Waitaki mayor describes gangs as ‘cancers’
Waitaki mayor describes gangs as ‘cancers’
Mongrel Mob drug dealings, standover tactics, intimidation and violence are unwanted in Waitaki, the mayor says.
Kayla Hodge
Giving it everything
Giving it everything
Waitaki Boys’ High School first five Tyree Manaia prepares to punt during yesterday’s First XV interschool against Timaru Boys’ High School.
Consent fee policy endorsed; call for heritage expertise
Consent fee policy endorsed; call for heritage expertise
Future developments to Waitaki’s heritage buildings have been made a little easier.
Liquor ban widened for Labour Weekend
Liquor ban widened for Labour Weekend
Police say an expanded liquor ban at Loch Laird near Otematata will help keep people safe this Labour Weekend.
Old Golds win Meads Cup tussle with Ngati Porou East Coast
Old Golds win Meads Cup tussle with Ngati Porou East Coast
North Otago has its first points on the board in its bid to successfully defend the Meads Cup.
Service a reason to settle in
Service a reason to settle in
Steph Coubrough is determined to lend a hand to her community.
Water work wait is to ensure long-term solution: official
Water work wait is to ensure long-term solution: official
Work to find a solution to Kakanui’s stormwater problems has begun, but any action is at least several months away.
Search on for soldier’s family
Search on for soldier’s family
The Waitaki District Council is searching for the family of a fallen soldier as his memorial oak is in dire need of replacement.
‘You will be banned’: council says it will not tolerate racism online
‘You will be banned’: council says it will not tolerate racism online
Racist comments on a social media post celebrating Maori language has led one Southern council to warn people they will be banned if they follow suit.
Ute seen crossing centre line, crash not wind-related: Police
Ute seen crossing centre line, crash not wind-related: Police
Sunday's strong winds are not believed to have caused a two-vehicle crash near Herbert, that resulted in five people being flown to Dunedin Hospital, Oamaru police say.
Fourth ‘suspicious’ fire put out
Fourth ‘suspicious’ fire put out
Another extremely dangerous suspicious fire has been lit at Oamaru’s Glen Warren Reserve.
Another 'suspicious' fire at Oamaru reserve
Another 'suspicious' fire at Oamaru reserve
Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have extinguished another ‘‘suspicious’’ fire at Oamaru’s Glen Warren Reserve this morning.
Quitting school role means leaving ‘family’
Quitting school role means leaving ‘family’
A school leader who has taught through war, a tsunami and fires is saying goodbye to the Oamaru school he calls his family.
Geopark trust selects district councillor as its new leader
Geopark trust selects district councillor as its new leader
Broadening the community’s understanding of the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark and its significance in the district is vital, its trust’s new chairman says.
Council official taking up Timaru planning job
Council official taking up Timaru planning job
Hamish Barrell is heading across the Waitaki River.
Eight crews fight scrub fire near Oamaru
Eight crews fight scrub fire near Oamaru
Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews worked to contain a scrub fire in Oamaru on Monday.
Cockies help collar tractor thieves
Cockies help collar tractor thieves
Who better to stop a couple of thieves stealing a tractor for a getaway mission than a bunch of North Otago farmers?
Attempted murder charge laid after stabbing
Attempted murder charge laid after stabbing
A man has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing that left two people injured, one seriously, in Oamaru yesterday morning.
‘They just mistreated her so badly’
‘They just mistreated her so badly’
A Southland woman is still not over the way her mother was neglected before her death at Oamaru Hospital.
Lockdown burnouts bring date in court
Lockdown burnouts bring date in court
Police have slammed the ‘‘appalling’’ behaviour of man who crashed his vehicle doing burnouts in North Otago.