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Popular fireworks fundraiser set to return after hiatus
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Popular fireworks fundraiser set to return after hiatus
The Weston School fireworks are returning.
Momentum building for nationals
Momentum building for nationals
For the second year in a row, St Kevin’s College Top V basketball team will test themselves against the best of the best.
Memorial draws top bowlers
Memorial draws top bowlers
It is that time of year again.
Semifinal a milestone
Semifinal a milestone
It is fair to say 2025 has been a bit of a roller coaster for Cheyenne Cunningham.
Duo of necessity win triples title at record-size tournament
Duo of necessity win triples title at record-size tournament
Excelsior Petanque Club held its annual drawn triples tournament last week.
Clean sweep for taekwondo students
Clean sweep for taekwondo students
Whitestone Taekwondo students competed at the Taekwondo Union New Zealand South Island Taekwondo Tournament held in Christchurch last month.
Ballot bins being put out, papers, information delivered
Ballot bins being put out, papers, information delivered
Ballot papers and election candidate information are being delivered to registered voters in the Waitaki district this week.
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Fashion takes a slow turn
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Fashion takes a slow turn
A successful Slow Fashion and Natural Beauty evening was hosted at the Business Hive last Thursday by Just One Thing Waitaki (JOT) Sustainability Group .
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Brown speaking at menopause forum
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Brown speaking at menopause forum
Award-winning comedian and clinical psychologist Nicola Brown says her focus will be on "thriving through the transitions" as one of the guest speakers at the menopause conference at the Oamaru...
Missing Oamaru teen found safe and well
Missing Oamaru teen found safe and well
A teenage girl missing from Oamaru for more than two weeks has been found safe and well.
Oamaru teen missing for more than two weeks
Oamaru teen missing for more than two weeks
A missing Oamaru teenager last seen more than two weeks ago may have headed to Dunedin or further south, police say.
Interactive learning
Interactive learning
Oamaru Penguins unveiled its revamped visitor exhibition yesterday.
One critical, one seriously injured in Oamaru crash
One critical, one seriously injured in Oamaru crash
Two people were injured in Oamaru, one critically, when a car and motorcycle collided this afternoon.
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Mayoral candidate’s comments ‘alarmist’
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Mayoral candidate’s comments ‘alarmist’
A Waitaki mayoral candidate has been labelled "alarmist" for saying the new council should get a say in whether to extend chief executive Alex Parmley’s employment.
Large North Otago house fire under control
Large North Otago house fire under control
A large house fire at a North Otago property has been bought under control, as firefighters on the scene work to dampen down the embers.
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OceanaGold requests more time to update plans
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OceanaGold requests more time to update plans
OceanaGold says it needs more time to update expansion plans for its gold mine at Macraes after facing opposition from regulators and local Māori.
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New owners reopen pub: ‘life’s too short’
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New owners reopen pub: ‘life’s too short’
Johnny Johnston and Georgia Rea know life is short.
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Award-winning lyrics tell story of unrequited love
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Award-winning lyrics tell story of unrequited love
A story about unrequited love has propelled an Oamaru teenager to a top award at the Smokefree Rockquest.
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Wellbeing of students 'our highest priority'
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Wellbeing of students 'our highest priority'
Waitaki Girls’ High School’s newly appointed manager says the wellbeing of the students is his highest priority following his shock appointment last week.
Artist grateful to police and community as car recovered
Artist grateful to police and community as car recovered
Police have managed to retrieve a car and property that was stolen from a young Dunedin artist, Zac Whiteside, who is based in Oamaru for an artist residency.