Sally Rae

Teens encouraged to try farming

Michelle Osborne enjoys the scope of working in the high country. Photo by Sally Field.

Teens encouraged to try farming

Sheep and beef farming, with their supporting industries, were promoted to secondary school pupils at the recent Omarama Bark Up so young people will seriously consider it as a career when they leave school, as Sally Rae reports.

Limbering up for 'Cats'

Caroline (left) and Nadia Maxwell are preparing for the opening of Cats in Oamaru next month....

Limbering up for 'Cats'

Caroline and Nadia Maxwell love Cats.

Opera House project nominated

The North Otago branch of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust has nominated the Oamaru Opera House for the David Cox Memorial Award.

Workshop with Kate Camp

Writer Kate Camp will hold a creative writing workshop in Oamaru today.

Drink-drive initiative wins praise

An innovative programme aimed at reducing drink-driving in the Waitaki district could go nationwide after it was praised in an independent report.

Project pitched to Mps

$3 million heritage tourism project which would use high technology to portray stories of early Oamaru was pitched to politicians in Wellington on Tuesday.

Future in minister's hands

The future of Otepopo School, in North Otago, will soon rest with Education Minister Anne Tolley.

Totara School teeming with athletes

Totara School's North Otago sporting representatives (from left) Douglas Milne (8), Jordan Isteed...

Totara School teeming with athletes

Good sports abound at Totara School.

Reprise of exhibition delights

Anthony McKee stands before his photographic exhibition "The Oamaru Male" which opens at the...

Reprise of exhibition delights

Photographer Anthony McKee is delighted his first major solo exhibition, "The Oamaru Male", is back on display at the Forrester Gallery - 15 years after it was first shown in Oamaru.

Art shortlisted

Peter Cleverley's painting Fortune Teller.

Art shortlisted

It has been a big month for Kakanui artist Peter Cleverley (55), who has had his painting Fortune Teller shortlisted in the annual Wallace Art Awards.

Wider scope for alcohol project

Initiatives in the Waitaki district aimed at addressing alcohol issues may be used as a template for other communities.

Green Prescription life-changing

When Jean Bousfield spoke to a Green Prescription co-ordinator at a health expo in Oamaru last year, she "just wanted to cry".

Black stilts to be released in the wild

Forty-three black stilts (kaki) will be released into the wild near Lake Tekapo on Wednesday.

A tranquil trip to Lake Tekapo

The night sky above the Mt John Observatory, Tekapo.Photo by Fraser Gunn.

A tranquil trip to Lake Tekapo

Think of Lake Tekapo and images of a quaint church and a bronze statue of a collie dog immediately spring to mind.

Auction to raise funds for SPCA

An art and craft auction in Oamaru on Friday will raise much-needed funds for the North Otago SPCA.

Oamaru man to be farewelled at Christchurch service

Former Oamaru man Andrew Manson will be farewelled by family and friends at a service in Christchurch tomorrow.

Restoration work nears end

Restoration work nears end

The restoration of St Luke's Church - one of Oamaru's most prominent buildings - is nearing completion.

Lyttelton search fails to find man

Twenty-five police and volunteer search and rescue team members scoured the Lyttelton area yesterday but failed to find any sign of missing Christchurch man Andrew Manson.

Expensive act of charity

Police are seeking the return of jewellery, valued at more than $10,000, which was put in an Ugg boot for safe-keeping and later inadvertently given to the Salvation Army.

World title for Nzer

Former Waitaki Boys High School pupil Duncan Dixon has won the inaugural world under-21 golf croquet championship in Cairo.

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