Two-vehicle T-bone crash
Two-vehicle T-bone crash
Two people escaped serious injury after a two-vehicle T-bone crash at Totara, south of Oamaru yesterday.
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Car T-boned in crash south of Oamaru
Car T-boned in crash south of Oamaru
The occupants of a two-car T-bone crash are believed to have escaped injury at Totara this morning.
Hospital ship's WW1 role marked with new plaque
Hospital ship's WW1 role marked with new plaque
Armistice Day will take on extra special meaning in Maheno on Sunday, where the township's links to a hospital ship named after it will be further strengthened.
Bus on school outing strikes crossing pole
Bus on school outing strikes crossing pole
A South Canterbury school's trip to Oamaru took an unexpected turn yesterday when a bus carrying pupils and staff struck a railway crossing pole.
Cars dumped and burnt out near Oamaru
Cars dumped and burnt out near Oamaru
Police have launched an investigation after two cars were found dumped and burnt out inland from Oamaru.
CBD investment call as spaces remain empty
CBD investment call as spaces remain empty
Greater investment in Oamaru’s central business district and discussions about how to create a positive retail environment in the town need to happen sooner rather than later, Otago Chamber of...
Scooter contest judge impressed with ability
Scooter contest judge impressed with ability
An electrician by trade, professional scooter rider Thomas Fitzgerald-Grout knows how to light up a crowd.
Association finally has a place to call its own
Association finally has a place to call its own
It may have taken more than a century, but finally the North Otago Cricket Association can proudly say it has a home it can call its own.
Predator-free 'island' of up to 310,000ha
Predator-free 'island' of up to 310,000ha
Protecting endangered species from predators on a massive scale is the goal of the new Te Manahuna Aoraki project based in the central South Island, announced by Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage...
Security guards stood down at most Doc offices
Security guards stood down at most Doc offices
Security guards were stationed at most Department of Conservation offices throughout the West Coast for two weeks this month.
Village sale picked up by media
Village sale picked up by media
It appears there is more interest from global media outlets in the sale of a North Otago village today than there was when it was put on the market two years ago.
Hundreds farewell teen who was 'simply like no other'
Hundreds farewell teen who was 'simply like no other'
Ross Blackie would always introduce his daughter, Zara, to people as Zara Joy.
Tributes to Zara: 'We will never get over this'
Tributes to Zara: 'We will never get over this'
The father of Oamaru teenager Zara Blackie has told mourners the family will "never get over" her death in an alleged hit-and-run last week.
Land Rovers of all sizes keep family occupied
Land Rovers of all sizes keep family occupied
Oamaru's Ross Hayes reckons he may have got slightly carried away with his fascination for Land Rovers.
Councillors to consider St John reserve request
Councillors to consider St John reserve request
Oamaru residents will have a big say in whether a new ambulance station is constructed in the town to replace St John's ageing base that is no longer fit for purpose.
Oamaru Hospital seeking to outsource food
Oamaru Hospital seeking to outsource food
Waitaki District Health Services will seek outside providers to prepare food for patients at Oamaru Hospital, it has been confirmed.
Zara’s friends, family gather for blessing
Zara’s friends, family gather for blessing
Memories of Oamaru teen Zara Blackie were shared among tears and hugs at a sombre gathering yesterday near the spot where the St Kevin’s College pupil was killed in an alleged hit and run on Tuesday.
Pupils gather to remember Zara
Pupils gather to remember Zara
A sombre crowd of about 200 gathered at Oamaru's skatepark this afternoon to share tears, hugs and memories of local teen Zara Blackie, who was struck and killed near State Highway 1 this week.
'She was following her heart'
Mother of teen killed in Oamaru: 'I don't hate him'
The mother of an Oamaru teenager killed in an alleged hit-and-run says her daughter had been worried about her boyfriend and was checking up on him on the night she died.
Quick thinking over car blaze
Quick thinking over car blaze
An Oamaru family's plans to travel to Dunedin Hospital went up in smoke yesterday - literally.