When Bad Brad messed with Thelma
When Rebecca van Dijk was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer last year, she thought she would be a little bit creative and name it “Brad Pitt”.
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Council to decide on harbour consultation
Council to decide on harbour consultation
The extent of community consultation for the Oamaru Harbour master plan will be determined next week.
Seven hurt in North Otago crash
Seven hurt in North Otago crash
Seven people have been hurt after a two-car crash near Moeraki in North Otago.
Memorial paddle-out to honour men who drowned
Memorial paddle-out to honour men who drowned
Local surfers have organised a memorial paddle-out for the two men who drowned at Kakanui, North Otago, this week.
Probation officer on new path
Probation officer on new path
From the courtroom to the lecture theatre, things are about to change for Oamaru's Hana Halalele.
NZ Post still looking
NZ Post still looking
NZ Post is yet to find an Oamaru business to base its operations from after Kiwibank announced its current premises would become a stand-alone branch.
Mayor wants more hospital information
Mayor wants more hospital information
Waitaki District Health Services has not been proactive enough in sharing information with the public about certain aspects of its recently announced organisational restructuring, Waitaki Mayor...
Pen pals meet after 63 years
Pen pals meet after 63 years
Oamaru's Ngaire de Geest has been friends with Canadian Carol Erickson for 63 years - but met her in person for the first time only this week.
Surfers to honour brothers with memorial 'paddle-out'
Surfers to honour brothers with memorial 'paddle-out'
Local surfers have organised a memorial paddle-out for the two men who drowned at Kakanui in North Otago this week.
Drowned brothers' whanau grief-stricken
Drowned brothers' whanau grief-stricken
The men who drowned while gathering seafood in heavy seas at Kakanui this week were brothers with roots in the Far North.
Divers who died off Kakanui coast were brothers
Man who drowned off Kakanui coast was from North Otago
One of two brothers who died in the water near Oamaru was from North Otago, police have confirmed.
Rahui placed at site to honour men who died
Rahui placed at site to honour men who died
Local Maori will honour the two people who died at Kakanui - and their families - by placing a rahui at the site this morning.
Residents enforcing freedom camping limit
Residents enforcing freedom camping limit
Kakapotahi residents are taking action to police the number of freedom campers who have been tripling the size of the small settlement, about 18km south of Ross, each night.
Woman (91) seriously hurt in Oamaru crash
Woman (91) seriously hurt in Oamaru crash
Firefighters helped to remove an elderly Oamaru woman with serious injuries from a car involved in a two-vehicle crash in Oamaru last night.
Two men swept to death
Two men swept to death
Two men died yesterday after being swept off the rocks while gathering seafood at Kakanui, in North Otago.
Oamaru Hospital staff feel 'worthless'
Oamaru Hospital staff feel 'worthless'
A former nurse says staff at Oamaru Hospital have been left feeling ''worthless'' after they were informed of an organisational restructure proposed by Waitaki District Health Services on Monday.
Two dead off Kakanui coast
Two dead off Kakanui coast
Two men are dead after a seafood-gathering trip went wrong at Kakanui in North Otago this afternoon.
Extreme Central conditions prompt open-air fire ban
Extreme Central conditions prompt open-air fire ban
Open-air fires are now prohibited in parts of Central Otago and North Otago as a senior firefighter warns the region is a tinderbox.
Restructure at Oamaru hospital proposed
Restructure at Oamaru hospital proposed
All nursing roles at Oamaru Hospital may be disestablished and re-appointed under an organisational restructure proposed by Waitaki District Health Services.
No date for reopening of Westview Dr
No date for reopening of Westview Dr
Westview Dr in Weston remained closed yesterday due to flood damage from heavy rain in November.