Group to present strategy to council
Group to present strategy to council
A strategy aiming to keep a coastal road route south of Oamaru to Waianakarua open will be presented to Waitaki district councillors next week.
Rebecca Ryan
Seeking residents' opinions
Seeking residents' opinions
Four hundred Waitaki residents will be randomly selected and asked for their views on a range of Waitaki District Council activities over the past year, as part of the annual residents survey.
IT issues delay opening of new courthouse
IT issues delay opening of new courthouse
Issues with the IT network of the new Oamaru Court facility have delayed its opening by almost a month.
Free firewood permits proving very popular
Free firewood permits proving very popular
The first three weeks of a five-week opportunity to collect free firewood on Cape Wanbrow are already booked out.
Argentinians full of World Cup fever
Argentinians full of World Cup fever
For the past three months, Argentinians Gonzalo Angella and Diego Biro have been focused on playing Citizen's Shield Club Rugby in North Otago.
Centre aims to be community hub
Centre aims to be community hub
The Youth Centre - Oamaru's manager is on a mission to smash the perception that there is nothing for young people to do in Oamaru.
Hoop fever hits
Hoop fever hits
Basketball fever hit Oamaru yesterday as the annual Network Waitaki year 7 and 8 tournament began at noon.
Hundreds help owner search for dog
Hundreds help owner search for dog
A Maheno man's Facebook pleas for the return of his dog, which he believes has been stolen, have been shared around the world thousands of times, but his American bulldog is still missing.
Rural women's efforts top $20,000
Rural women's efforts top $20,000
Rural Women NZ's fundraising account for the Stackhouse and Dodd families affected by the recent sheep killings at Ngapara has topped $20,000.
Former Volt facing new challenge
Former Volt facing new challenge
A new police officer is walking the beat in Oamaru, but he is no stranger to the town.
Woman and three men face charges
Woman and three men face charges
Four people are facing charges, after a brawl erupted on Wear St in Oamaru on Sunday.
One sporting Kate replaced by another
One sporting Kate replaced by another
Outgoing Sport Waitaki co-ordinator Kate Cartwright is thrilled she is passing over the role to someone equally as passionate about making a difference in the community.
Precinct setting for film
Precinct setting for film
Oamaru will be seen on Japanese television screens in September as the backdrop for several scenes in a movie about the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Hospice charity event a knockout
Hospice charity event a knockout
From the outset, organisers of Oamaru's Portside Punch charitable boxing event aimed to raise $100,000 for the Otago Community Hospice's North Otago Hospice House project.
$6800 raised for owners of slaughtered sheep
$6800 raised for owners of slaughtered sheep
As inquiries continue into the slaughter of more than 215 sheep on two properties in the Ngapara area, a fund for one of the families is growing.
Drunk minor leads to charges laid
Drunk minor leads to charges laid
An 18-year-old Oamaru man has been charged with supplying alcohol to two minors after an ''uncontrollable'' 15-year-old was brought to the Oamaru Police Station on Tuesday night.
Organic food cost challenge adds up
Organic food cost challenge adds up
An Oamaru organic retailer is on a mission to dispel the widespread belief that buying organic is more costly than mainstream shopping to feed a family.
Awakino skifield prepares for July opening
Awakino skifield prepares for July opening
Despite recent warm weather, Kurow's Awakino skifield has a good snow base and is on track for a mid-July opening.
Opportunities on two wheels
Opportunities on two wheels
The Waitaki Valley is a region with ambition.
'No obvious motive'
'No obvious motive'
Police investigations continue into the shooting of about 195 sheep on the Ngapara farm of Peter and Janine Stackhouse.