Wyatt Ryder

The owners of a luxury Oamaru Hotel have pulled out of Booking. com after years of travel agents abusing policies, fake credit cards and, most recently, a charge-back scam.

Waimate’s Strawberry Fare on Saturday was just as much about the music, wares and ice cream as it was the fruit.

Waimate's Strawberry Fare on Saturday was just as much about the music, wares and ice cream as it was the fruit.

Things were a little different when Steve Wicks started at the Oamaru Mail in 1989.

A simple offer of collaboration last year led to a huge influx of Waitakians wanting help with fire safety, which will "no doubt" save lives.

The Waihemo Community Board has agreed to allocate most of a $225,000 funding grant to the Puketapu walking track.

Work has begun on the replacement for Kakanui’s 124-year-old bridge.

An independent Oamaru supermarket has opened a second store 200m from Countdown, but the owner says he has no intention to compete with the giant.

This week Oamaru Mail reporter Wyatt Ryder talks to Palmerston’s Hato Hone St John Ambulance station volunteer leader, Tania Bungard, who was recognised with a Citizens' Award for her eleven...

Thousands of toys have found a new home after Oamaru’s inaugural Toyarama, which organisers say "couldn’t have been more crowded".

An independent Oamaru supermarket has opened a second store 200m from Countdown, but the owner says he has no intention to compete with the giant.

Do you want dogs in Thames St? At present you will be fined $300 if you are caught walking your pooch in the main street, or any of the other prohibited areas in Waitaki.

For 30 years Oamaru’s Trade Aid store has kept true to its philosophy of ethical retailing.

Pikelets, sandwiches and scones were prepared for hundreds of people to be enjoyed around a beautiful garden.

A Palmerston resident feels the community has been ignored after the town’s landfill was closed last month.

Before our evenings were spent with the television or radio buzzing, people entertained themselves in more creative ways.

Before our evenings were spent with the television buzzing or the radio going beep boop, people entertained themselves in more creative ways.