Sally Rae

75 years of trials by Tokarahi club

Tokarahi Collie Club life member Keith Sutherland checks entries in the long head section. Photo...

75 years of trials by Tokarahi club

Keith Sutherland has been running heading dogs at the Tokarahi Collie Club's trials for "40-odd" years.

Shock stop for woman (86) left behind

Public toilet in Oamaru's lower Thames St. Photo ODT files.

Shock stop for woman (86) left behind

A convenience stop in Oamaru proved inconvenient for an elderly Blenheim woman who was left behind at a public toilet when her husband of 64 years and a friend accidentally drove off without her.

'Priceless' marble statue vandalised at Teschemakers

The damaged statue of St Dominic. Photo by Sally Rae

'Priceless' marble statue vandalised at Teschemakers

A "Priceless" Italian marble statue of St Dominic, in the grounds of Teschemakers, has been vandalised beyond repair and will have to be removed.

Toxic algae in Shag, Waianakarua rivers

The algae found in the Shag and Waianakarua rivers.

Toxic algae in Shag, Waianakarua rivers

People are being warned to be wary of swimming or allowing dogs access to the Shag and Waianakarua rivers following the discovery of a toxic algae.

Owners sense 'resurgence'

In today's economic climate, opening a new business could be seen as an ambitious move - particularly in a small, rural town such as Waimate.

Tourism rate proposal concerns businesses

Latitude 45 cafe and wine bar owner Bruce Morrison plans to write to Tourism Minister John Key and Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean outlining his concerns about the possible introduction of a tourism rate in the Waitaki district.

Waitaki River flush-out welcomed

Flushing of the Waitaki River next week will give the river "a good clean out", Fish and Game officer Graeme Hughes says.

Tourism rate discussion at meeting

The Waitaki Tourism Association has organised a public meeting on Monday to discuss the possible introduction of a tourism rate in the Waitaki district and the possible expansion of the Oamaru business area rate.

Music camp turns 21

The annual New Zealand Suzuki Institute's South Island camp celebrates its 21st birthday this week.

Boar weighs in at 166kg

Frank Sole (left), Rick Reid, John Reid and Brent Woodford with the 166kg boar they shot in the...

Boar weighs in at 166kg

When three North Otago men went wallaby shooting last weekend, they really did bring home the bacon - all 166kg (367lb) of very big boar.

Big river flows ahead

The Waitaki River will be flushed next week when Meridian Energy releases 950cumecs of water down the river.

Couple 'sort of clicked a bit'

Herbert couple Alan and Edna Ross celebrated six decades of marriage yesterday. Photo by Sally Rae.

Couple 'sort of clicked a bit'

Yesterday may have dawned fine and sunny in North Otago but it was a different story 60 years ago, as Alan and Edna Ross well remember.

Visitors bound to get into hot water

Worker Frank De Lorenzo stands on a stone cairn, reminiscent of Lindis Pass rock piles, at the...

Visitors bound to get into hot water

Things are hotting up in Omarama with the opening of a new business venture, Hot Tubs Omarama.

Elephant trainer switches to stilts

Department of Conservation head black stilt (kaki) aviculturist Bryan Welch and his partner, Abby...

Elephant trainer switches to stilts

It would be fair to say elephants and black stilts have little in common - except Abby Smith has looked after both.

Breeding centre helps black stilt survive

After being raise on a diet of white worms when didymo affected their natural diet, back on a natural diet this juvenile black stilt catches a fly. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery. Human intervention, which brought the black stilt (kaki) back from the brink of extinction, has now overcome one of the problems posed by didymo - its effect on food sources which were used to feed chicks in captivity.

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