History brought to life
History brought to life
Volunteers at Totara Estate south of Oamaru are helping bring the historic site alive each morning this summer.
Sally Rae
Players bringing history to life
Players bringing history to life
It has been dubbed a walking tour with a difference.
Submission flood
Submission flood
Just over 1800 submissions have been received on Williamson Holdings Ltd's controversial dairy farm development at Omarama.
Late bloomer 'pumped up' by music
Late bloomer 'pumped up' by music
When Reina Dornan turned 40, she decided to learn the clarinet.
Labour points to wide issues
Labour points to wide issues
The calling-in of resource consent applications "makes sense" because the issue of proposed large-scale dairy farm development in the Omarama and Ohau area was too big for Environment Canterbury to handle properly, Labour's water quality spokesman Brendon Burns said yesterday.
School redevelopment on track for start of year
School redevelopment on track for start of year
The redevelopment of Waitaki Valley School is on track for the start of the new school year.
Counting on a rest after full pursuits
Counting on a rest after full pursuits
When Oamaru accountant Tony Brady walks out of his office for the final time, he admits it will be a strange feeling.
Enduring Oamaru marriage broken only by death
Enduring Oamaru marriage broken only by death
Winifred Gaze, who celebrated her 75th wedding anniversary in July last year, has died in Oamaru.
Golden players wanted in Wasps
Golden players wanted in Wasps
Watch out for the Waitaki Wasps.
Station heritage endures at Otekaieke
Station heritage endures at Otekaieke
When land baron Robert Campbell married in 1868, he decided the attractive two-storey homestead on Otekaieke Station was not big enough to live in.
To market, to market to buy fine fare
To market, to market to buy fine fare
French tarts are a big seller at Ian and Pam Currall's stall at the Kurow farmers market.
Lazy Cat, busy man
Lazy Cat, busy man
Vaughan Tessier-Varlet admits he is a workaholic.
Moon challenge fails to shine
Moon challenge fails to shine
Armed with a stick bearing the heads of 15 decapitated Barbie dolls, Honey Wilson was ready to do battle at the Oamaru Public Gardens on Thursday.
Veranda back on
Veranda back on
One of Oamaru's most prominent buildings is being restored to its former glory.
Merino pies, hot demand
Merino pies, hot demand
Steve Hotton's merino meat pies are selling like . . . well, hot pies.
Picturesque meeting proves popular with punters
Picturesque meeting proves popular with punters
Windy and, at times, wet weather failed to deter a large crowd attending the Kurow Jockey Club's annual race meeting yesterday.
The country meeting, scheduled on its traditional date of December 30 instead of early January, is always a popular event on the calendar of holidaymakers staying in the Waitaki Valley.
Keeping celebrations within bounds
Keeping celebrations within bounds
Police have increased their presence in the Waitaki Valley this holiday period, following problems with drunken teenagers in Otematata at Labour Weekend. Sally Rae goes on the beat on New Year's Eve and in the early hours of 2010.
Rescue veteran's efforts celebrated
Rescue veteran's efforts celebrated
John McLellan is not one for a fuss. Ask him what he thinks of receiving the Queen's Service Medal for services to marine search and rescue, and the 82-year-old Moeraki identity responds, "I thought that sort of thing was wiped long ago."
Cowboy pretty in pink at rodeo
Cowboy pretty in pink at rodeo
Waianakarua cowboy Graeme Purvis was pretty in pink at the Omarama rodeo yesterday.
Magnificent red flying machine big drawcard
Magnificent red flying machine big drawcard
Red Cat, the newest arrival at the Omarama airfield, is causing quite a stir.