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Feasibility study funding sought
Feasibility study funding sought
The Waitaki District Council’s community and culture committee has baulked at spending $20,000 of the council’s Whitestone Contracting Ltd dividend on a feasibility study for a "community hub" in...
Twins both sport competitive streak
Twins both sport competitive streak
Ashburton twins Wendy Watson and Rose Johnson are just as competitive on the putting green as they are on the bowling green.
Still no date for court service return
Still no date for court service return
Oamaru's historic courthouse may have officially been reopened last week, but exactly when court services will resume there is still unknown.
Reeling in registrations for annual children's event
Reeling in registrations for annual children's event
A long line of people waited outside Oamaru Sports and Outdoors yesterday to register for the annual kids fishing day.
Cyclist injured on Alps 2 Ocean trail
Cyclist injured on Alps 2 Ocean trail
A woman has been airlifted to hospital with moderate injures after she fell while cycling the Alps 2 Ocean trail this morning.
Work on harbour causeway gets going
Work on harbour causeway gets going
Excavators have started building a causeway in the first stage of dredging Oamaru Harbour, expected to last a month.
Happy as
Happy as
Asked to draw what makes her happy, Julia Codyre (5), of Timaru, draws her mum at the Oamaru Library yesterday.
Safety fears over dump site
Resident voices safety fears for dump site
A Palmerston resident says the proposed site of a motor caravan dump station at Palmerston is not safe for motorists and is questioning why it is located in a 100kmh speed limit area.
Consultation on harbour plan to get started soon
Consultation on harbour plan to get started soon
Public engagement on Oamaru's ''harbour and heritage quarter'' masterplan could begin this month.
Group identified near where rock thrown at train
Group identified near where rock thrown at train
Oamaru police have identified a group of people they believe can help them with their inquiries after a rock was thrown at a train, smashing a window and injuring the driver.
Drivers to get more time in Harbour St precinct
Drivers to get more time in Harbour St precinct
Harbour St in Oamaru’s heritage quarter is likely to be pedestrian-only for fewer hours each weekend this summer.
Rates impact not factor in boundary decisions: mayor
Rates impact not factor in boundary decisions: mayor
Drawing the ward maps in the Waitaki district could have unintended consequences for some ratepayers.
Machinery put in place for harbour dredging to start
Machinery put in place for harbour dredging to start
Dredging work at Oamaru Harbour is set to start today or tomorrow, the Waitaki District Council has confirmed.
Residents oppose dump station site, citing safety fears
Residents oppose dump station site, citing safety fears
A motor caravan dump station proposed for Palmerston has been criticised by a gathering of local residents who oppose the location selected by the Waitaki District Council.
Kiwis win blade shearing, woolhandling
Kiwis win blade shearing, woolhandling
New Zealand won the transtasman blade shearing test and the New Zealand woolhandling champion won his third consecutive title at the Waimate Shears on Saturday.
‘Hug your kids every day’: man buries wife, son (3)
‘Hug your kids every day’: man buries wife, son (3)
Overcome with grief, Scott Tomlinson implored people to "hug your kids every day" and tell their husband or wife and children "you love them", as he farewelled his wife and son yesterday.
Belles of the balls
Belles of the balls
Emily Fuluasou helps Charlotte Elliott (10, left) and Lesieli Halalele (11), all of Oamaru, make ano (balls) at the Oamaru Library during Tuvaluan Language Week on Friday.
Rock thrown through window hits driver
Rock thrown through window hits driver
A KiwiRail driver suffered minor injuries yesterday after a rock, thrown through the window of his locomotive, struck him in the face.
Fete opts to return to feeling of ‘busy-ness’ for this year
Fete opts to return to feeling of ‘busy-ness’ for this year
As fete would have it, punters like the congestion in Harbour St during the Victorian Fete.