North Otago

Greens’ policy would threaten jobs: miner

A new Green Party policy to revoke mining permits from the Macraes MP4 expansion plan, should it be approved, would jeopardise the livelihoods of 900 people in East Otago

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Couple create Waitaki tartan

McLean & Co weavers Rod and Sue McLean launched their Waitaki tartan during the Victorian...

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Couple create Waitaki tartan

Oamaru weavers husband and wife Rod and Sue McLean have created a Waitaki tartan that reflects the district’s natural environment, its people — and their love for their new home.

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‘Choice is gone’ in water reform

Former Waitaki mayor Gary Kircher remains adamant that larger water entities are essential for...

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‘Choice is gone’ in water reform

Only weeks after Oamaru residents woke up to the news their water bills were set to skyrocket, the government intervened.

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Event centre hits stage one build goal

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Event centre hits stage one build goal

The Network Waitaki Event Centre Trust has ticked off another milestone.

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‘Christmas gift’ to community

Santa waves to the crowds as his helpers bring the magic of snowfall to the annual parade. PHOTO:...

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‘Christmas gift’ to community

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

Waitaki District Santa Parade

A Nativity scene on the Oamaru Combined Churches float.

Waitaki District Santa Parade

The North Otago community came out in force to watch more than 90 entrants in the annual Waitaki District Santa Parade, held in Oamaru on Saturday.

Oamaru couple pepper-sprayed in street dust-up with cops

The arrests happened at the Ministry of Social Development in Oamaru. Photo: ODT Files

Oamaru couple pepper-sprayed in street dust-up with cops

Police pepper-sprayed a couple as violence erupted during an arrest outside an Oamaru government office this morning.

Fleeing driver leads police on wild family outing

Fleeing driver leads police on wild family outing

Fleeing police turned into a family affair when a man took his mother and two siblings on a high-speed drive past Oamaru before dumping the vehicle and making the brood continue on foot.

Fundraisers bring Indie closer to goal

The family of 3-year-old Indie Todd, who is battling cancer and awaits proton therapy in the United States, may be one step closer to their goal with the help of the North Otago community.

Funding boost for Pasifika learning hub

A recent Project Fetu training workshop at Oamaru Pacific Island Trust. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Funding boost for Pasifika learning hub

Oamaru Pacific Island Trust's Hana Fanene-Taiti is "thrilled" to receive $75,000 to support a community learning hub to better serve Pasifika and the wider community.

Rare find ‘so exciting’

A rare pink grasshopper has been spotted in the Mackenzie Basin. PHOTO: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION

Rare find ‘so exciting’

Department of Conservation ranger Jen Schori says she could not believe her eyes as colleagues called her over during an annual grasshopper survey near Lake Tekapo in the Mackenzie Basin.

‘Red carpet experience’

The Silverscreen Soiree cast rehearse at the Weston Community Church. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

‘Red carpet experience’

Musical Theatre Oamaru (MTO) is bringing back old Hollywood glamour for its concert-style show Silverscreen Soiree — Songs from the Stage and Screen at the Scottish Hall next month.

New species named after late professor

Researcher Dr Seabourne Rust holds an artistic reconstruction of the newly described Eocene...

New species named after late professor

Ewan Fordyce’s legacy continues to grow.

Kakanui School marking 155 years

Kakanui School principal Ann Roughan. PHOTO: JULES CHIN

Kakanui School marking 155 years

Kakanui School is celebrating 155 years of learning by the sea this weekend, with education in the North Otago community tracing its origins back to 1870.

Entries due in for second pop-up show

The second place-getter in the Puketapu Radio Pop Up art exhibition last year, Kristen Breet,...

Entries due in for second pop-up show

The Puketapu Radio Pop Up show is back for its second year in Palmerston with art inspired by objects in the Waihemo Museum.

New chief executive named

Bruce Muldrew. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILES

New chief executive named

Whitestone Contracting has named Bruce Muldrew as its new chief executive.

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Facilitator cost-sharing efforts rejected by minister

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

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Facilitator cost-sharing efforts rejected by minister

Efforts by the Waitaki District Council to shield ratepayers from the costs of a newly appointed Crown facilitator have been firmly declined by the government.

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Fossil yet to reveal secrets

Te Papa Museum vertebrates curator and paleontologist Felix Marx works on excavating a 6m baleen...

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Fossil yet to reveal secrets

It will take paleontologists another year of work to uncover the ancient secrets of a large whale fossil excavated from the Tokarahi lime works by Museum of New...

New apprentices steaming for railway mentoring

Oamaru Steam and Rail Society veteran (centre) John Paul and graduates of the mentor programme...

New apprentices steaming for railway mentoring

Seven new apprentices will take part in the Oamaru Steam and Rail Society’s successful education and mentoring programme.

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Victorian celebrations draw in thousands

Some of the Victorian-era fashion on display at the annual Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations...

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Victorian celebrations draw in thousands

With Oamaru’s historic town centre and port in the running for national landmark status, the town’s annual Victorian Heritage Celebrations took on extra importance at the weekend.

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