A car has flipped in a crash in Oamaru, trapping and seriously injuring one person.

Oamaru's Harbour St got the World War I treatment during filming yesterday.

Firefighters say a person was found in a burning house this morning.

The Anglican priest has been stood aside from religious duties for 'forseeable future'.

Cigarette robberies in the South have been increasing, with a series of them in Dunedin.

Will a local step in to make Pineapple Lumps and Jaffas?

Foreign buyers are flocking to this NZ town, sending prices skywards in the formerly sleepy area.

There was a record downpour in Auckland, a tornado in Taranaki and "quake lights" above Wellington. Oh, and 2016 was likely also New Zealand's hottest year on record.

Animal control officers were alerted to a "large, rogue goat" that was reported disrupting traffic in Oamaru.

An Oamaru man remains in a serious condition in Dunedin Hospital after being shot in the head at close range by a fishing line shooting machine.

'Why don't they shoot the bloody thing?' asks angry Oamaru resident.

Quick-thinking dairy farmer uses milk to put out a shed fire.

Police are investigating after a milk tanker ran off the road in North Otago, killing the driver.

It's been a lifetime in the making, years in its construction, but Dot Smith's fantasy castle is nearly ready.

A man arrested on Friday night and then given bail on Saturday morning went on an alleged crime spree in Christchurch, Oamaru and Dunedin.

Designers from all over the country - and sometimes from overseas - will show off their skills and their imaginations in June in Oamaru.

A 13-year-old Oamaru girl involved in a fatal crash has described the harrowing moment a car hurtled down the footpath towards her.

A 17-month-old boy is in Starship after a television allegedly fell on him at his Oamaru home this week.

Police have praised the actions of members of the public who rushed to the aid of an Oamaru teenager hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing on State Highway 1 yesterday.

A man who died in a workplace incident near Oamaru yesterday has been named by police.

Police said the driver of the car has died at the crash on Oamaru-Alma Rd.

Police have released the name of the man who died when a tractor rolled yesterday.

Emergency services were called to the North Otago farm property at around 11.20am this morning.

A drone spotted hovering ominously in a single spot near Oamaru homes has spooked at least one resident.

An estimated 2500 people showed up to protest proposed funding cuts to Oamaru hospital today.

A man who was found dead in an Oamaru shopping block on Saturday has been identified by police.

An investigation is under way in Oamaru after police discovered the body of a man in a shopping block.

A Chinese tourist has admitted causing the death of Oamaru 5-year-old Ruby Jay Marris.