Conferring award ‘great pleasure’
Conferring award ‘great pleasure’
Kurow Jockey Club president Simon Williamson had the ‘‘great pleasure'' of awarding the club's fourth life membership to his mother yesterday afternoon.
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Driver alive after spectacular crash
Driver alive after spectacular crash
A 77-year-old Oamaru woman had to be cut from her Volkswagen hatchback yesterday after it flipped and rolled several times south of Maheno.
Repeat offenders charged
Repeat offenders charged
Two Oamaru men have caught the attention of police for repeat offending since Friday.
People flock to church dinner
People flock to church dinner
More than 120 people packed the Orwell Street Church in Oamaru yesterday for what was one of its biggest community Christmas Day dinners.
Busy time ahead for Waitaki hub
Busy time ahead for Waitaki hub
As summer heats up, all roads lead to Kurow.
Cultural discussion
Cultural discussion
A series of three community workshops this month to obtain ideas for the development of a new cultural facility in Oamaru have been heralded as a success, achieving good attendance and ‘‘interesting and robust discussion''.
Nearly 100 up for theatre awards
Nearly 100 up for theatre awards
After a record number of qualifying regional productions in 2015, almost 100 nominees are up for awards in this year's Otago Southland Theatre Awards (Ostas).
Just fine for Christmas in the Park
Just fine for Christmas in the Park
More than 2000 people turned out for Oamaru's annual Christmas in the Park event at Takaro Park yesterday afternoon.
Rocky start to lakes holiday
Rocky start to lakes holiday
A Christchurch couple were lucky to avoid a serious crash yesterday morning after rocks started falling on State Highway 83 southeast of Otematata, shredding a tyre of their boat trailer and dislodging the boat from it as they drove through the rockslide.
$18,500 given to build cycle trail bridges
$18,500 given to build cycle trail bridges
Four bridges will be built on the Kurow to Duntroon section of the Alps 2 Ocean cycle trail over the next few months, with the help of an $18,500 grant from Meridian's Waitaki Community Fund.
Community dinner ‘iconic’
Community dinner ‘iconic’
Tony Dudley believes no-one should eat alone on Christmas Day.
Oamaru boy killed in lift tragedy
Oamaru boy killed in lift tragedy
An Oamaru boy who died after a fall down a lift shaft at an Auckland home has been remembered as a popular, fun-loving "get-out-there-and-do-it type kid''.
Seven seeking rector’s job
Seven seeking rector’s job
Seven applications have been received for the role of rector at Waitaki Boys' High School.
Derailment damage repair ongoing
Derailment damage repair ongoing
Work to repair damage to the section of railway near Waianakarua where a freight train derailed last month is continuing.
Courthouse talks continue
Courthouse talks continue
Negotiations between the Waitaki District Council and the Ministry of Justice about the future of the Oamaru district courthouse are ''going well'', Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.
Visibility to be 'significantly improved' after road widening
Visibility to be 'significantly improved' after road widening
Visibility around two bends in Reservoir Rd will be ''significantly improved'' after a project to widen the road, expected to be completed by early February.
Driver charged after fatal crash
Driver charged after fatal crash
Police have charged a 29-year-old man with dangerous driving causing death, after a fatal vehicle crash south of Herbert on Sunday.
Tourists injured in crash near Omarama
Tourists injured in crash near Omarama
Five tourists have been injured and taken to hospital following a crash on State Highway 8 near Omarama this morning.
Stolen car winds up in garden
Stolen car winds up in garden
Police are appealing for information after the driver of a stolen vehicle fled the scene of a crash in Oamaru early this morning.
Community TV at St Kevin's
Community TV at St Kevin's
As other community-run television stations around the country close, the future of Oamaru's volunteer-run broadcaster, 45 South Television, is looking bright.