Daniel Birchfield

'What are these people doing?': Oamaru cops slam lockdown behaviour

'What are these people doing?': Oamaru cops slam lockdown behaviour

Some Oamaru residents continue to flout the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, a stance that has raised the ire of police.

Holiday rental owners report dodgy bookings

Holiday rental owners report dodgy bookings

Reports of alleged drug use, theft and people skipping out on paying accommodation bills at private providers in Oamaru has attracted the attention of police.

Glide Omarama suspending operations

Glide Omarama suspending operations

Glide Omarama will suspend all of its services from mid-April after demands from the Civil Aviation Authority to change how it operates.

Crews battle burn-off in East Otago

Crews were called to three fires in Southland this afternoon. Photo: ODT files

Crews battle burn-off in East Otago

Fire crews have been battling a large burn-off at an East Otago property this afternoon.

Back to the drawing bird: Gulls don't fall for decoys

Nothing has worked to get gulls out of Oamaru's CBD. Photo: Rebecca Ryan

Back to the drawing bird: Gulls don't fall for decoys

Decoys to attract marauding flocks of red-billed gulls away from Oamaru’s central business district have not worked and a former deputy mayor is calling for a law change to allow them to be "exterminated".

Car flips on SH1 north of Oamaru

Firefighters put out a blaze caused by a crash between a car and a truck. Photo: Daniel Birchfield

Car flips on SH1 north of Oamaru

SH1 north of Oamaru was closed for a time after a car crashed off the road smashing down a power pole which started a grass fire.

Brothers to move on after 27 years

BP 2GO Oamaru co-owner Chris Rawson (pictured) and brother Stephen are selling the busy service...

Brothers to move on after 27 years

Chis Rawson expects emotions will flow when the service station he and brother Stephen have owned for close to 30 years sells.

Big Kakanui blaze under control

Crews from the Kakanui Volunteer Rural Fire Force were called to the blaze in Happy Valley Rd at...

Big Kakanui blaze under control

Fire crews have managed to control a large blaze near Kakanui in rural North Otago with the help of helicopters.

Thousands in jewellery taken in smash-and-grab

The front window of Ballantynes Showcase Jewellers in lower Thames St in Oamaru, which was...

Jewellery worth thousands taken in Oamaru smash-and-grab

Jewellery likely valued at thousands of dollars was taken in an alleged smash-and-grab at an Oamaru business this morning.

Diver dies near Shag Point

Emergency services are at Shag Point (pictured) after getting reports of a diver in distress....

Diver dies near Shag Point

A diver who died near Shag Point in East Otago yesterday had earlier been diving for paua, police say.

Patient transfers crux of forum

Patient transfers crux of forum

Patient transfers and the relationship Waitaki District Health Services has with parties involved in the process will be the focus of a community health forum in Oamaru on Monday.

Man killed after jet-boat accident named

Police have released the name of the man who died after a boat overturned on the Waitaki River.

River search called off; to resume tomorrow

Crews prepare to launch a pair of jet boats into the Waitaki River near Duntroon in the search...

River search called off; to resume tomorrow

The search for a man missing in the Waitaki River has been called off for the night after the boat he was in capsized earlier today.

Precious little salvaged after fire

Dallas Thomson with some vinyl records and a photo album he was able to retrieve from his former...

Precious little salvaged after fire

A teenager who lost everything in a house fire north of Oamaru on Thursday says he was left "speechless" by the devastation that unfolded before his eyes.

Oamaru death was self-inflicted - coroner

A coroner has found the death of an Oamaru man in 2015 to be self-inflicted.

Driver sought after police chase in Maheno

The man (22), has been charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and is due to appear in...

Driver sought after police chase in Maheno

Police are seeking the driver of a vehicle involved in a high-speed pursuit at Maheno, south of Oamaru, yesterday.

String of charges after North Otago armed raid

Armed police were seen in Lake Hayes this morning. Photo: Files

String of charges after North Otago armed raid

An Oamaru man has appeared in the Timaru District Court this morning on a slew of charges after police executed a search warrant at a Weston address near Oamaru yesterday.

Mothers turned away from understaffed ward

New mothers who had given birth in Dunedin have since been turned away from Oamaru Hospital's maternity ward because of staff shortages, Waitaki District Health Services has confirmed.

Police abandon Oamaru high-speed pursuit

Police abandon Oamaru high-speed pursuit

Oamaru police are seeking the driver of an allegedly stolen vehicle involved in a high-speed pursuit on the streets of Oamaru this morning.

North Otago man seriously hurt after quad bike rolls

A North Otago man was seriously injured after his quad bike rolled at a rural property at Island Cliff, inland from Oamaru, yesterday.

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