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    Looking for a bargain on the opening day of The Rotary Club of Oamaru’s Bookarama are (from left)...

    Roaring trade at annual book sale

    "Books galore, and thousands more."

    Site found for new St John base

    Standing at the site of St John’s long-awaited new ambulance base in Oamaru are St John rural...

    Site found for new St John base

    The location of St John’s long-awaited new base in Oamaru has been revealed.

    Teens charged after crashing stolen car

    Teens charged after crashing stolen car

    A joyride in a stolen car came to an end when a group of teenagers crashed in North Otago on Sunday.

    Colourful anti-bullying message

    PHOTO: REBECCA RYAN

    Colourful anti-bullying message

    Breen Construction staff (from left) Lahni Hivafa, Lenny Varu and Juni Fakatoufifita proudly wear pink shirts in support of an anti-bullying movement.

    Shaping the slopes for world’s champions

    Ohau Snow Fields mountain manager Craig Ovenden at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

    Shaping the slopes for world’s champions

    Snowmaking has taken Ohau Snow Fields mountain manager Craig Ovenden all over the world.

    Joint effort to continue business awards ‘a no-brainer’

    Looking forward to the Waitaki Business Awards are organising committee members (from left) Greg...

    Joint effort to continue business awards ‘a no-brainer’

    Business South is getting ready to celebrate Waitaki businesses.

    MSD offices closing for renovations

    MSD offices closing for renovations

    Oamaru's Ministry of Social Development/Work and Income’s offices are set to close for about a month while building improvements are under way.

    Dean leaving politics after more than a decade as MP for Waitaki

    Dean leaving politics after more than a decade as MP for Waitaki

    Waitaki National MP Jacqui Dean is to retire from politics at the next election.

    Many opinions on Forrester Heights

    Alex Parmley.

    Many opinions on Forrester Heights

    Waitaki residents have had their say on the future of Forrester Heights in large numbers.

    Exciting White Horse plans realised

    Waimate2gether White Horse monument project manager Jo Sutherland said it was an emotional and...

    Exciting White Horse plans realised

    The final piece of the Waimate White Horse jigsaw puzzle is finally in place.

    Breeding season overlaps moulting

    A male penguin sits on the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony’s first egg for the 2022 season. PHOTO:...

    Breeding season overlaps moulting

    Not a lot surprises Philippa Agnew these days.

    Submitters’ requests in person wide-ranging

    Submitters’ requests in person wide-ranging

    Govt reforms, road safety, tourism and economic development, funding agreements and climate change were among issues raised this week when the Waitaki District Council heard spoken submissions on its annual plan.

    Admin issues derail murderer’s bid for release

    The woman faces seven counts of intending to cause grievous bodily harm by administering poison —...

    Admin issues derail murderer’s bid for release

    A North Otago murderer and sex offender will remain in prison until next month after a series of administrative botches.

    Thrill having obstacle course visit

    Indie Hewett (6) and Bobby Beattie make their way through the colourful obstacle course. PHOTO:...

    Thrill having obstacle course visit

    Children will have many obstacles to overcome in their lives.

    Collective action needed on rabbits: landowner

    Moeraki resident Ciaran Keogh questions the Otago Regional Council’s approach to rabbit control,...

    Collective action needed on rabbits: landowner

    Individual action will not make a "blind bit" of difference to Moeraki’s growing rabbit problem, a resident at the forefront of the town’s effort to control the pest says.

    Child packs to aid in trauma

    Celebrating the launch of the Waitaki Road Safe Pack are (from left) cycling and walking advocate...

    Child packs to aid in trauma

    Waitaki Road Safe is helping add something positive to a bad situation.

    Bus service for Palmerston confirmed

    Palmerston has the numbers. Photos by Craig Baxter.

    Bus service for Palmerston confirmed

    The weekend bus service for Palmerston has been confirmed and will start on May 28.

    Student volunteer contingent helps community

    Student Volunteer Army member Francesca Holdcroft, of Canterbury, helps Forest and Bird with...

    Student volunteer contingent helps community

    Rain dampened the morning but the Student Volunteer Army helped brighten up the day.

    Dairy event will be all about change

    Bridget McNally (left) and Rebecca Finlay, who are helping organise the South Island Dairy Event,...

    Dairy event will be all about change

    Dynamic. That is the theme of the South Island’s largest dairy event, SIDE 2022, which is being held in Oamaru on June 8-9.

    11 months’ prison for breaching protection order, driving offences

    Photo: ODT files

    11 months’ prison for breaching protection order, driving offences

    An Oamaru man with an "extraordinary" number of previous convictions has been jailed for 11 months for his most recent offences.
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