Book collection to be housed at Chch attraction
Book collection to be housed at Chch attraction
As much as it pains Adventure Books owner Bill Nye to say it, Oamaru's literary loss is Christchurch's gain.
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Sofas smashed but no-one hurt in chain of collisions
Sofas smashed but no-one hurt in chain of collisions
A car ploughed through two sofa sets outside an Oamaru retail store on Tuesday after a two-vehicle crash, leaving the shop's owner in shock but thankful no-one was hurt.
Couch crash drama captured on CCTV
Couch crash drama captured on CCTV
CCTV footage has shown car ploughing through two sofa sets outside an Oamaru retail store yesterday after a two-vehicle crash, leaving the shop's owner in shock but thankful no one was hurt.
Burglaries concern for police and patrol
Burglaries concern for police and patrol
The Waitaki Community Patrol has joined police in expressing concerns about the number of burglaries reported in Oamaru over the past fortnight.
Two arrests after Oamaru police search
Two arrests after Oamaru police search
Two people have been arrested following the execution of a search warrant in Oamaru yesterday.
Bike park opens for energetic pedallers
Bike park opens for energetic pedallers
Despite a few traffic jams, the long-awaited opening of the children's bike park in Palmerston yesterday was a smooth ride.
Mayor disappointed at survey response
Mayor disappointed at survey response
Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher is disappointed at the low number of responses from businesses to a Waitaki District Council business survey that will help form the council's district plan review.
Thousands brave chill to turn out for Oamaru on Fire
Thousands brave chill to turn out for Oamaru on Fire
After a controversial lead-up, Oamaru on Fire in Harbour St on Saturday attracted crowds of people.
Progress for Friends of the Library group
Progress for Friends of the Library group
Plans to re-establish a Friends of the Library group for the Waitaki district are firming up.
New principal for Kurow school
New principal for Kurow school
The opportunity to work with "awesome country kids" in a different setting has proved too much to resist for new Waitaki Valley School principal Matt Bokser.
Digging down
Digging down
Waitaki District Council contractors carry out excavation work in lower Thames St near the intersection with Steward St in Oamaru yesterday, to determine the cause of slumping in a small section of...
Bibliophiles out in force for Bookarama
Bibliophiles out in force for Bookarama
After braving the cold outside the Loan and Merc building in Harbour St in Oamaru yesterday morning, more than 100 people streamed inside when the doors were finally flung open
Advice for would-be church burglars
Advice for would-be church burglars
The head of Waitaki's Presbyterian parish says if those responsible for breaking in to a church had stolen a Bible instead of nothing at all, they may have learned something.
$330k fine after Alliance worker loses fingertips
$330k fine after Alliance worker loses fingertips
Alliance Group has been fined more than $330,000 after a worker lost their fingertips and had to drive themselves to a Southland hospital for treatment.
Police warning follows burglaries
Police warning follows burglaries
Oamaru residents are being advised to ensure their belongings and property are safe and secure, following two reported burglaries in the town over the past few days.
Awamoa Park CCTV climbs priority list
Awamoa Park CCTV climbs priority list
Recent instances of vandalism at Oamaru's unofficial private car sales yard means the possibility of CCTV being installed is ''more of a priority'', Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.
Police discuss CCTV to monitor unofficial car yard
Police discuss CCTV to monitor unofficial car yard
Oamaru police are open to the idea of CCTV being installed to monitor the town's unofficial private car sales yard at Awamoa Park.
Beautification work continues at historic water wheel site
Beautification work continues at historic water wheel site
Progress continues to be made on a beautification project at the site of the historic Phoenix Mill water wheel in Oamaru.
Woman who fled police station still at large
Woman who fled police station still at large
A 23-year-old woman who fled from the Oamaru police station on Sunday, after a drawn-out pursuit, remains at large.
Online battling makes mayor 'cringe'
Online battling makes mayor 'cringe'
A social media brouhaha has erupted between a Waitaki District Council contractor and members of an advocacy group for services at Oamaru Hospital.