Bird’s-eye view
Tracks weave their way along the rocky outcrop of Makotukutuku/Cape Wanbrow Reserve in Oamaru with boats idling in the North Otago town's harbour.
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Affordability to ‘deteriorate’ despite joining water entity
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Affordability to ‘deteriorate’ despite joining water entity
Water charges in Waitaki are expected to increase by 130% within a decade despite the district joining Southern Waters to soften the financial blow.
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Memoir of masculinity, military service, pride
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Memoir of masculinity, military service, pride
Brad Poulter’s honest, funny and at times heartbreaking memoir traces the story of a man who grew up in Oamaru through his service in the Royal New Zealand Navy while coming to terms...
Parkrun out of the blocks
Parkrun out of the blocks
Oamaru’s parkrun has burst out of the starting blocks with a successful inaugural event.
Grey Power denounces rates hike
Grey Power denounces rates hike
Double-digit rates rises must not become the “new normal”, the president of Grey Power North Otago says.
Samoan Language Week in full swing
Samoan Language Week in full swing
Learning about legends, history, screen printing and sharing traditional food, music and songs were all part of the Oamaru Pacific Island Trust (OPIT) cultural group programme to celebrate Samoan...
Vanished World reopens in new guise
Vanished World reopens in new guise
Museum of the Vanished World is open for business once again.
School mural ‘big step up’
School mural ‘big step up’
Nic Dempster will not be spending so much time at Waikouaiti School any more.
Man sentenced over sex act in Oamaru public toilet
Man sentenced over sex act in Oamaru public toilet
An Oamaru man performed a sex act while watching a 15-year-old boy using a public toilet, the court has heard.
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Steampunk festival ‘a real winner’
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Steampunk festival ‘a real winner’
The Steampunk NZ Festival was held in Oamaru over the long weekend and organisers were yelling huzzah after another successful iteration.
Waitaki council boss called out for comment
Waitaki council boss called out for comment
A council boss has been labelled callous and arrogant for suggesting Waitaki residents who cannot pay their rates could have their homes sold from under them.
Gallery brings sculpture to light
Gallery brings sculpture to light
After 15 years in the dark, an Oamaru stone sculpture has been brought to light in Mahika Kai Mahika Toi, the new building extension at Forrester Gallery.
An honour to help people: deputy
An honour to help people: deputy
Being a firefighter is part of who Tane Rogers is.
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Homes found for birds from town aviaries
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Homes found for birds from town aviaries
Oamaru’s celebrated sulphur-crested cockatoo and the rest of the birds stuck in the town’s ramshackle aviaries have found new homes.
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Survey to ask residents for input on amalgamation
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Survey to ask residents for input on amalgamation
Waitaki residents are being asked what the future of their ‘‘unique’’ district could look like as part of amalgamation.
Steampunkers get kitted up for festival
Steampunkers get kitted up for festival
Even retro-futuristic time travellers know where to find a bargain.
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‘Incredibly disappointed’: Visitor centre funding declined
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‘Incredibly disappointed’: Visitor centre funding declined
The manager of the shuttered Oamaru and Waitaki Visitor Information Centre is “incredibly disappointed” after councillors turned down her last-ditch funding plea.
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Waitaki District Council to hike rates by 22%
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Waitaki District Council to hike rates by 22%
Waitaki ratepayers are staring down the barrel of a 22% rates hike after councillors eventually ‘‘reluctantly’’ agreed on a percentage.
New info centre tells of mine’s influence
New info centre tells of mine’s influence
Gold mining is the “heart and soul” of East Otago, the director of a new information centre in Palmerston says.
Woman stole $47,000 from grandmother
Woman stole $47,000 from grandmother
An Oamaru woman stole more than $47,000 from her grandmother, leaving her victim with no money to pay her rest-home fees.