Service to involve young squadron
Service to involve young squadron
Every Anzac Day, a dedicated group of Oamaru youth quietly go about their business.
Daniel Birchfield
Oamaru construction company placed in liquidation
Oamaru construction company placed in liquidation
An Oamaru construction company has been placed in liquidation and an investigation into its operations is forthcoming, one of the liquidators appointed to handle the process has confirmed.
St John to discuss plans for new site with public
St John to discuss plans for new site with public
A Waitaki district councillor has voiced her displeasure about the preferred site of a proposed new St John base in Oamaru.
Change coming for Waitaki boundaries
Change coming for Waitaki boundaries
Two Waitaki District Council ward boundaries are to be redrawn before this year's local body elections, the council has confirmed.
Planter boxes likely to be basis of plan
Planter boxes likely to be basis of plan
Planter boxes in keeping with the "general harbour theme" look likely to be the basis of a landscaping plan to replace the sycamore trees felled in Tyne St in early March.
$80,000 for extra staff approved
$80,000 for extra staff approved
A request for $80,000 to fund an additional staff member for the Waitaki District Council's recreation unit has been approved by the council's asset committee, and awaits final approval by the full...
Hundreds take part in walks of the cross
Hundreds take part in walks of the cross
Continuing a long-standing Good Friday tradition, hundreds of people in Oamaru and Queenstown took part in Easter walks of the cross yesterday.
Sweet treat
Sweet treat
Sage Openshaw (3), of Oamaru, tucks into a chocolate marshmallow egg at the Oamaru Elim Church giant Easter egg hunt at the Oamaru Public Gardens yesterday.
District to host orienteers for big event
District to host orienteers for big event
New Zealand's top orienteering event comes to North Otago for the first time over Easter, bringing with it more than 500 competitors.
Consultation with harbour users assured
Consultation with harbour users assured
An assurance has been given by the Waitaki District Council that current Oamaru Harbour users will have their voices heard while a master plan for the harbour area is developed.
Reconfiguration of hospital to take months
Reconfiguration of hospital to take months
Layout changes at Oamaru Hospital will likely be staged over a period of three months, a document from Waitaki District Health Services to hospital staff says.
Drone operator put 'out of business'
Drone operator put 'out of business'
An Oamaru drone operator says he's essentially ''out of business'' after it was revealed unmanned aircraft cannot be flown within a 4km radius of Oamaru Hospital unless strict CAA rules are adhered to.
Plans to revive Friends of the Library
Plans to revive Friends of the Library
Plans are under way to establish a new Friends of the Library group for the Waitaki District.
Anzac services to go ahead with security increased
Anzac services to go ahead with security increased
Anzac Day services in North and East Otago are set to go ahead as planned, the Waitaki District Council confirmed on Friday.
Rally calls for hospital resignations
Rally calls for hospital resignations
The Waitaki Community Hospital Action group has continued its calls for the chief executive and the board chairman of Waitaki District Health Services to stand down over the company's handling of...
Up, up and away
Up, up and away
A crane lifts a section of the temporary Oamaru courthouse, known as the "porta-court", before placing it on a truck bound for Christchurch on Thursday.
Seminar on harbour issues
Seminar on harbour issues
As work begins to create a master plan for Oamaru Harbour, there was one key message from a recent seminar - do not change the tone of the harbour area.
Big barn blaze in Duntroon
Big barn blaze in Duntroon
Fire crews are battling a large blaze at a Duntroon barn in North Otago this afternoon.
Document explains Waitaki health decisions
Document explains Waitaki health decisions
Information has been distributed to Oamaru Hospital staff detailing the reasons behind Waitaki District Health Services' decisions on its controversial "proposal for change" document.
Truck crash: driver injured, five cattle die
Truck crash: driver injured, five cattle die
One person was injured and five cattle were put down after a stock truck crashed near Waimate yesterday.