Some of Central Otago's burgeoning rabbit population is being eaten by pets in North America, after two Canterbury men established a mobile processing plant in the Mackenzie Basin, Sally Rae reports.
When 18 chickens are being cooked for dinner, you know there is a fairly large crowd to cater for.
After a career in planning in local government spanning just over 35 years, Jack Chandra is calling it quits.
When it comes to cricket, it's a double act for North Otago siblings Lachlan and Alice Kingan.
First a gallery, then an ice cream manufacturing business - Shaun Osborne has big plans for Oamaru's historic precinct.
Meridian Energy is continuing to spill water from the Waitaki hydro system.
The Majic family of Wellington is having a magic time at the Waitaki summer music camp in Oamaru this week.
Yvonne Loader says she is "so glad" aviation found her.
A man who posed as a Pike River Coal mine employee to obtain hospitality from people and gain their trust - before stealing from them - has sent a public apology from his Christchurch Men's Prison cell.
"Like herding cats" is how Roy Edwards describes the job of contest director for the national gliding championships.
Former prime minister Helen Clark has asked the United Nations Development Programme to see what can be done to assist Oamaru-based emergency relief initiative Project HHH.
A man claiming to be a Pike River coal miner who allegedly stole from a North Otago family who befriended him was arrested in Timaru yesterday, following a tip from a member of the public.
When it comes to men's hairstyles, Neil McKenzie has seen the fashions come full circle.
A scrapbook of the district's history" is how Waimate historian John Foley describes a trip to the cemetery.
"Just like the old days," a beaming Carolyn Murray declared after stepping off a DC3 aircraft at Oamaru Airport yesterday.
Police are warning people not to go into the high country unprepared after an Oamaru man and his two young daughters, facing their second night lost in the hills, were rescued last night after being spotted from a helicopter.
Two Oamaru boys have been referred to police youth aid after eating and drinking their way through about $180 worth of products at The Warehouse in Oamaru over the past week.
Three Oamaru males will appear in the Dunedin District Court today on serious charges, including kidnapping, following an incident in Oamaru on Friday morning.
When Tony Templeton headed on a family outing with his two young daughters on Tuesday, little did he foresee the ordeal that was to follow.
Being able to help people in a time of need is reward enough for Waimate man Grant Eames.
