The Otago Daily Times asks prominent Southerners how they have been getting through a year dominated by Covid-19. Today, reporter Rebecca Ryan asks Oamaru artist Donna Demente how she has...
The North Otago family who won $18.25 million in Lotto say they want to use the money "to make a difference in the lives of people who really need it".
A police search and rescue operation has been mounted after four teenagers were reported overdue in their attempts to travel via the Manuherikia River to a bridge further downstream this afternoon.
A North Otago family's dreams came true this Christmas when they discovered on Boxing Day they had won $18.25 million dollars – the second largest Lotto prize won in 2020.
Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher hopes to showcase the Waitaki Lakes and keep children active with a bike scavenger hunt in the Otematata Wetlands Walkway these summer holidays.
The driver and sole occupant of a car was taken to Oamaru Hospital with moderate injuries after the car hit Waikoura bridge, at Awamoko, northwest of Oamaru, yesterday.
The hunt is for historic photos and newspaper clippings featuring trucks and road transport in Otago and Southland before they are discarded or sent to the rubbish tip.