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    Forces to combine for monthly get together

    Oamaru. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Forces to combine for monthly get together

    Members of the Oamaru Coastal Defence Group, also known as the Southern Gunners, along with RSA members and veterans will gather at the Phoenix Bar, formally The Galleon this Sunday at 2pm.

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    Hail to the retiring beloved bus driver

    Darrell Poole outside Pearsons Coachlines in Oamaru. PHOTO: JULES CHIN

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    Hail to the retiring beloved bus driver

    Darrell Poole has stepped off the bus after 45 years.

    Hopefuls get taste of rural work day

    Cameron Higgins and Haarlem van Delden mucking in on the farm. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Hopefuls get taste of rural work day

    More potential employers are urged to come foray after the success of a recent Mayors Taskforce for Jobs work-experience day.

    Council urges residents to be water wise

    WDC water alert levels. IMAGE: ALLIED MEDIA FILES

    Council urges residents to be water wise

    As the summer months heat up, Waitaki District Council says being water wise will help everyone get clean, safe, drinking water.

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    Food project part of offerings

    Posing with a pig they caught are (from left) Kōwhai Te Moananui Gamble, Kieja Parris, 16, and...

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    Food project part of offerings

    Diving for paua, catching wild game and learning traditional practices of gathering food and resources are all part of Te Pōhā, a leadership programme for Māori youth, a branch of Te Hā o Maru...

    ‘Moderate injuries’ as car, tractor collide

    PHOTO: ANDREW ASHTON

    ‘Moderate injuries’ as car, tractor collide

    The damage looked bad but a driver was spared serious injury after tangling with a tractor in Oamaru yesterday.

    One hurt as car and tractor collide in Oamaru

    Photo: Andrew Ashton

    One hurt as car and tractor collide in Oamaru

    One person was hurt when a car tangled with a tractor in Oamaru this afternoon.

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    Rugby club of year news was ‘a bit of a secret’

    Waimate Rugby Club captain Matt Hayman shows off the shield the club received for being named...

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    Rugby club of year news was ‘a bit of a secret’

    The Waimate Rugby Club has been keeping some good news under wraps.

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    Town jam-packed for fruity festival

    In the Christmas Grotto were Mrs Claus with (back row) Linda and Martin Cole, of Waimate with...

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    Town jam-packed for fruity festival

    Strawberries, hot dogs, churros, plants and wares ... you name it, Waimate Strawberry Fare had it.

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    Nativity scenes bring in visitors and enthusiasts

    Oliver and Laorette Gapany, of Switzerland, stand by the oldest pop-up cultural nativity scene at...

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    Nativity scenes bring in visitors and enthusiasts

    A knitted display, a hand-made advent calendar and a three-dimensional lithograph were all part of St Luke’s Christmas nativity display last week.

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    Empty building razed by ‘very intense fire’

    A structure fire destroyed an uninhabited building in Caen St, Oamaru, last weekend. PHOTO: NIC DUFF

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    Empty building razed by ‘very intense fire’

    A "very intense fire" in Oamaru last weekend has reduced an uninhabited building to ashes.

    Funding to help trust’s work

    People take part in a recent Project Fetu training workshop at Oamaru Pacific Island Trust. The...

    Funding to help trust’s work

    The Oamaru Pacific Island Trust (OPIT) has had a big boost in funding from a major government youth investment programme.

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    Children give thanks to lunch team

    Te Pākihi o Maru principal Stacey Honeywill and pupil Osai Tukumoeatu, 11, presented The Kitchen...

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    Children give thanks to lunch team

    Te Pākihi o Maru showed its appreciation to the school’s lunch provider this week.

    Warning to avoid grebe nests

    A crested grebe nesting with chicks. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

    Warning to avoid grebe nests

    Campers and boaties around Lake Benmore are being asked to look out for the crested grebes this summer, after report nests were being disturbed at the Ohau C campground.

    Dirt bike rider 'seriously hurt' in Twizel crash

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Dirt bike rider 'seriously hurt' in Twizel crash

    A dirt bike rider has been flown to hospital in a serious condition after colliding with a car near Twizel, emergency services say.

    Dancers wow with moves

    Clara’s brother Fritz played by Merike La Grange with one of the Boys, Rory Arthur, 6, and the...

    Dancers wow with moves

    The Victoria Cooper Academy of Dance performers leaped and waltzed across the stage last Sunday in two sold-out sessions of The Nutcracker at the Waitaki Boys’ High School auditorium.

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    ‘The Phoenix’ progress on track for launch

    Oamaru Steam and Rail Society general manager Harry Andrew relaxes on the repainted and restored...

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    ‘The Phoenix’ progress on track for launch in early 2026

    Harry Andrew is nearing the finish line.

    Final beams placed for bridge construction

    Mayor Melanie Tavendale at the Kakanui bridge construction site. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Final beams placed for bridge construction

    Construction of the new Kakanui bridge is ahead of schedule but so is a six-week closure of the old bridge.

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    Longtime WBHS music teacher bows out

    Stephen Hinds is retiring from teaching after 38 years at Waitaki Boys’ High School. PHOTO: NIC DUFF

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    Longtime WBHS music teacher bows out

    Stephen Hinds has been fostering a love for music at Waitaki Boys’ High School for nearly four decades.

    Dam water release from today

    The Benmore Dam spills water in this file photo from 2001. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Dam water release from today

    Meridian Energy has advised that from today it will start the controlled release of water at Benmore Dam, with releases at Aviemore and Waitaki to follow.
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