Drawn tourney popular
Sixty petanque players arrived in Oamaru for an event with a bit of a twist.
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Family ‘very proud’ as athlete comes fifth
Family ‘very proud’ as athlete comes fifth
As many were glued to their televisions watching New Zealand athletes at the Paralympics, one Oamaru woman had a keen interest in the kayaking and canoeing.
Disc golf on way
Disc golf on way
Disc golf is coming to Waitaki.
Celebrating Asian culture in style
Celebrating Asian culture in style
Asian culture was on full display in Oamaru last weekend.
Brett happy to visit, inspire Five Forks pupils
Brett happy to visit, inspire Five Forks pupils
Olivia Brett made quite the impression at Five Forks in less than three months.
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Love of helping kept stalwart going
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Love of helping kept stalwart going
Saturday was the first day since the turn of the century that the North Otago Citizens Advice Bureau will be without Alan Kerby.
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Young engineer wins top aviation industry award
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Young engineer wins top aviation industry award
Callum Ruddenklau is as humble as they come.
Medallist goes back to her old school
Medallist goes back to her old school
Olivia Brett has made quite a splash in less than three months.
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Outmuscled Old Golds slump to third loss of season
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Outmuscled Old Golds slump to third loss of season
There would have been some sore bodies yesterday morning.
Scrumptious schooling
Scrumptious schooling
Lisa Wong (left) teaches Waitaki Multicultural playgroup facilitator Justyna Miller how to fold dumplings at Waitaki Multicultural’s Asian Culture Festival in Oamaru yesterday.
Focus on bowel screening
Focus on bowel screening
September is Oamaru Bowel Screening Awareness Month.
Community House gets 4 new tenants
Community House gets 4 new tenants
Waitaki District Community House in Oamaru has welcomed four new tenants.
Mayor’s Taskforce For Jobs to continue supporting youth to get work placements
Mayor’s Taskforce For Jobs to continue supporting youth to get work placements
The Mayor’s Taskforce For Jobs (MTFJ) has been a hit in the Waitaki and looks set to continue.
Plaques to raise funds for centre
Plaques to raise funds for centre
Waitakians now have the opportunity to add their personal touch to the new Network Waitaki Event Centre.
Teacher sharing life lessons
Teacher sharing life lessons
Yes, Chef. Former The Last Post owner Trevor Griggs started as St Kevin’s College’s food technology teacher at the beginning of term three.
GP access still an issue, says CEO
GP access still an issue, says CEO
The waiting time to see a GP in Oamaru is an ongoing issue.
Community Classroom about to begin
Community Classroom about to begin
The change of the season will bring warmer weather and the return of Community Classroom.
Disabled toddler’s therapy unfunded after govt changes
Disabled toddler’s therapy unfunded after govt changes
The parents of an Oamaru toddler with a rare brain disorder say government changes mean his life-changing therapy is no longer funded.
81-year-old hit by moped wakes from coma
81-year-old hit by moped wakes from coma at Christchurch Hospital
An elderly woman who was struck by a moped earlier this month in Oamaru is now out of a coma and "recovering well" at Christchurch Hospital.
Elderly woman struck by moped on mend
Elderly woman struck by moped on mend
An 81-year-old Oamaru woman who was struck by a moped earlier this month in Thames St is now out of a coma and is ‘‘recovering well’’.