Wilding tree logging begins
Wilding tree logging begins
Work began this week on logging wilding trees in Quailburn Rd, near Omarama, and could proceed into next year.
Sally Rae
Big wheels roll in; celebrations begin
Big wheels roll in; celebrations begin
Colourful Oamaru artist Donna Demente quipped she had a pair of used thighs for sale as she cycled through the town yesterday afternoon, marking the end of a four-day New Zealand penny-farthing tour.
North Otago company cuts back shifts
North Otago company cuts back shifts
One of North Otago's largest employers, Summit Wool Spinners Ltd, will be reducing its shifts from 12 hours to 10 later this month, because of a "dramatic" drop in orders.
Moves on Falstone access
Moves on Falstone access
Access to the popular Falstone camping area at Lake Benmore has been restored, after farmer Ben Aubrey reached a compromise yesterday with Land Information New Zealand.
History through song and dance
History through song and dance
History will merge with song and dance during a moonlight promenade in Oamaru on Saturday.
History show gets new faces
History show gets new faces
When Pete Coates first read the script for Oamaru's live history show The Great Storm of 1868, he was so transfixed he could not put it down.
Jubilant Dean chuffed with win
Jubilant Dean chuffed with win
A jubilant Jacqui Dean said she had been campaigning for the past year to win the Waitaki seat.
`Hard work' won over communities
`Hard work' won over communities
A jubilant Jacqui Dean, who stormed back into Parliament with a 10,176 majority over Labour's David Parker, says she has been campaigning for the past year to win the new Waitaki electorate seat.
Divine guidance for finding a husband
Divine guidance for finding a husband
Self-titled Victorian domestic goddess Marise Martin talks to Sally Rae about the best way to snare a man.
Moving art offers colourful journey
Moving art offers colourful journey
With a back window full of gnomes, toy cars on the bumper and a ceiling covered in stuffed toys, Donna Demente's latest acquisition is not your usual car.
Hopes for balloon record
Hopes for balloon record
Blowing up 10,000 balloons on a Friday night might not be everyone's idea of fun - but Eugen Dupu is excited about the prospect.
Frustration at minimum flow public meeting
Frustration at minimum flow public meeting
Waianakarua man Kim Simpson says he, his wife and their daughter walked out of a meeting over minimum flows for the Waianakarua River because he felt the views of the community were not being taken into account.
Tour of penny farthings
Tour of penny farthings
About 15 riders, and one dog, will take part in this year's New Zealand penny farthing tour, which starts tomorrow.
Lifestyle block seminar
Lifestyle block seminar
Lifestyle and small block owners are invited to attend a seminar organised by the Otago Regional Council at Weston this month.
Selectors name Top Town squad
Selectors name Top Town squad
Oamaru has named a 15-strong squad which will be whittled down to 12 to vie for the crown of New Zealand's Top Town.
Car pool test
Car pool test
A car-pooling log-book will be trialled this month in a bid to help people cut their fuel costs and cope with the long-term impacts of climate change and fluctuating oil prices.
Inquiries into crash continue
Inquiries into crash continue
Police inquiries are continuing into the truck crash on the Lindis Pass which blocked State Highway 8 for most of Wednesday.
Support sought to maintain church
Support sought to maintain church
Members of St Thomas's building committee are seeking public support to keep the Omarama church operating.
Accident victim sent money home to South Africa
Accident victim sent money home to South Africa
A woman killed in a motorcycle accident on a North Otago farm on Saturday was a genuinely nice and well-liked person who sent most of her money back to South Africa for her 11-year-old daughter, her employer said yesterday.
Liquor bans a trap, says councillor
Liquor bans a trap, says councillor
Waitaki district councillor Peter Garvan yesterday expressed concerns about the justification for a possible extension to Oamaru's liquor ban, saying the media reported breaches of the ban as if they were "common criminals".