A&P show enjoyed despite shower
A&P show enjoyed despite shower
Despite rocky weather and a cancelled talent show, the Palmerston and Waihemo A&P Show pulled through as a great success, organisers say.
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Sign at bridge gives false warnings
Sign at bridge gives false warnings
Warning signs calling for traffic to stop in Oamaru have had to be reset 16 times in the past three weeks due to false activations.
Workout for the brain
Workout for the brain
A new class for those with restricted motor skills will soon start in Oamaru.
Creating new memories with art
Creating new memories with art
Just months after her daughter was released from hospital with brain damage, Alicia Hall’s son died on the way home from a party in Dunedin. The family went through a lot, but processed their ...
Drivers' crash deaths 'a terrible coincidence'
Drivers' crash deaths 'a terrible coincidence'
Both drivers who died in a crash south of Oamaru on Monday worked for the same company in what the chief executive has called a "terrible coincidence".
Drivers killed in crash worked for same company
Drivers killed in crash worked for same company
Both drivers who died in a crash near Oamaru worked for the same company in what the chief executive has called a ‘‘terrible coincidence.’’
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Truck seen weaving on road before deadly crash
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Truck weaving on road before deadly crash: witnesses
Witnesses saw a large truck and trailer weaving across the road before crashing into an oncoming car south of Oamaru, leaving both drivers dead.
Hooning: it’s just not cricket
Hooning: it’s just not cricket
A string of drivers having "an off-road hoon" has left the Waitaki District Council concerned and Centennial Park without cricket pitches.
The power of art for the heart’s sake
The power of art for the heart’s sake
Just months after her daughter was released from hospital with brain damage, Alicia Hall’s son died on the way home from a party in Dunedin.
Summer classes beat to own drum
Summer classes beat to own drum
Oamaru’s Community Classroom summer classes will soon enter a new season, offering a range of lessons for anyone wanting to increase their skill set or just have some fun.
Fire risk still high as storm fails to alter conditions
Fire risk still high as storm fails to alter conditions
A quick and heavy thunderstorm has reintroduced some moisture into Waitaki’s dry grassland, but will make no difference to the high fire risk in the area.
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Boiling water not seen as necessary
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Boiling water not seen as necessary
About 1400 North Otago residents have been on a boil-water notice for three months, but the man in charge of much of the affected supply says he is happy to drink it straight from the tap.
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Community workshop a place of creativity
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Community workshop a place of creativity
A small Waitaki town will soon have a dedicated workshop open to the community, with the aim of sharing dying skills, giving confidence to school children and allowing people to "follow their dreams".
Community workshop evolving
Community workshop evolving
A small Waitaki district town will soon have a dedicated workshop open to anybody, with the aim of sharing dying skills, giving confidence to school children and allowing people to "follow their...
Rain dashes Totara’s special day
Rain dashes Totara’s special day
Tug-of-war, garden tours, themed races and scones — all prepared for a crowd that never arrived.
Pou carvers share skills
Pou carvers share skills
The entrance to Oamaru’s Te Whare Koa marae will soon be adorned with new pou made by a travelling group of carvers and their students.
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'Didn’t want to hear it': Bid to return sensitive papers rebuffed
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'Didn’t want to hear it': Bid to return sensitive papers rebuffed
A man who left the Oamaru Work and Income office with paperwork containing another person’s sensitive details was turned away when he tried to return it.
Arson, wounding with intent charges after Waimate fire
Arson, wounding with intent charges after Waimate fire
A man who allegedly attacked someone then set fire to a Waimate home has been granted name suppression.
Man set fire to Waimate home knowing danger: police
Man set fire to Waimate home knowing danger: police
A man set fire to a Waimate home knowing lives would be in danger following a family harm attack, police say.
Numbers no obstacle to fun
Numbers no obstacle to fun
Tug-of-war, garden tours, themed races and scones, all prepared for a crowd that never arrived.