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Waitaki District Council ends ‘tough’ year with $2.67m loss

The Waitaki District Council headquarters in Oamaru's Thames St. Photo: ODT files

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Waitaki District Council ends ‘tough’ year with $2.67m loss

It has been a "tough year" financially for Waitaki District Council, finishing the 2025 with an unexpected $2.67million loss.

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Forces to combine for monthly get together

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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

‘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

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

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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