Play peeks into two worlds
Play peeks into two worlds
Fairy tale or reality — you be the judge.
Planting idea put to board
Planting idea put to board
Enhancing Palmerston with wildflower planting on berms and in riparian margins is being mooted.
Celebrating Asian culture in style
Celebrating Asian culture in style
Asian culture was on full display in Oamaru last weekend.
Disc golf on way
Disc golf on way
Disc golf is coming to Waitaki.
Complaints about noise
Complaints about noise
Noise issues related to an outdoor midwinter event near have been aired.
Oamaru car builder realises his ‘pipe dream’
Oamaru car builder realises his ‘pipe dream’
Move over Batmobile. An Oamaru man’s scratch-built car may give it a run for its money.
Family ‘very proud’ as athlete comes fifth
Family ‘very proud’ as athlete comes fifth
As many were glued to their televisions watching New Zealand athletes at the Paralympics, one Oamaru woman had a keen interest in the kayaking and canoeing.
Drawn tourney popular
Drawn tourney popular
Sixty petanque players arrived in Oamaru for an event with a bit of a twist.
New pop-up shops in Thames St
New pop-up shops in Thames St
Spring has sprung with two further pop-up stores in the main street of Oamaru this week.
Fires already a risk, Fenz warns
Fires already a risk, Fenz warns
A cool, dry winter has brought an unusually early start to the fire season this year.
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Despite funding, bridge not a certainty
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Despite funding, bridge not a certainty
The 125-year-old wooden Kakanui Bridge, south of Oamaru, looks like it is going to be replaced after being allocated more than $9 million of funding by the government.
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Young engineer wins top aviation industry award
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Young engineer wins top aviation industry award
Callum Ruddenklau is as humble as they come.
Medallist goes back to her old school
Medallist goes back to her old school
Olivia Brett has made quite a splash in less than three months.
Weather drives spate of fires across Otago
Weather drives spate of fires across Otago
Crews have tackled 17 fires across Otago in 15 days, the blazes driven by a windy start to spring after a dry winter.
Focus on bowel screening
Focus on bowel screening
September is Oamaru Bowel Screening Awareness Month.
Scrumptious schooling
Scrumptious schooling
Lisa Wong (left) teaches Waitaki Multicultural playgroup facilitator Justyna Miller how to fold dumplings at Waitaki Multicultural’s Asian Culture Festival in Oamaru yesterday.
Waitaki vegetation fire 'well controlled'
Waitaki vegetation fire 'well controlled'
Crews have spent the day at the site of a large vegetation blaze at Tokarahi in Waitaki district checking for hotspots and the fire is now "contained and controlled".
Luca offers ‘something special’
Luca offers ‘something special’
It takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a dog to "raise up" a village.
‘Sense of belonging’ encouraged
‘Sense of belonging’ encouraged
An "all inclusive" approach to Enviroschools Day last Friday saw Totara School teachers, pupils and parents dig in.
GP access still an issue, says CEO
GP access still an issue, says CEO
The waiting time to see a GP in Oamaru is an ongoing issue.