Disabled man watches as home burns
Disabled man watches as home burns
A house bus fire in Oamaru early yesterday has left a disabled man with little more than the clothes on his back.
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$4807.50 worth of cable, wire, copper stolen from yard
$4807.50 worth of cable, wire, copper stolen from yard
Theft of fuel and metals in Oamaru appear to be tracking high global commodity prices.
Leprechaun suits Irish fan's persona
Leprechaun suits Irish fan's persona
Cathy Lawrence's Irish eyes are smiling - if you can get a look at them.
Help for families
Help for families
Struggling North Otago families will soon have access to services aimed at providing "lasting help".
Rugby: Parata may be small but he has a big heart
Rugby: Parata may be small but he has a big heart
Diminutive utility player Carn Parata goes by many names among his North Otago team-mates.
Application for liquidation
Application for liquidation
An application has been made to place an Oamaru furniture company, established in 1985 to make quality furniture from recycled timber, in liquidation.
Feelers to play today
Feelers to play today
New Zealand band the Feelers will headline one of the marquee events of the Waitaki District Real Festival in Oamaru today.
Shorts signify free passage
Shorts signify free passage
There was a time when Arthur Pacey lived up to his name by racing up and down rugby fields all over the South Island.
Great escape from stress of quakes
Great escape from stress of quakes
The Oamaru community, led by Oamaru Intermediate School, is hosting pupils from four earthquake-affected Christchurch intermediate schools over the coming weeks. Ben Guild meets pupils from Manning Intermediate.
Violence recalled as plaque unveiled
Violence recalled as plaque unveiled
Seeing a large Polynesian man, tears running down his face, admit to once bashing his 8-year-old daughter with a platform shoe is quite something.
Oamaru turns it on for Christchurch children
Oamaru turns it on for Christchurch children
Pupils from Manning Intermediate, in Christchurch, and Oamaru Intermediate School rugged up to visit the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony last night.
Graffiti penalty queried
Graffiti penalty queried
Oamaru police are calling for stricter penalties for petty vandalism after the Oamaru Railway Station was defaced with graffiti during the weekend.
Look but don't taste, says artist
Look but don't taste, says artist
Forrester Gallery is showcasing an exhibit reminiscent of the words of English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Casualties of the thin blue line remembered
Casualties of the thin blue line remembered
Senior constable Bruce Dow reckons he has had a relatively easy 39 years in the police force.
Vigilance urged after suspicious fires in Moeraki
Vigilance urged after suspicious fires in Moeraki
Moeraki residents are being urged to be extra vigilant after two suspicious fires in uninhabited houses in Tenby St in the past week.
Farmers' market sell-out success
Farmers' market sell-out success
Metka Conlan and her team might have created a monster.
Boost for Oamaru as cup fans explore
Boost for Oamaru as cup fans explore
The Spin It Wide campaign helped send plenty of traffic up and down the South Island's right flank this past weekend as Rugby World Cup tourists poured into Oamaru.
Firefighters' helpful manner never retires
Firefighters' helpful manner never retires
Lawson Baird is the kind of guy who goes out of his way for others. Ben Guild caught up with Lawson and his wife of 44 years this month, Marion, after the pair concluded a combined 68 years' voluntary fire service in Duntroon, North Otago.
Businesses at odds over road closure
Businesses at odds over road closure
Oamaru businesses on either side of the troublesome Humber St bridge are split as to what effect a road closure is having on their custom.
166 offences identified
166 offences identified
A heavy motor vehicle operation run by police in response to alarming southern district highway statistics has identified 166 offences over a two-week period.