Parent and child screenings back at Cinema Paradiso
Parent and child screenings back at Cinema Paradiso
Parents with young children will be welcomed to Cinema Paradiso later this month for the return of mums, dads and bubs screenings.
Sink or skim: Hāwea hosts national stone skimming championships
Sink or skim: Hāwea hosts national stone skimming championships
In the days leading up to the Aotearoa Stone Skimming championships, reporter Ruairi O’Shea subjected the event’s organiser to an interview on the integrity of the event.
Equine exhibition highlights connection
Equine exhibition highlights connection
Connection lies at the heart of Hāwea Flat artist Robyn Bardas’s exhibition, ‘Bone Is Bone’, on display at Te Atamira in Queenstown until June 14.
Locals dominate sports awards
Locals dominate sports awards
Wānaka athletes led the way at the Central Otago Sports Awards, with Zoi Sadowski-Synott and Luca Harrington winning the night’s big awards.
Teacher still setting the pace at 83
Teacher still setting the pace at 83
Waitaki Girls' High School mathematics teacher Jeanette Aker is still running every day after returning home from competing in the London Marathon.
Sportsman in court over plastic sword
Sportsman in court over plastic sword
A prominent Otago sportsman was arrested after allegedly carrying an offensive weapon and behaving threateningly on Oamaru’s main street.
London Marathon ticked off at 83
London Marathon ticked off at 83
At the age of 83 Jeanette Aker is still teaching at an Oamaru high school and has managed to squeeze in a marathon on the other side of the world.
Account about fake notes ‘far-fetched’
Account about fake notes ‘far-fetched’
An Oamaru man who used fake hundred-dollar bills to pay for vouchers has learned a hard lesson — "if it’s too good to be true, it normally f...... is".
Tributes paid to cricket stalwart killed in crash
Tributes paid to cricket stalwart killed in crash
The man who died in a car crash a fortnight ago is being remembered as a family man who had a lasting impact on cricket in the region.
Slice of justice delivered
Slice of justice delivered
Oamaru police delivered a slice of justice last weekend while hungry customers were left with cold pizza.
Councillors mum about amalgamation options
Councillors mum about amalgamation options
Speculation is rife about whether the Waitaki District Council will look north, south or west — or to all three — when it comes to amalgamation.
Council must be open about challenges: mayor
Council must be open about challenges: mayor
The council needs to be "open about the challenges facing Waitaki in the coming financial year", the district’s mayor says.
Floral artist surprised to get top award
Floral artist surprised to get top award
A North Otago floral artist was "very surprised" to win a top award at the Floral Art Society of New Zealand’s (FASNZ) recent "Threads of Floral Legacy" conference.
Pink ribbon breakfast raises $12k
Pink ribbon breakfast raises $12k
Check yourself.
Safe driving promoted
Safe driving promoted
Waitaki Boys’ High School students are hoping to get drivers to slow down before and after school.
Acclaimed quartet’s recital appreciated
Acclaimed quartet’s recital appreciated
The New Zealand String Quartet (NZSQ) returned to Oamaru last weekend for the first time since 2020.
Drivers and cyclists must obey rules
Drivers and cyclists must obey rules
Having cycled over 20,000km on our tracks and roads over recent years I am becoming increasingly concerned regarding both driver behaviour and a small percentage of cyclists.
Bookarama draws a crowd
Bookarama draws a crowd
Hundreds of people have crammed into Bookarama’s new location, Eveline Church hall in Thames Highway for the Rotary Club of Oamaru’s popular annual second-hand book sale that began last Friday.
Cost pressures on WDC inescapable
Cost pressures on WDC inescapable
Waitaki, first I want to say thank you for turning up in droves to our public meetings, for the mostly reasonable and respectful questioning, and feeding into our annual plan process.
‘Proactive’ approach pledged
‘Proactive’ approach pledged
The Mackenzie District Council will take a "proactive" approach to looming amalgamation deadlines to avoid having decisions made for the district, its mayor says.