A North Otago institution has sold its premises, bringing to an end to its 92-year ownership of the Star and Garter Building in central Oamaru.
The Glenavy Volunteer Fire Brigade will have to travel to Oamaru to refuel their fire appliance after the local fuel station was demolished without notice.
Illegal fishing behaviour has prompted the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to issue a warning to anyone caught poaching or using substandard nets off the North Otago coast.
The old Oamaru Hospital will be demolished to make way for an 82-lot residential development.
There is demand for the abundance of new sections and properties about to come on the Oamaru market, say those in the know.
The Campbell Park estate at Otekaieke could be turned into a 27ha sports academy, conference and accommodation centre.
Oamaru already lays claim to the title of Steampunk capital of New Zealand, and now it is getting ready to take on the world.
Despite the trade of blacksmith being more or less confined to history, a North Otago town wants at least one practitioner to work in Duntroon, to help boost local tourism.
Police say the motorists involved in a series of head-to-tail car collisions during torrential rain on Monday afternoon on Thames Highway could have avoided crashing.
With thefts, burglaries and car break-ins on the rise lately, people need to lock their homes and cars, police say.
The former owner of the Glenavy petrol station is accusing the local council of making a decision to redevelop the station based on who had the most money.
Oamaru's pioneer of New Zealand paralympic sports, Dave Hill, (64) was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit at the Oamaru Opera House yesterday afternoon.
A project to upgrade Glenavy's petrol station is well under way.
Meridian Energy has exited the Hunter Downs Irrigation Scheme.
Cars, public toilets, a church and other buildings were covered in graffiti, including anti-Christian and anti-police slogans, in a vandalism attack in Waimate on Wednesday night.
Kurow residents are raising funds to build a helipad for medical emergencies.
North Otago's drought has taken its toll on the Waitaki Community Gardens but with the implementation of an irrigation network on Friday, the site will grow into a sustainable environment, the garden's leaders say.
Drivers need to stay alert or risk injuring other motorists, Waimate police say.
Workmen install a bridge on the off-road section of the Alps 2 Ocean cycle trail at Enfield on Friday. Slats and netting will be added to the 6500kg bridge this week.
Nelson and Dawn Price (both 89) celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends in Oamaru at the weekend.