Oamaru police urgently want to hear from anyone corresponding with a man calling himself Robert Thomas, who persuaded an Oamaru woman to cash bogus traveller's cheques at an Oamaru bank and withdraw cash to send overseas.
The Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine Centre at the Hermitage Hotel at Aoraki Mt Cook will be officially opened by June, Lady Hillary, on May 29. Sally Rae visits the centre which pays tribute to New Zealand's greatest mountaineer.
Timaru man Des Lysaght finds dog trialling an excellent way to get off the main road and see lots of rural countryside.
A former Waimate woman has finally been added to the list of casualties from the Wahine disaster 40 years ago.
A former Waimate woman has finally been added to the list of casualties from the Wahine disaster 40 years ago.
The redevelopment of two former wool stores into residential apartments would make better use of existing buildings, improve their appearance and bring new life to the Oamaru Harbour area, an interim decision released by the Environment Court says.
"Mindless" is how Oamaru Rowing Club captain Donald Taylor describes the slashing of tyres on a trailer loaded with boats to go to the Maadi Cup regatta.
Otematata Station run-holder Hugh Cameron considers the property has the ability to provide security, motivation and inspiration for the Cameron family into the future, as it has done in the past.
West Otago farmer Ruth Lee has fond memories of working as a shepherd at Otematata Station.
Moisture getting through the roof of the old courthouse building in Waimate, which is used as a museum, is causing serious deterioration of the building, Waimate Mayor John Coles says.
Playwright Roger Hall recalls writing to the Oamaru Borough Council years ago, saying Janet Frame's childhood home in Eden St should be bought by the council as a literary site.
Ryan Craig is on a mission.
The discovery of a moa bone by Department of Conservation rangers in the Ruataniwha Conservation Park last week has been described as quite important.
Evergreen athlete Anne Bisson was forced to withdraw from yesterday's Oamaru stamina event - an event in which she has taken part in every year for just over 20 years - due to ill health.
Former Oamaru police sergeant Derek Beveridge has been appointed co-ordinator of Project Turnaround - the Waitaki district's restorative justice programme.
Tui Innes is hoping a SuperGrans branch will soon be established in Oamaru, allowing practical advice for day-to-day living to be passed on to people struggling with life.
Louise Day's shopping list for the Waitangi Day celebration at Weston tomorrow reads something like this: 60kg of potatoes, 400 chicken pieces, more than 50 jumbo kumara and 10 monster pumpkins.
Christchurch man Richard McWha has been appointed the first manager of the Opera House.
The Oamaru Public Library will shut its doors for a month to allow for a long-awaited internal makeover.
Former North Otago man Richard Pringle is prepared to give $10,000 towards the restoration of the old water wheel on Old Mill Rd in Oamaru.