Sally Rae

Oamaru woman Shenna Collins is off to Mauritius in October as one of two New Zealand delegates for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award International Association's triennial International Gold Event.

Possum scarves, possum socks, possum pies . . . but possum books?

Popular Kurow bus driver Indy Gard always knows when it's shearing time or when the chickens have hatched on properties in the Hakataramea Valley.

Ardgowan School principal Judy Clark is embarking on a new challenge.

Young Oamaru snooker player Jason Todd says there are many opportunities in the sport but he cannot afford to take advantage of them.

North Otago couple Warrick and Diane McCone are bound for Beijing.

Network Waitaki chairman Lindsay Malcolm and deputy chairwoman Clare Kearney have been reappointed as directors of the North Otago power lines company.

North Otago power lines company Network Waitaki has returned a net surplus after tax of $3.7 million for the financial year ending March 31.

Police were yesterday following a "positive line of inquiry" after Thursday's bomb scare in central Oamaru but no charges have been laid.

Merino chief executive John Brakenridge is enthusiastic about the future of the merino industry but has concerns about increasing on-farm costs.

Paerau farmers John and Susan Elliot have won the Clip of the Year title, which was presented during the Otago Merino Association's merino excellence awards in Queenstown last Friday.

Rica the German Shepherd gives Melanie Donne a reason to get up in the morning.

A high wooden fence is being built around the Oamaru Creek penguin refuge, near Holmes Wharf, providing protection for its inhabitants.

Waitaki Valley School board of trustees chairman John Watherston is "extremely confident" a comprehensive building programme will be completed by the start of the 2010 school year.

Waitaki plains sharemilkers Aaron Hawkins and Tracy Finch take pride in their stock.

It was a monumental mission.