Grass carp release in canals approved
Grass carp release in canals approved
Grass carp will be released into North Otago irrigation canals next month - just the second time the fish have been released in the South Island.
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Dairying hard hit by damage
Dairying hard hit by damage
Power supplies knocked out by Tuesday's storms in Waimate are expected to be restored today, as life slowly returns to normal for Waimate, but at least one farmer is caught in an irrigation ''disaster'' affecting the whole of Canterbury.
No jobs lost at Lean Meats
No jobs lost at Lean Meats
Despite being frozen out of the Chinese export market for a month because of a labelling mistake, the Oamaru Lean Meats meat processing plant will not have to stand down any workers.
More Oamaru meat exports stopped
More Oamaru meat exports stopped
Products from a second Oamaru meat plant are being prevented from entering China.
Mother and child uninjured in crash
Mother and child uninjured in crash
An Invercargill mother and her child yesterday walked away unharmed from a serious crash in Oamaru.
Talk tonight on scenic reserve
Talk tonight on scenic reserve
If you did not already know the Waitaki Valley was home to ''one of the rarest plants on earth'', you should after tonight, Department of Conservation (Doc) ranger Graeme Loh says.
Remembering when Farmers burnt
Remembering when Farmers burnt
The efforts of about a dozen Oamaru volunteer firefighters sent to tackle the biggest blaze of their lives, with no extending ladders, no breathing equipment and no back-up, in the 1960s, is part of a new exhibition at the North Otago Museum.
Defibrillator ready to go
Defibrillator ready to go
A year after suffering a heart attack at work, Oamaru metalworker Dave Snow was yesterday learning how to possibly save someone else's life, following the conclusion of a year-long fundraising effort by workers at Gillies Metaltech to pay for a portable defibrillator.
Black stilt population boosted by 91
Black stilt population boosted by 91
The number of endangered black stilts in the Mackenzie Basin is set for a huge boost, because of the release of more than 90 birds in Pukaki and Tekapo.
Literary journeys start here
Literary journeys start here
About 100 brand-new books in North Otago are about to go on journeys to encourage more people to experience the joy of the written word.
Seven candidates vying for Waitaki mayoralty
Seven candidates vying for Waitaki mayoralty
Voters in Waitaki will be spoilt for choice for mayoral candidates in October's local elections, with seven candidates vying for the mayoral chains - but voters in one council ward will be unable to vote for a single council representative.
Second error compounds Pukeuri woes
Second error compounds Pukeuri woes
The Chinese Government is being asked to accept products from Alliance Group's Pukeuri meat-processing plant, despite the Ministry for Primary Industries continuing an inquiry into the plant management's breaching of export regulations twice in a month.
Grass carp decision soon
Grass carp decision soon
A decision on whether carp can be used to control aquatic weeds in man-made irrigation structures in North Otago is expected to be made next month.
Three new infections as hepatitis A moves south
Three new infections as hepatitis A moves south
An outbreak of hepatitis A in Ashburton could now have reached as far South as Oamaru, after three cases of the infectious viral disease were reported in Oamaru - but the source of the outbreak is still a mystery.
Charges laid after road rage incident
Charges laid after road rage incident
A Waimate man is facing several charges following what police described as a ''serious road rage'' incident that resulted in a vehicle being rammed into a set of petrol pumps at an Oamaru service station.
More members sought for community patrol
More members sought for community patrol
A voluntary organisation already credited with the arrests of two people, even before their crime was reported to police, is seeking extra members so it can double the time it spends patrolling the streets of Oamaru.
'Cheap caravan' actually a scam
'Cheap caravan' actually a scam
Caravan enthusiasts in Oamaru are being warned to beware of cut-price offers for top-of-the-range caravans, after police uncovered a possible fraudulent advertisement in a local newspaper.
Residents return musicians' warmth
Residents return musicians' warmth
Just hours after thrilling classical music lovers in Oamaru by mingling with the audience after their first show in the town for two years, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra was treated to some reciprocal hospitality when a hotel fire forced the musicians into the streets.
Replacement bridges providing jobs
Replacement bridges providing jobs
A $20 million project to build new twin bridges across the Waitaki River is also creating extra employment for workers in Kurow.
Mandarin lessons to start
Mandarin lessons to start
Pupils at two Oamaru high schools will now have a chance to learn Mandarin.