An unlicensed, meth-fuelled driver who killed his passenger in a high-speed crash outside Oamaru has been jailed for five years seven months.Luke Bradley Savigny, 25, appeared before the High Court at Dunedin this morning after... Read...
People in the public gallery of the Oamaru District Court were in tears yesterday as a Palmerston woman admitted causing the deaths of two people while she was drink-driving near Macraes last year.Emotions were high as Annika Natalie... Read...
The sunflowers near Weston are in full bloom, and are attracting more than just birds.Owners Peter and Sandra Mitchell said the flowers generated a lot of interest from the public and it was not uncommon for people to stop and take... Read...
Police are asking the public for help in locating $1000 worth of items stolen from a gift shop near Oamaru.The burglary of the Riverstone Kitchen gift shop happened at 2am on January 15.Display items outside the gift shop were... Read...
A Rotorua Lotto player has won $8.5 million in tonight`s draw. The player won Powerball First Division, after buying their ticket at Western Heights Foodmarket. Read More `Life-changing` $18m Lotto Oamaru win: Mayor`s fingers... Read...
A Duntroon dairy worker who aimed a gun at a man and his child in a road rage incident has been jailed for 19 months.Jeremiah William Witana-Gates, 29, appeared for sentencing at Oamaru District Court on two charges of unlawful... Read...
Their minds `still spinning`, the Oamaru family who won $18.25 million in Lotto on Boxing Day are planning to make a difference with their winnings. The family have expressed a wish to remain anonymous and said in a statement on... Read...
RUGBY What looks to be a serious leg injury to All Blacks hooker Asafo Aumua has detracted from an eighth-straight Super Rugby win for the Hurricanes More...
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