Sally Rae

A hand-delivered wheel of Whitestone Cheese was devoured last week by the crew of American television comedy Scrubs who were missing their weekly fix of Windsor Blue.

Quite by accident, a chef's table in the kitchen of Hilderthorpe restaurant Riverstone Kitchen has proved a hit.

Strong interest in helping others has meant 60 years of marriage has passed quickly for Oamaru couple Ted and Jean McInnes.

After three years as president of the New Zealand Merino Shears in Alexandra, Greg Stuart has a new challenge - resurrecting the Omarama Merino Shears.

Pupils at Maheno School walked to the nearby Kakanui River on Friday - not to catch fish, but to put fish into the river.

A Mosgiel company which contributed $107,702 towards upgrading Gardiners Rd has urged the Waitaki District Council to fund its share of the work and "get on with the job."

Striking service workers formed a picket line outside Oamaru Hospital yesterday, saying they had no other option.

Something needs to be done to make State Highway 1 from Orwell St to TY Duncan Rd safer and easier to navigate, Waitaki District Council assets group manager Neil Jorgensen says.

Forty black stilts were released in snowy conditions at Lake Tekapo last week.

An application by Waitaki district councillor Struan Munro to subdivide 31ha of land on the shores of Lake Aviemore into 17 lots should be approved, a Waitaki District Council planning officer has recommended.

Chocolate was on the menu for Dora Hobbs' 101st birthday yesterday.

Kakanui School pupils are going potty about potatoes.