Birds in the Ōamaru blue penguin colony have begun laying their eggs almost three months early, sparking hope of a bumper season.

The action of a vandal doing burnouts on a community reserve in Kakanui has been called "pretty gutless".

A vehicle, apparently travelling at speed in the centre of Oamaru about 2.20pm on Saturday, hit a railway crossing alarm post on the Thames St level crossing - coming to a stop in dramatic fashion.

"It is a space for everyone."

The leadership of Omarama Volunteer Fire Brigade is changing.

The Waitaki Boys’ High School Anzac Day concert turns 10 this year, 110 years since the start of the Gallipoli campaign of World War 1.

A golf day with special meaning is returning on the Sunday of Anzac weekend.