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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

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    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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    Restored reindeer prancing in parade

    The restored reindeer take pride of place with Santa in Waimate’s Christmas parade on Sunday....

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    Restored reindeer prancing in parade

    Waimate's Christmas parade shone a little brighter on Sunday thanks to the triumphant return of Santa’s full team of reindeer — restored from near ruin after a painstaking, community-led rescue.

    'Moment of recklessness': Phone use blamed for crash

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    'Moment of recklessness': Phone use blamed for crash

    Police say an alleged "moment of recklessness" could have caused deaths, after a driver crashed while using a cell phone on Sunday afternoon in Hampden.

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    Hospital shuttle lambasted

    Trevor Goodin. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

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    Hospital shuttle lambasted

    The failures of the new shuttle service operated by Hato Hone St John have been "absolutely appalling", the former operator of the Waitaki health shuttle says.

    Three injured in two-vehicle crash near Hampden

    Three injured in two-vehicle crash near Hampden

    Three people have been taken to hospital with moderate injuries after a two-vehicle crash in North Otago.

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    Clergy member’s 60 years of dedication celebrated

    Archdeacon The Ven Bernard Wilkinson with St Luke’s vicar he Rev Andrea McDougall cuts the...

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    Clergy member’s 60 years of dedication celebrated

    It's not very often the Anglican Church gets to celebrate a 60th anniversary for one of its clergy.

    Proposed cap on rates ‘will bring clarity’: mayor

    Melanie Tavendale. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILES

    Proposed cap on rates ‘will bring clarity’: mayor

    A government-imposed district rates cap will bring "clarity" to future planning but some fine details still need to be worked out, Waitaki Mayor Melanie Tavendale says.

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    Zonta saying no to violence towards women

    Zonta president Rebecca Koberstein (front left) and advocacy committee member Delia Baskerville...

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    Zonta saying no to violence towards women

    Visible and invisible violence against women is being highlighted in Oamaru this week as part of an international "Zonta Says No" campaign with "Orange Ladies" throughout the town.

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    ‘We made it’: new classrooms officially opened

    Waimate District Mayor Craig Rowley (far right) cut the ribbon to open the new classrooms at...

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    ‘We made it’: new classrooms officially opened

    Glenavy School students and community this week celebrated the official opening of new modernised and upgraded classrooms for teaching and learning support at the burgeoning rural school.

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    Mixed emotions to be leaving school

    St Kevin’s College deputy principal and teacher in charge of cricket Craig Smith is leaving the...

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    Mixed emotions to be leaving school

    Friday was Craig Smith’s last day at St Kevin’s College — again.
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