Welcome to the world of Professor Damotimus Tipotus.
Cucumber sandwiches had to be on the menu at the Victorian garden party in the Oamaru Public Gardens yesterday.
North Otago four-wheel-drive enthusiast Tony Campbell has won the Mainland winch challenge series at Hanmer Springs.
Visitors to Victorian Oamaru will now be able to get their bearings - and take home a souvenir - following the launch of a pictorial guide book.
Meridian Energy is proposing building a hydroelectric power station at Lake Pukaki to meet growing South Island demand.
Police have named a Waimate teenager who was killed in a crash in the town on Tuesday night.
'Tis the time again for top hats and tails.
A cluster of red, white and blue balloons floated above the Oamaru racecourse yesterday afternoon as the Queen of Victorian Oamaru officially opened the town's Victorian heritage celebrations.
Lindsay and Dalaine Walker love children.
Neill Ballantyne is on a mission - to help end extreme poverty around the world.
Steampunk is taking Oamaru by storm.
A proposal to rename South Ridge on Aoraki-Mt Cook in honour of Sir Edmund Hillary, has attracted strong opposition.
Red Nose Day events planned for Central Otago on Friday include an appearance by New Zealander of the Year Ray Avery, who will speak at a function in Cromwell.
Dome Hills Station High Country Lodge, in North Otago, has won the best nationwide hotel category in the Corporate Events Guide People's Choice Awards.
The North Otago hills were alive with the sound of almost 1000 motorcycles on Saturday as Australasia's largest one-day trail ride roared into life.
It's hard to miss the bright purple gateway on the road through the Dansey Pass.
When John Chynoweth and Sharon Chambers cruised into Oamaru yesterday afternoon in their gleaming 1918 Buick car, it was hard to believe it used to be "a heap of parts".
Calling all trolley enthusiasts. A trolley derby "test run" will be held on Tuesday on the Wansbeck St course, in preparation for the main event a week today, which is part of Oamaru's Victorian heritage celebrations.
"If you make a difference for one family, then it's worthwhile." Since the death of her teenage son in 2003, Oamaru woman Helen Algar has been involved in raising public awareness about text-message bullying.
The pennies are going on parade. The penny-farthing tour leaves Kaiapoi today, arriving in Oamaru on Wednesday in time for the opening of the town's annual Victorian heritage celebrations.