A fun way to support women and health
A fun way to support women and health
Hundreds of people in Oamaru, Invercargill and Queenstown spent their Mother's Day morning walking or running for a good cause.
Hamish MacLean
Breakwater repairs will use up WDC budget
Breakwater repairs will use up WDC budget
Upcoming work on the 1872 Heritage New Zealand Category 1 Oamaru breakwater will use up the Waitaki District Council's annual budget of $400,000 for accumulated breakwater repairs and maintenance.
Home-grown technology monitors penguin movement
Home-grown technology monitors penguin movement
There is safety in numbers. And little penguins group together offshore to form "rafts" of birds when they return to the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony at night.
Breeding begins early at colony
Breeding begins early at colony
Eggs have arrived at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony.
Use of Nth Otago hangar up in air
Increased rental puts hangar use in doubt
There might be a couple of years left for Rev Colin Hay, but the dream might also be over.
Steampunk sets arms policy
Steampunk sets arms policy
Don't take your guns to town, son.
Fur seal wanders streets of Oamaru
Fur seal wanders streets of Oamaru
Glen Curry’s photo of a New Zealand fur seal crossing Thames St, in Oamaru, has gone viral on social media.
Local set to buy neglected hotel
Local set to buy neglected hotel
The sale of the long-vacant, dilapidated Junction Hotel at Oamaru's southern entrance - to a local buyer - is imminent, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.
Handling the past in the present
Handling the past in the present
Prof Richard Walter peers into the past to learn how people up to 1000 years ago lived, but, he says, his field of archaeology has a vital role to play today. Hamish MacLean digs out the...
Plans by September
Plans by September
Draft master plans for Omarama and Otematata are expected to be approved before the coming local body elections.
St John faces resistance to plans at public meeting
St John faces resistance to plans at public meeting
An at times testy crowd gathered at Oamaru Library this week to hear St John's plans for a new purpose-built ambulance station at Awamoa Park.
Warning after Oamaru prowler returns
Warning after Oamaru prowler returns
Oamaru residents should ensure their homes and vehicles are locked after a prowler was again reported in the town, police say.
Bird strike thought cause of power outage
Bird strike thought cause of power outage
A bird may have caused up to 8000 North Otago homes and businesses to go without electricity for several hours yesterday afternoon, after a circuit tripped at Transpower's Oamaru substation.
Power back on after big outage in North Otago
Power back on after big outage in North Otago
Power has been restored to Oamaru and other outlying areas in North Otago following a big outage from early this afternoon.
Plastic recycling financially and functionally falls apart
Plastic recycling financially and functionally falls apart
Finding a solution to the Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust's current cash crunch could mean Waitaki residents will have to bin plastics they now recycle.
Cr Garvan standing aside due to travel aspirations
Cr Garvan standing aside due to travel aspirations
Four-term Waitaki district councillor Peter Garvan will not seek re-election in the coming local body elections.
Global Geopark bid delayed 'to do this right'
Global Geopark bid delayed 'to do this right'
The Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust has withdrawn its application to become a Unesco Global Geopark.
More than 200 visit centre
More than 200 visit centre
More than 200 people came through the doors at the Oamaru Islamic Centre yesterday to find out more about the Islamic faith and the people who practise the religion in Oamaru.
Community remembers those lost in Sri Lankan bombings
Community remembers those lost in Sri Lankan bombings
A crowd of about 60 people gathered in Lower Thames St, in front of Oamaru's courthouse, yesterday, to remember the more than 250 people killed in the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka.
Recycling operation to undergo review
Recycling operation to undergo review
As "mountains" of recyclable materials sit at the Waitaki Resource Recovery Park in Oamaru, the Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust says it is reviewing its operation in order to maintain a service.