Hamish MacLean

Sew Hoys to gather where name began

Three generations of a well-known Dunedin family - Marcus (37), left, and Chace (5) Sew Hoy, with...

Sew Hoys to gather where name began

Celebrating 150 years since their forebear arrived in New Zealand, 250 people with a connection to Chinese importer and gold miner Choie Sew Hoy will descend on Dunedin at the weekend.

Bid to get sea lion killing charges dropped

Graeme Lowery (54) is accused of stabbing an 11-month-old sea lion to death. Photo: Staff...

Man attempts to get sea lion killing charges dropped

The man accused of stabbing an 11-month-old sea lion to death has asked for the charges against him to be dropped.

Candidates grilled by inquisitive pupils

St Hilda’s Collegiate School pupils Anaia Wiparata (18) (left) and Anahera Reynolds (18) try out...

Candidates grilled by inquisitive pupils

Dunedin's mayoral candidates were kept on their toes by a younger constituency yesterday.

17 removed from Fleetwood Mac concert

Only 17 people were ejected from the Fleetwood Mac show for drunkenness.

'Geogastronomy Club' plan on menu

Fleur's Place owner Fleur Sullivan outside the Moeraki restaurant where thousands of dollars...

'Geogastronomy Club' plan on menu

A forthcoming "Geogastronomy Club" proposal will outline what club members will need to commit to and what the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust can offer as benefits in return.

Survey finds WDC rated as acceptable

Just 53% of Waitaki residents are satisfied the Waitaki District Council is transparent and working in the best interests of the district.

ORC mum on spill evidence

ORC mum on spill evidence

The Otago Regional Council will not share publicly the evidence it used to identify McKeown Group Ltd as the source of fuel contaminating Oamaru Harbour.

Loan and Merc lift ready

Graeme (Clarkie) Clark has been involved in heritage projects in Oamaru since 1990 and has now...

Loan and Merc lift ready

With a four-person limited-access goods lift now operational in the massive 1882 Loan and Merc in Harbour St, the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust is not rushing to fill the first floor of its...

Record breeding year still possible

A little penguin sits on its egg in Oamaru in September. Egg-laying has spiked at the Oamaru Blue...

Record breeding year still possible

Winter storms appear to have slowed breeding at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony, but another year of growth remains a possibility.

Oamaru users asked to conserve water

Improvement work at the Oamaru Water Treatment Plant this spring will halve its capacity.

Focus on 'protection of cultural, natural values'

The draft reserve management plan for Katiki Point seeks ''to balance the protection of cultural and natural values ... while allowing tourism and visitor activities to continue'', Te Runanga o...

Parks contract on offer

Parks contract on offer

The controversial parks maintenance contract for the Waitaki district will now - for the second time - go to the open market.

Meeting promised pipeline solution

Thousands of pipes are stored near the base of the Waitaki dam, ready to be laid in the Kurow...

Meeting promised pipeline solution

In front of a crowded Kurow Memorial Hall, Waitaki District Council chief executive Fergus Power promised a "pragmatic" and "fair and just" resolution to a now controversial irrigation pipeline...

Full house hears contenders' policies

Former Waitaki mayor Alan McLay apologised to those turned away from the Rotary Club of Oamaru's candidates meeting last night at the Oamaru Opera House.

Making a difference

Making a difference

Celebrating the 50th Conservation Week, yesterday, Columba Keas Oamaru hand 30 hand-painted yellow-eyed penguin cutouts to Department of Conservation rangers as the children visit the Oamaru Blue...

Rally proves a hit

Under the trees at Parsons Rock, about 700 motorcycle riders sort out their campsites late on...

Rally proves a hit

The response to the inaugural Waitaki Valley Motorcycle Rally - dubbed "Thunder in the Valley" - was "pretty massive".

Fuel company told to remove tank after leak inquiry

Fuel company told to remove tank after leak inquiry

An Oamaru fuel company has been ordered to dig up an underground storage tank after an investigation into a suspected fuel leak at Oamaru Harbour.

In sight of a special resident

LeopardSeals.org research assistant Giverny Forbes photographs a 2m female that has hauled out in...

In sight of a special resident

The little understood leopard seal is now officially a New Zealand resident. Reported sightings are on the rise around the country. But what do we really know about them?

Incumbent claims advantage of experience

The Otago Daily Times continues its series of profiles of mayoral candidates. Hamish MacLean puts the questions to Waitaki District mayoral candidate Gary Kircher.

Business experience main qualification

Business experience main qualification

The Otago Daily Times continues its series of profiles of mayoral candidates. Hamish MacLean puts the questions to Waitaki District mayoral candidate Paul Mutch.

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