A show that's for the birds
A show that's for the birds
When is a Turkey not a turkey?
Sally Rae
Wool-classer extols massage
Wool-classer extols massage
Barbara Newton has a true passion for the wool industry.
Tap-dancers starting early
Tap-dancers starting early
Halalova and Elenoa Asi are mad about tap-dancing.
Intimidation alleged by teens
Intimidation alleged by teens
Police are investigating an allegation of intimidation at the Shell Severn service station on Monday night.
Russian interlude at rest-homes
Russian interlude at rest-homes
A slice of Russia came to Oamaru yesterday with the visit of a Russian folklore group.
Govt funds will help to curb graffiti
Govt funds will help to curb graffiti
Waitaki community safety officer Alison Banks has been granted $20,000 in government funding to develop and implement a graffiti eradication and education programme.
Second time lucky for young farmer?
Second time lucky for young farmer?
Nick Webster will be hoping his previous grand final experience will stand him in good stead for this year's National Bank Young Farmer Contest grand final.
Civil contractor acquitted on fatality charges
Civil contractor acquitted on fatality charges
Rooney Earthmoving Ltd has been acquitted on three charges relating to the death of a man in an irrigation trench on a North Otago farm two years ago.
Woman to serve as IGE delegate
Woman to serve as IGE delegate
Oamaru woman Shenna Collins is off to Mauritius in October as one of two New Zealand delegates for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association's triennial International Gold Event.
Russians to perform in South
Russians to perform in South
A Russian folklore group will perform in South Canterbury and North Otago this month.
Oamaru 'Great Storm' blows back
Oamaru 'Great Storm' blows back
Auditions will be held in September for Oamaru's live history show The Great Storm of 1868.
Possum, totara bound to please
Possum, totara bound to please
Possum scarves, possum socks, possum pies . . . but possum books?
After more than 30 years, Indy retires
After more than 30 years, Indy retires
Popular Kurow bus driver Indy Gard always knows when it's shearing time or when the chickens have hatched on properties in the Hakataramea Valley.
School principal off to Abu Dhabi
School principal off to Abu Dhabi
Ardgowan School principal Judy Clark is embarking on a new challenge.
Oamaru snooker player hoping for help
Oamaru snooker player hoping for help
Young Oamaru snooker player Jason Todd says there are many opportunities in the sport but he cannot afford to take advantage of them.
Couple flying high on Olympic win
Couple flying high on Olympic win
North Otago couple Warrick and Diane McCone are bound for Beijing.
Company has `good year'
Company has `good year'
Network Waitaki chairman Lindsay Malcolm and deputy chairwoman Clare Kearney have been reappointed as directors of the North Otago power lines company.
North Otago Lines company returns profit
North Otago Lines company returns profit
North Otago power lines company Network Waitaki has returned a net surplus after tax of $3.7 million for the financial year ending March 31.
Police report lead in bomb scare inquiry
Police report lead in bomb scare inquiry
Police were yesterday following a "positive line of inquiry" after Thursday's bomb scare in central Oamaru but no charges have been laid.
Increasing costs concern on farm
Increasing costs concern on farm
Merino chief executive John Brakenridge is enthusiastic about the future of the merino industry but has concerns about increasing on-farm costs.