Keeping busy keeps centenarian going
Oamaru centenarian Tom Garbutt does not know the secret to living a long life but says keeping busy has been his "ideal way to keep going".
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Battle against gull invaders goes to the Beehive
Battle against gull invaders goes to the Beehive
This Otago town is taking its battle against a winged invasion of its CBD to the Beehive.
Waitaki Boys’ is defending half-days
Waitaki Boys’ is defending half-days
Parents are becoming agitated about the number of half-days Waitaki Boys’ High School pupils are being asked to take off so teachers can take part in "staff wellbeing framework programmes".
Ewe’ll be seeing spots with quintuplets
Ewe’ll be seeing spots with quintuplets
You could be forgiven for thinking you were going dotty.
Decile review request
Decile review request
Waitaki Boys’ High School is applying for a review of its decile rating, to see if it is eligible for an increase in government funding.
Meth a ‘scourge’ on Waitaki - mayor
Meth a ‘scourge’ on Waitaki - mayor
Methamphetamine has become a "scourge" on the Waitaki district, mayor Gary Kircher says.
Celebration of te reo Maori
Celebration of te reo Maori
Southern schools, organisations and groups joined more than one million people across the country taking part in Te Wa Tuku Reo Maori, the Maori Language Moment, yesterday.
Net effect of prayers — meeting the PM
Net effect of prayers — meeting the PM
St Kevin’s College intermediate A netballers had their prayers answered when they met Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern yesterday.
Views aired on harbour plan
Views aired on harbour plan
Oamaru is going to have "the best little harbour in New Zealand", the Waitaki District Council says.
New chapter for bookstore: ‘It’s really been fun here’
New chapter for bookstore: ‘It’s really been fun here’
It is with mixed feelings Adventure Books owner Bill Nye is moving on to a new chapter for his business.
Weather comes to fire crews' aid
Weather comes to fire crews' aid
A change in the weather has helped Otago fire crews extinguish two large blazes that got out of control yesterday.
Conditions ease for Macraes blaze
Conditions ease for crews battling Macraes blaze
Winds have eased as fire crews battle an big blaze near Macraes, inland from Palmerston.
Pop-up Covid testing coming to Balclutha, Oamaru
Pop-up Covid testing coming to Balclutha, Oamaru
Asymptomatic Otago residents can get tested for Covid-19 this week.
Family lose everything but ‘the clothes on their backs’ in house fire
Family lose everything but ‘the clothes on their backs’ in house fire
An Oamaru family escaped with only the clothes on their backs when a fire destroyed their home.
Man killed in Oamaru crash named
Man killed in Oamaru crash named
Police have named the man killed in a crash in Oamaru on Saturday night.
Coroner to look at death
Coroner to look at death
The police serious crash unit has investigated a fatal car crash in Oamaru on Saturday night, and the death will be referred to the coroner.
Campaigning in the South
Campaigning in the South
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters greets a voter in Oamaru yesterday as New Zealand First MP Mark Patterson (left) looks on.
Covered plug socket likely cause of fire
Covered plug socket likely cause of fire
A covered plug socket is the probable cause of a house fire in Oamaru early on Saturday.
Male sea lion enjoys river mouth
Male sea lion enjoys river mouth
The whitebaiting season is attracting more than just fishermen to the Kakanui River.
Plea to lock up dogs at night after lambs killed
Plea to lock up dogs at night after lambs killed
Maheno farmer Doug Brown is urging people to lock up their dogs at night after 12 of his lambs were killed earlier this week.