Daniel Birchfield

The Waitaki Community Hospital Action Group continues to hold fears for patients' safety and the welfare of staff at Oamaru Hospital, which they voiced at a meeting with Health Minister David Clark in Oamaru yesterday.

Serious injuries after trapped under campervan

One person has been airlifted to Dunedin Hospital with serious injuries after they became trapped under a campervan following a single-vehicle crash, which left five others injured near Omarama.

North Otago man sought over bail breach

Oamaru police are seeking information on the whereabouts of a 25-year-old North Otago man who is wanted on outstanding warrants.

Police reiterate warnings after vehicles damaged

Vehicles are offered for sale at Awamoa Park in Oamaru, the town's unofficial private car sales...

Police reiterate warnings after vehicles damaged

Oamaru police are again advising people not to leave their vehicles parked at the town's unofficial private car sales yard at night, after several were intentionally damaged late last week.

Illegal dumping leads to diversion

Household rubbish and green waste dumped illegally at the Beach Rd reserve near Kakanui. PHOTO:...

Illegal dumping leads to diversion

A man has been granted diversion a year to the day after he illegally dumped rubbish in a Kakanui reserve.

Society installs rail crossing sensors, new sleepers

Oamaru Steam and Rail Society volunteers work to prepare for the installation of sensors and...

Society installs rail crossing sensors, new sleepers

The Oamaru Steam and Rail Society continues to be proactive in improving safety and infrastructure at a busy rail crossing in the town.

Oamaru company in liquidation owes over $700k

A number of businesses were now in the process of applying for clearance from the Overseas...

Oamaru company in liquidation owes over $700k

An Oamaru construction company placed in liquidation last month owes creditors more than $700,000, an initial report released by liquidators shows.

Man charged after standoff with police at Weston

A man arrested at a Weston property following an hours-long standoff with police on Saturday has been charged in relation to the incident.

Work to modernise irrigation scheme on track

Infrastructure for the Kurow-Duntroon Irrigation Company scheme awaits installation. PHOTO: GUS...

Work to modernise irrigation scheme on track

Work on a multimillion-dollar project to modernise the Kurow-Duntroon Irrigation Company's scheme is on track to be completed early next year.

Man in court; others charged

Man in court; others charged

A man arrested after an incident that sparked an armed offenders squad callout at a Weston address near Oamaru on Saturday has appeared in the Timaru District Court.

WDHS chairman resigning

Waitaki District Health Services chairman Chris Swann will step down at the end of June, the Waitaki District Council-controlled organisation has confirmed.

Woman charged after AOS callout in Weston

A 24-year-old woman has been charged in relation to an incident in Weston that sparked an Armed Offenders Squad callout at the weekend.

Novice to ploughing shows off his talent

Ben Galano (left), of France, and John Booth, of Ashburton, compete in the horse plough at the...

Novice to ploughing shows off his talent

From the fields of France to a paddock in Morven, Ben Galano certainly gets around.

'Upbeat' tunes get concert-goers moving

Hampden musician Lee Clark performs at the Bedford School of Music and Performing Arts' ``The...

'Upbeat' tunes get concert-goers moving

When Hampden-based guitarist and songwriter Lee Clark writes music, he likes to create "upbeat" tunes people can move to.

Charges await after standoff with armed police

Members of the Armed Offenders Squad in Weston this evening. Photo: Daniel Birchfield

Charges await after standoff with armed police

Charges are yet to be laid against a 43-year-old man arrested following a standoff with armed police at Weston near Oamaru on Saturday.

'Nothing special' about vege-growing way

Richard Wallace, of Oamaru, holds his prize-winning pumpkin at the North Otago Horticultural...

'Nothing special' about vege-growing way

Oamaru's Richard Wallace does not stress too much about growing his vegetables, as long as they get off, or out of, the ground.

Arrest made in Weston

A 43-year-old man has been taken into police custody following an arrest in Weston tonight.

Sallies' education centre to close

Sallies' education centre to close

Oamaru's Salvation Army employment and education centre is one of more than 20 around the country that will close at the end of June, it has been confirmed.

Visiting comrades' graves worst

Former British SAS serviceman Tom MacDonald at the North Otago Returned and Services Association...

Visiting comrades' graves worst

For a former British Special Air Service soldier now based in Oamaru, nothing in life is harder than visiting the graves of his fallen comrades.

Learn-to-ride bike parks on track

Construction on the Kurow learn-to-ride bike park is nearing completion. It is expected to be...

Learn-to-ride bike parks on track

They may be smaller than that of Oamaru, but Kurow and Palmerston's learn-to-ride bike parks will serve exactly the same purpose.

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