Daniel Birchfield

Animation visualises possible Wanaka airport plan

A still from a video showing what an expanded Wanaka Airport could look like. PHOTO: ANIMATION...

Animation visualises possible Wanaka airport plan

Otago entrepreneur Ian Taylor has thrown his support behind the group opposed to the potential expansion of Wanaka Airport, so people are aware of what it is "they are arguing about".

Hostel project on track to open soon

St Kevin’s College in Oamaru will open its upgraded hostel buildings for the 2020 school year....

Hostel project on track to open soon

An Oamaru secondary school’s million-dollar refurbishment of its ageing hostel buildings is on track to be completed by the start of the 2020 school year.

Oamaru building site being monitored

The future site of Mitre 10 Mega Oamaru between Ribble and Dee Sts, as viewed from Aln St. PHOTO:...

Oamaru building site being monitored

The future site of Mitre 10 Mega will be monitored by Heritage Property New Zealand only if further excavation work is carried out, it has been confirmed.

Alleged drink-driver charged after Oamaru crash

There were two police pursuits in Christchurch on Saturday night and another on Monday morning.

Alleged drink-driver charged after Oamaru crash

An intoxicated Christchurch woman who allegedly crashed her car into a parked vehicle in Oamaru yesterday was more than four times over the legal breath-alcohol limit.

Music to town’s ears courtesy of church

The Rev Rose Luxford, of St Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Oamaru, says playing Christmas tunes...

Music to town’s ears courtesy of church

If you heard the sound of Christmas bells ringing around Oamaru yesterday, rest assured you were not going mad.

Junk food plain pack backed

Junk food plain pack backed

The Southern District Health Board is throwing its weight behind a call from another DHB for plain packaging to be applied to junk food, as in the case of cigarettes.

Memorial oak to be replaced next year

A Downer contractor works to fell a 100-year-old oak tree in Severn St, Oamaru, earlier this...

Memorial oak to be replaced next year

A century-old oak tree dedicated to the memory of an Oamaru soldier killed in World War 1 that was felled early this month will be replaced next year.

Campers likely to face wet conditions

Campers are, generally speaking, a pretty hardy bunch and will have to be just that if they are to get through the wet weather forecast for late December.

Green space planned for 2020

Waitaki Boys’ High School rector Darryl Paterson outside the school’s former science block which...

Green space planned for 2020

Waitaki Boys’ High School’s 60-year-old former science block is to make way for a large open space for pupils to enjoy from next year.

Determined to dredge up mysterious mast’s story

The origin of a wooden ship mast more than century old has for some time perplexed Oamaru Harbour co-ordinator Kevin Murdoch, who is keen to find out more about the item.

Couple hope to return for good

Preparing to celebrate Christmas together are (from left) Rhiya (4, front left), Divinesh Naicker...

Couple hope to return for good

A couple holidaying in North Otago will experience a first in a couple of weeks — Christmas Day in Oamaru.

No plans for more signs after fatal crash

The intersection of TY Duncan and Shortland Rds in north Oamaru, where two Oamaru teenagers were...

No plans for more signs after fatal crash

Signs installed at and near an Oamaru intersection where two teenagers were killed in a fiery crash in June are appropriate and no more are planned, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.

Stalwart stickler for tradition (almost)

Brooke Tindall (16) of Waimate, samples a strawberry at Strawberry Fare in Waimate on Saturday....

Stalwart stickler for tradition (almost)

It's perhaps no surprise that the woman who is one of the driving forces behind Waimate’s annual Strawberry Fare loves everything about the fruit the event celebrates.

Bomb stung a little but plenty of fun

Oamaru reporter Daniel Birchfield celebrates the return of bombing at Oamaru pool.

Bomb stung a little but plenty of fun

This week I was told by North Otago bureau chief Rebecca Ryan she had a story for me.

Petition on hospital ready to deliver

A petition asking for an "independent survey of staff satisfaction" at Oamaru Hospital will be delivered to Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher on Tuesday next week.

Possible link between thefts

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

Possible link between thefts

Police are investigating a possible link between a car theft and a smash-and-grab at an Oamaru jewellery store earlier this week.

Rugby ‘stalwart’ confirmed dead

A North Otago man who died in a workplace accident on a rural property inland from Oamaru was a talented rugby player and an inspiration to the young players he coached.

Family pay tribute to man shot by police

Family pay tribute to man shot by police

The family of Kurow man Graeme Sydney Warren, who was shot by police last week, have paid tribute to the man affectionately known as "Squid".

Family pay tribute to Kurow man shot dead by police

Graeme Warren was a keen fisherman. Photo: ODT files

Family pay tribute to Kurow man shot dead by police

The family of Kurow man Graeme Sydney Warren, who was shot by police last week, have paid tribute to the man affectionately known as "Squid".

Boast of burning down house realised

A Glenavy man who boasted to patrons at a pub he was planning to burn a house down stayed true to his word.

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