Architect pleased with Opera House
Architect pleased with Opera House
Melbourne-based architect Virginia Ross says the restoration and redevelopment of the Oamaru Opera House is looking ‘‘fantastic''.
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Car crashes into building
Car crashes into building
Security staff spent Thursday night at Beaurepaires in Oamaru after a car driven by a 16-year old Oamaru girl crashed into the building, leaving a gaping hole.
Draft Bill conditions encourage emissions: Holcim
Draft Bill conditions encourage emissions: Holcim
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd would not recommend its parent company invest in a new $200 million cement plant near Weston
Business group proves popular
Business group proves popular
Sue Morton loves challenges.The North Otago woman is the face of the Oamaru Her Business Network, which was established in February last year.
Chairman reappointed
Chairman reappointed
Ken Mitchell has been reappointed chairman of the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust for the first six months of the next one-year term.
Public meetings on draft annual plan
Public meetings on draft annual plan
Waitaki residents will have an opportunity to have their say on the Waitaki District Council's draft annual plan 2008-09 over the next week.
Holcim hearing adjourned
Holcim hearing adjourned
A hearing concerning appeals to the Environment Court over consents granted to Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd to build a cement plant near Weston has been adjourned until the designation of the railway line between Waiareka and the proposed plant is resolved.
Enthusiasm blossoms for novice exhibitor
Enthusiasm blossoms for novice exhibitor
Novice flower exhibitor Wayne Shaw admits he was quite nervous before the North Otago Horticultural Society's autumn flower show at the weekend.
Didymo disappearing
Didymo disappearing
Didymo is disappearing, in places, in the Waitaki River.
Bikers show off precious wheels
Bikers show off precious wheels
Wes Hamilton says his Triumph Rocket 3 motorcycle personifies everything he likes in a motorcycle - it's big, shiny, has loads of chrome and "grunt to burn''.
Difficult to advance ban bylaw
Difficult to advance ban bylaw
It will be difficult to make progress on a proposal for a liquor ban in Omarama between December 28 and January 1 until next year, a report to the Ahuriri Community Board says.
Centenarian celebrates ‘extra special' birthday
Centenarian celebrates ‘extra special' birthday
World War 2 veteran Jim Brown, who celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday, was described at a birthday celebration as a ‘‘true Southern man'' who epitomised all that was good about being a New Zealander.
Site clearing upsets families
Site clearing upsets families
Debbie Devon regularly visits the spot on State Highway 1 where her 15-year-old daughter, Casey, was killed in a car crash last October.
Names of World War 2 fallen recorded
Names of World War 2 fallen recorded
The names of 131 service personnel from North Otago who died in World War 2 have finally been recorded at the Garden of Memories in Oamaru.
Petition launched to herald plight of vision impaired
Petition launched to herald plight of vision impaired
A nationwide petition has been launched by Parents of Vision Impaired (NZ) requesting the Government uphold the right of blind, deafblind and vision-impaired children to equitably access the education system.
Missing yacht still a mystery
Missing yacht still a mystery
Police say they are unable to explain what happened to a yacht reported to have been in trouble off the Oamaru coast on Monday night.
60 years of marriage have passed quickly
60 years of marriage have passed quickly
a lot of gates'' to see his future bride.
60 years of marriage has passed quickly
60 years of marriage has passed quickly
a lot of gates'' to see his future bride.
Hill climb back on the road for car club's 50th anniversary
Hill climb back on the road for car club's 50th anniversary
Speed gives 12-year-old Daniel Liemburg a thrill. Daniel, who holds a motorsport licence, was the youngest competitor in the Ngapara hill climb motorsport event on Saturday, which was resurrected as part of the North Otago Car Club's 50th anniversary.
Dogs, humans linked to penguin deaths
Dogs, humans linked to penguin deaths
Dogs - along with human intervention - appear to have caused the deaths of blue penguins at the Oamaru Creek penguin refuge in recent weeks.