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.

'They made a courageous decision not to escape,' said police of supermarket staff in Oamaru who tried to calm a knife-wielding burglar.

A police officer talked a man into surrendering after he broke into an Oamaru supermarket with a firearm this morning.

Life is never dull on the road with Grant the Cook, writes Jason Burgess.

An Oamaru man serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of a pensioner has had his parole postponed for two years.

Archaeologists yesterday battled against the tide to rescue 14th century moa bones from a "significant" historical settlement at Awamoa Creek, south of Oamaru.

It is likely a case review for those jointly accused of murdering dairy worker Justin Conrad McFarlane will be delayed by the Crown, as police continue to investigate the 35-year-old's death.

The four men charged with murdering North Otago farm worker Justin McFarlane will appear in the High Court at Timaru this morning.

The family of slain farm worker Justin McFarlane are "struggling" to come to terms with his brutal death as they prepare for the funeral of a beloved son, brother and father.

Two more arrests have been made in relation to the murder of Otago dairy worker Justin McFarlane.

A third man has been arrested by police investigating the death of North Otago farm worker Justin McFarlane.

A second man has been charged with the murder of Otago farm worker Justin McFarlane, who died in the early hours of Wednesday morning.