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.

Ruby Jay Marris, the five year-old killed in a crash involving a foreign driver in Otago, has been remembered as “cherished and loved” and a "fun-loving princess".

Six overseas drivers have appeared in court over the past 24 hours after a series of crashes that have focused attention on tourist driving.

A heartbroken family are mourning the loss of 5-year-old Ruby Jay Marris after a car crash involving a foreign driver in Otago.

"We thought we had it covered''. An investigation has been launched into what caused a steam train to start 21 fires south of Oamaru.

How to heat a castle? That was the challenge for Christchurch engineer Alan Cooke when he got the job at Riverstone Castle being built by Dot Smith outside Oamaru.

Two child car seats and a handbag were all that were left when a mother's car was allegedly stolen by a young hitchhiker she'd picked up.

A Maheno teenager is fighting for his life after being struck by a milk tanker near Maheno in Otago early yesterday.

"Another kick in the teeth for the family", is how the father of teenager William Lewis has described a parole hearing for his son's killer.

A young man spent hours in near freezing conditions after leaving a hunting group in bush near Oamaru, early this morning, drunk and with no shoes.

The historic Oamaru Courthouse is to be disposed of, a decision that has been greeted with surprise and disappointment in the town.

Two cars were shunted off the back of a truck and another was badly damaged when a driver failed to correctly judge the height of an overbridge in Oamaru today.

A transgender Oamaru woman sentenced on Wednesday to nine months' imprisonment in a men's jail could apply to be moved to a women's prison.

A transgender Oamaru woman has been ordered to serve a jail sentence in a men's prison, despite a request for home detention.