meat works this month.