Youth mentoring scheme bid
Youth mentoring scheme bid
Looking for a first job was different not that long ago. But youth today - and the world today - work differently, Oamaru's The Business Hive director Cara Tipping Smith says.
Hamish MacLean
Slips may be beyond repair
Slips may be beyond repair
A Goodwood Rd resident is concerned that a slip-damaged, one-lane section of the road is an accident waiting to happen.
Stormwater system insisted on
Stormwater system insisted on
An Oamaru subdivision has been ordered to install a stormwater system on site after sediment entered a tributary of Awamoa Creek, the Waitaki District council says.
Scrap-metal bike that is fit for a King
Scrap-metal bike that is fit for a King
Modelled after an old Victorian velocipede, the top speed of Matt King's latest creation is an unknown.
Little blue takes the plunge
Little blue takes the plunge
And then there were none.
Hopkins asks about gallery reopening
Hopkins asks about gallery reopening
A Waitaki district councillor has questioned plans for reopening the long-shuttered Forrester Gallery in Oamaru.
Further wharf deterioration discovered
Further wharf deterioration discovered
Underwater construction crews working to stabilise Oamaru's 1907 Holmes Wharf have discovered further deterioration below the deck, the Waitaki District Council has confirmed.
Rolling along in Victorian style
Rolling along in Victorian style
Liane Rowe, of Palmerston North, gracefully arabesques on roller skates past the assembled subjects of the annual Grand Photo Opportunity on the steps of the Oamaru Opera House yesterday afternoon.
Union Jack raised
Union Jack raised
Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust chairman Graeme Clark raises a new Union Jack over the 1882 Category 1 Smith's Grain Store as Oamaru begins its annual celebration of Victoriana.
No update on harbour plan until 2020: council
No update on harbour plan until 2020: council
The public's next chance to look at progress on the Oamaru Harbour master plan will not be until next year, the Waitaki District Council has said.
Free Wi-Fi project studying hurdles
Free Wi-Fi project studying hurdles
A move to provide free public Wi-Fi in the Waitaki district is moving ''steadily but slowly'' ahead.
Hoiho rescue groups applaud Govt funding
Hoiho rescue groups applaud Govt funding
The noisy yellow-eyed penguin took a big bite out of the $8million pie that is the Department of Conservation's Community Fund.
Music has Heritage wrap party organisers excited
Music has Heritage wrap party organisers excited
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Final service at 149-year-old church
Final service at 149-year-old church
There are a lot of memories in Kakanui Presbyterian Church.
Awards recognise river efforts
Awards recognise river efforts
Two southern rivers have received national recognition after conservation efforts improved ecosystem health in the Mackenzie Basin and near Invercargill.
WDC gets irrigation firm's fix-it plan
WDC gets irrigation firm's fix-it plan
The irrigation company caught up in controversy in the Waitaki Valley has submitted an engineering design solution for a proposed pipeline re-alignment to the Waitaki District Council.
Doc support for St John build in park
Doc support for St John build in park
After months of uncertainty, the Department of Conservation has approved the possibility of a new ambulance station at Awamoa Park in Oamaru.
Kapa haka display at fundraiser fireworks
Kapa haka display at fundraiser fireworks
Year 2 Weston School pupil Cleo Millns (7), of Oamaru, performs with the school kapa haka group at the 16th annual Weston School Fireworks yesterday.
Otago shags move to Sumpter Wharf
Otago shags move to Sumpter Wharf
Up to half of the world's Otago shags - Otago's only endemic seabird - now live in Oamaru Harbour.
Council considers fireworks to usher in new year
Council considers fireworks to usher in new year
The Waitaki District Council is still ''working through the options'' for fireworks at Friendly Bay at its New Year's Eve celebrations.