Crash test dunnies: Car ploughs into public toilets
Some Oamaru public toilets are now closed for business after a car ploughed into them overnight.
Breath alcohol level five times over limit
Breath alcohol level five times over limit
A 31-year-old man’s long weekend holiday was cut short almost before it even started when he was caught driving while five times over the legal breath alcohol limit.
Steampunkers converge for festival
Steampunkers converge for festival
Oamaru's annual Steampunk Festival goes back in time this weekend, boosting the town’s tourism appeal in the process.
Statue to honour VC war hero
Statue to honour VC war hero
More than a century after his death at the Battle of the Somme, Oamaru war hero Sergeant Donald Forrester Brown VC is set to be honoured in his hometown with a life-size bronze statue.
Driver caught 'five times over limit' in Oamaru
Driver caught 'five times over limit' in Oamaru
A man's King’s Birthday Weekend holiday has been cut short - almost before it even started - after he was caught by Oamaru police driving five times over the limit.
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Statue to honour local war hero
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Statue to honour local war hero
An Oamaru war hero killed at the Battle of the Somme may finally take pride and place in his hometown.
Event centre roof on track
Event centre roof on track
The construction of the Network Waitaki Event Centre has reached a major milestone.
Festival mixes spectacle of circus with time travel
Festival mixes spectacle of circus with time travel
Oamaru’s annual Steampunk Festival goes back in time this weekend, boosting the town’s tourism appeal in the process.
Milestone like a ‘hole-in-one’
Milestone like a ‘hole-in-one’
If you ask Margaret Kyle, life is a lot like golf.
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Budget rates relief ‘necessary’
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Budget rates relief ‘necessary’
Rates relief for potentially hundreds of Waitaki senior citizens through Budget 2025, is "timely and necessary", Age Concern Otago says.
Centenarian ‘good fella to be around’
Centenarian ‘good fella to be around’
"Take things as they come."
Drug charges
Drug charges
A Karitane man will face court on charges of methamphetamine and cannabis possession.
Rates rise of 9.79% splits council
Rates rise of 9.79% splits council
Waitaki District Council’s longest-serving councillor has been left annoyed and frustrated with fellow councillors’ inability find further ways of reducing rates bills.
Steps taken to raise over $60k for charity
Steps taken to raise over $60k for charity
There is more than one way to come out on top at the Sky Tower Stair Challenge.
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Discovery of rare moth may thwart mine expansion plans
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Discovery of rare moth may thwart mine expansion plans
A rare native moth may have scuppered part of OceanaGold’s Macraes mine expansion plans.
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Strong defence deals blow to champs
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Strong defence deals blow to champs
Valley fronted up in a big way defensively to beat the defending Citizens Shield champions on Saturday.
Breakfasts hosted to give support
Breakfasts hosted to give support
Oamaru had a tinge of pink yesterday.
Warning hoiho still at risk
Warning hoiho still at risk
While Moeraki’s yellow-eyed penguins (hoiho) are enjoying their annual "holiday" at sea, conservationists warn their battle for survival is far from over.
Sri Lanka trip ‘awesome experience’
Sri Lanka trip ‘awesome experience’
From Oamaru to Auckland and as far away as Sri Lanka — rugby has taken Ben Sinnamon across the globe.
Bringing up century like a ‘hole in one’
Bringing up century like a ‘hole in one’
If you ask Margaret Kyle, life is a lot like golf.