Retiring nurse leaving behind extensive rehab legacy
Retiring nurse leaving behind extensive rehab legacy
A dedicated and innovative nurse, who helped build and support education programmes at Oamaru Hospital, has walked the wards for the last time.
Jules Chin
Raising funds for music, drama
Raising funds for music, drama
A castle tour, an award winning author and a popular farmer are all elements of a novel event to raise funds for an important school and community space.
Academy keen to spread wings
Academy keen to spread wings
The New Zealand Airline Academy (NZAA), based in Oamaru, has won a prestigious Indian business award and is planning to also expand in to the Vietnamese market.
Time for Christian rhyme in the gardens
Time for Christian rhyme in the gardens
Reviving the Christmas Carols in the Gardens event at the Oamaru Gardens will be a timely injection of joy, hope, love and peace, organisers say.
Charity concert for Xmas parcels
Charity concert for Xmas parcels
Christmas Carols from around the world are coming to the Oamaru Basilica this festive season.
Para-athlete days away from record
Para-athlete days away from record
A para-athlete is just three days away from becoming the first blind woman to cycle the length of New Zealand.
Helen Stead: A life serving North Otago
Helen Stead: A life serving North Otago
Born a block away from the iconic Oamaru Basilica, Helen Stead has dedicated her life to serving the North Otago community and conserving its heritage.
Grateful for help after house fire
Grateful for help after house fire
Community support has "meant the world" to Matthew Wicks and his family since losing everything in a suspicious house fire two weeks ago.
House blaze treated as suspicious
House blaze treated as suspicious
A fire that destroyed a house, leaving an Oamaru family with nothing but the clothes on their backs, is being treated as suspicious.
Artist loses everything in house fire
Artist loses everything in house fire
A popular Oamaru artist and his family have lost everything in a fire that destroyed their home yesterday.
Arson suspected in Oamaru house blaze
Arson suspected after family lose everything in fire
A fire that destroyed a house, leaving an Oamaru family with nothing but the clothes on their backs, is being treated as suspicious.
Oamaru house badly damaged in blaze
Oamaru house badly damaged in blaze
Fire crews battled for 30 minutes to contain a blaze which engulfed an Oamaru home this morning.
Crews battle to contain Oamaru house blaze
Crews battle to contain Oamaru house blaze
Fire crews battled for 30 minutes to contain a blaze which engulfed an Oamaru home this morning.
Vapes stolen down pants: owners
Vapes stolen down pants: owners
A man walks into a vape shop and shoves three vape disposable canisters down his pants — no, it is not a joke.
Man arrested after burglary
Man arrested for burglary allegedly drove stolen car from Christchurch
A 52-year-old man has been arrested after the burglary of an Oamaru commercial yard on Caledonian Rd.
Man charged over Oamaru burglary
Man charged over Oamaru burglary
A 52-year-old man has been arrested after the burglary of an Oamaru commercial yard on Caledonian Rd.
Ministry to offer advice on erosion
Ministry to offer advice on erosion
The Ministry of Education will talk to Waitaki Boys’ High School representatives shortly about how to respond to coastal erosion devouring almost half a metre of school grounds every year.
Restoration planned for war memorial
Restoration planned for war memorial
One of the country’s finest war memorials has a new owner that plans to spend more than $2.1 million on its restoration and repair.
Hopes visitor plan will aid sustainable growth
Hopes visitor plan will aid sustainable growth
Waitaki's new visitor plan will help it manage the sustainable growth of a resurgent tourism industry.
Penguin colony opens up for anniversary
Penguin colony opens up for anniversary
The Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a gift to locals for supporting the colony from the beginning.