Levy to fund local groups
Levy to fund local groups
North Otago community groups have had their voices heard, after the government this week confirmed it is introducing community funding returns through the Online Casino Gambling Bill.
Greenpeace to provide free nitrate water testing
Greenpeace to provide free nitrate water testing
Greenpeace Aotearoa will run free drinking water testing in Waimate and other areas it says are most at risk of nitrate contamination.
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Topflite team ‘stoked’ to win award
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Topflite team ‘stoked’ to win award
Oamaru pet food business Topflite was the winner of the Community and Regional Impact Spotlight Award at the 2025 Best Places to Work (BPTW) Awards last week.
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Artist providing taste of East Otago
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Artist providing taste of East Otago
Visitors to the Dunedin Airport will get a chance to glimpse some of East Otago’s unique natural beauty as artist Zenobia Southcombe features her photography as the latest "Artist in the Terminal".
'It’s not OK to intimidate someone like that'
'It’s not OK to intimidate someone like that'
A woman working alone in an Oamaru MP’s office was left shaken after allegedly being shoved by pro-Palestine protesters who forced their way inside.
Extension of chief executive’s contract to bring ‘stability’
Extension of chief executive’s contract to bring ‘stability’
The Waitaki District Council has agreed to a two-year extension for chief executive Alex Parmley.
Victim 'shaken' by alleged assault at Oamaru protest
Victim 'shaken' by alleged assault at Oamaru protest
A 39-year old woman allegedly assaulted an office worker at today's pro-Palestine protest in Oamaru.
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Mayor appoints second-term councillor deputy mayor
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Mayor appoints second-term councillor deputy mayor
The Waitaki district has an all-female leadership team after Waitaki’s newly elected first woman mayor Melanie Tavendale chose second-term councillor Rebecca Ryan as her deputy.
Truck fire briefly closes SH1 near Herbert
Truck fire briefly closes SH1 near Herbert
A fire in the cab of a truck heading through North Otago closed State Highway 1 for about an hour this morning.
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Pupil’s actions give family ‘invaluable’ time with grandmother
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Pupil’s actions give family ‘invaluable’ time with grandmother
Upstanding members of our community come in all shapes, sizes — and ages.
Nek minnit
Nek minnit
While it was a single cattle beast beside a well worn gate on State Highway 85 near Dunback that caught this photographers attention, within a few minutes all its paddock mates were lined up in...
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Government intervention first task
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Government intervention first task
Sworn in just two days ago, the new Waitaki District Council’s first task will be decide how to deal with a surprise government intervention.
Race double fundraiser
Race double fundraiser
This year’s annual Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations hope to start with a bang and a novel way to raise funds for both the festival and the Oamaru Steam and Rail Restoration Society.
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Jam-packed day of activities for Duntroon’s 150th
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Jam-packed day of activities for Duntroon’s 150th
Duntroon is having a party.
Classic truck convoy passes through
Classic truck convoy passes through
A 100-strong classic truck convoy made a stir in Oamaru on Thursday, paying tribute to a Southland trucking industry icon.
Keeping holiday vehicles on the go
Keeping holiday vehicles on the go
With a noticeable up-tick in visitors’ campervans around Waitaki recently, one Oamaru businessman is ensuring tourist stays are not cut short by broken-down campervans or leaky caravans.
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ORC hopes low-cost shuttle trial fills a gap
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ORC hopes low-cost shuttle trial fills a gap
The ORC has provided $25,000 for the trial of the Oamaru-Palmerston community shuttle for people wanting to travel to Dunedin or other areas between Oamaru and Dunedin.
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GMOs seen as threat to ‘clean,green’ wine, grain image
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GMOs seen as threat to ‘clean,green’ wine, grain image
Wine and grain crops are at risk of being contaminated by "cheap and nasty" gene-edited, herbicide-resistant foreign crops, opponents of a proposed law change say.
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WDC happy to find way forward on water: mayor-elect
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WDC happy to find way forward on water: mayor-elect
Waitaki's mayor-elect has been left scrambling by the government’s move to intervene in the council’s rewriting of its costly water plan.
National Historic Landmark status call
National Historic Landmark status call
Oamaru locals are being urged to support the move to grant National Historic Landmark status to the town’s historic Victorian precinct and port.