Support strong for Otepopo
Support strong for Otepopo
Placard-bearing supporters of Otepopo School gathered outside Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean's office in Oamaru yesterday morning to show support for the retention of the school.
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Flying elephant
Flying elephant
A visitor to the Oamaru Public Gardens yesterday was amazed to see an elephant "flying around like Dumbo" before it was put on the back of a truck and taken away.
Cowboys in pink for Waikouaiti fundraiser rodeo
Cowboys in pink for Waikouaiti fundraiser rodeo
Pink horses, pink barrels, pink flags and pink people.
Green leader hails decision to call-in dairy applications
Green leader hails decision to call-in dairy applications
The decision to call-in consent applications for controversial dairy farm developments is a victory for the Green Party and for every New Zealander who cares about water quality and the "wonderful" landscape and biodiversity of the Omarama and Ohau area, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says.
MP joins call for dairy farm consent applications to be called in
MP joins call for dairy farm consent applications to be called in
Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean has joined those asking Environment Minister Nick Smith to call in the controversial Omarama-Ohau dairy farm consent applications.
Mission to help in Haiti
Mission to help in Haiti
The earthquake which has caused so much death, chaos and heartbreak in Haiti may well draw Oamaru missionary Robyn Couper back to the country she called home for 33 years. She talks to Sally Rae about her life there.
Oamaru begins initiative for Haiti
Oamaru begins initiative for Haiti
An emergency relief initiative to help Haitians following last week's devastating earthquake is being launched from Oamaru.
Marmite reward after polar ski trek
Marmite reward after polar ski trek
As Kylie Wakelin was trekking towards the South Pole, she remarked on a website that she longed for Marmite and toast.
Blowing his own horn
Blowing his own horn
When Greg Hill played his alphorn on the steps of the Opera House yesterday, all that was missing was a herd of goats and a lonely goatherd.
Dividends of being part of a culture of giving back
Dividends of being part of a culture of giving back
Volunteer fire brigades are a key part of small, rural communities. Sally Rae talks to recently trained members of the Otematata Fire Brigade to find out what it means to be a firefighter.
Concern for penguin colony 'madness'
Concern for penguin colony 'madness'
"People just everywhere" in the Oamaru Harbour area at night are causing problems for the resident blue penguin population, environmentalist Lorraine Adams says.
Smith urged to call in dairy proposals
Smith urged to call in dairy proposals
The parliamentary commissioner for the environment has urged Environment Minister Nick Smith to call in the controversial dairy farm proposals in the Omarama-Ohau area.
Haiti missionary 'gutted'
Haiti missionary 'gutted'
"At the moment, all I want to do is go and hold everybody that was close to me."
Short stories for blokes
Short stories for blokes
An amusing tale about an oil-rig toilet mishap could hopefully encourage young men to take up reading again.
School may close after term one
School may close after term one
Education Minister Anne Tolley is satisfied Otepopo School should close.
Collection keeps Janice up to date
Collection keeps Janice up to date
Oamaru's very own calendar girl, Janice McPherson, laughingly says that she needs to "get a life".
Deadline looms for dairy plans
Deadline looms for dairy plans
Environment Minister Nick Smith has until next Friday to decide whether to call in resource consent applications of two companies with controversial plans to establish new dairy farms in the Omarama and Ohau area.
Dairy-farm court bid not option: ECan
Dairy-farm court bid not option: ECan
The three companies proposing intensive dairy farms in the Omarama and Ohau area attempted to have the effluent consent applications directly referred to the Environment Court.
Government unlikely to 'call in' dairy farm applications
Government unlikely to 'call in' dairy farm applications
The Government is considering intervening in the controversial dairy-farm proposals for the Omarama-Ohau area. but it looks unlikely the resource consent applications will be "called in".
Family not deterred by rain
Family not deterred by rain
The weather might be wild and the lake choppy - but there's always Coronation Street.