Selection caps a winning year
Selection caps a winning year
It has been a big year for Waitaki Girls High School pupil Emma Paton.
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Treated normally despite ilness
Treated normally despite ilness
Kidney transplant recipient Shelby Paterson is not treated any differently by her family.
Plaque rededicated at historic house
Plaque rededicated at historic house
A Historic Places Trust plaque was rededicated at the old doctor's residence in Kurow on Sunday - another reminder of the town's social security history.
Departing policeman happy with crime rate
Departing policeman happy with crime rate
Kurow's sole-charge police officer is on the move.
Opera house to cost $10m
Opera house to cost $10m
The Oamaru Opera House upgrade is expected to cost just over $10 million.
Council keen to clarify policy on roadside trees management
Council keen to clarify policy on roadside trees management
The Waitaki District Council plans to discuss the issue of trees along roadsides to make sure its policy is clear.
Uncle Ernie named the All Blacks
Uncle Ernie named the All Blacks
Not many people can claim to having an All Black in their family. Even fewer can claim to having one who was partly responsible for naming the All Blacks - but Heather Woodrow can, as Sally Rae reports.
Farmer traces his roots
Farmer traces his roots
The seed for farmer and author Lindsay Malcolm's latest book was sown over the wool-table in the shearing shed many years ago.
Logging work postponed
Logging work postponed
Work on logging wilding trees in Quailburn Rd, near Omarama, has been postponed.
Singles hit the road together
Singles hit the road together
"Beware: Silent Attack Dog On Premises" reads the rather menacing sign in the windscreen of Ros Booker's motor home.
Rugby: North Otago manager's 'tremendous journey'
Rugby: North Otago manager's 'tremendous journey'
After nine years of managing the North Otago rugby team, affable and popular rugby enthusiast Gerard McCarthy has decided to step down. He talks to Sally Rae about his time with the team.
New principal happy to be at Ardgowan
New principal happy to be at Ardgowan
Ardgowan School's new principal Julie French says she could not be happier.
Understudy role a delight for teen
Understudy role a delight for teen
Working as an understudy on live history show The Great Storm of 1868 is the best summer job Genevieve Scanlan (17) can think of.
Top Town Titans prepare to battle for Oamaru
Top Town Titans prepare to battle for Oamaru
Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton yesterday encouraged the Oamaru Titans Top Town team to enjoy the competition - but also to "really give it that competitive edge".
Fed Farmers to approach Hide over Ecan woes
Fed Farmers to approach Hide over Ecan woes
North Otago Federated Farmers plans to tackle Rodney Hide over the "sheer frustrations" farmers are experiencing with Environment Canterbury.
Putting Oamaru on the map
Putting Oamaru on the map
Visitors to Oamaru stopping in Severn St will be able to find up-to-date information about accommodation, dining and attractions in the area.
Impacts DVD targets repeat drink-drivers
Impacts DVD targets repeat drink-drivers
An innovative programme aimed at reducing drink-driving in the Waitaki district might be tried nationally if a six-month trial proves successful.
Car going 180kmh crashes in Oamaru
Car going 180kmh crashes in Oamaru
Police inquiries are continuing after a car, possibly travelling at speeds of up to 180kmh, crashed into a garage and hit a parked vehicle just north of Oamaru, on Tuesday night.
Flora on display at Forrester
Flora on display at Forrester
West Coast flora is the subject of an exhibition at the Forrester gallery by former Otago secondary school art teacher Barry Walsh.
Family tells of reality of drink-driving on DVD
Family tells of reality of drink-driving on DVD
"It's hard to watch it. It always makes me cry." Debbie Devon was speaking after the launch yesterday afternoon of a new programme aimed at reducing drink-driving in the Waitaki district.