Archaeologists battle tide to rescue bones
Archaeologists battle tide to rescue bones
Archaeologists yesterday battled against the tide to rescue 14th century moa bones from a ''significant'' historical settlement at Awamoa Creek, south of Oamaru.
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Need for improved medical centre
Need for improved medical centre
The Mackenzie district has experienced the 10th highest population percentage increase in New Zealand, census figures have revealed.
Hopes races will proceed
Hopes races will proceed
The Waimate trotting fraternity is confident racing at the township's racecourse will still go ahead this summer, but with uncovered stands.
Victorian precinct on big screen
Victorian precinct on big screen
Two years after Hollywood movie-makers finished filming Mr Pip, the final version will get something of a homecoming screening in Oamaru this week.
Coastguard request declined
Coastguard request declined
Mariners leaving Oamaru Harbour will continue to head into open ocean without the reassuring presence of a coastguard vessel close at hand, a submission to establish a permanent Coastguard NZ unit having been dismissed on the grounds one was not warranted.
Two-yearly art awards attract 100 entries
Two-yearly art awards attract 100 entries
About 100 artworks will be judged behind closed doors at the Forrester Art Gallery in Oamaru as part of the two-yearly North Otago Arts Society Awards.
Good time for analysis, new mayor says
Good time for analysis, new mayor says
Local politics in Waimate entered a ''new era'' at the weekend, as the district returned its first new mayor in almost a decade.
Barlow 'humbled' by bigger margin
Barlow 'humbled' by bigger margin
Mackenzie Mayor Claire Barlow this weekend breezed back into a second term, after raking in a mountain of votes.
Kircher wins mayoral race
Kircher wins mayoral race
Following a three-year absence, Oamaru businessman and former deputy mayor of Waitaki Gary Kircher will return to local politics after being elected the new mayor of Waitaki.
Kircher to lead Waitaki
Kircher to lead Waitaki
Gary Kircher has been elected mayor of the Waitaki District, beating nearest rival Jim Hopkins by about 400 votes.
Jet-boat racers do battle
Jet-boat racers do battle
Rivers across Otago this week will be filled with the sound of jet-boats screaming across the water, as South Island racers take on the best the rest of the world has to offer in the 2013 UIM World Championship Jet Boat Marathon.
Doc ranger says new projects likely
Doc ranger says new projects likely
More North Otago-based conservation projects could be given the go-ahead, following a recent Department of Conservation restructuring that created a new Oamaru-based position.
No date yet for water upgrade
No date yet for water upgrade
Twizel residents still do not know when the township will have a water supply that will comply with New Zealand drinking water standards.
Courthouse upgrade options closer
Courthouse upgrade options closer
A final assessment of what it will cost to bring the Oamaru Courthouse up to earthquake standards is edging closer.
$6492 allotted to the arts
$6492 allotted to the arts
The Waitaki arts community has had a boost, with six groups and individuals receiving funding from the Creative Communities Scheme.
SAR module already proving its worth
SAR module already proving its worth
A new $150,000 search and rescue forward command unit that is expected to save lives across North Otago was officially revealed to the public at the weekend.
Farewelled by public
Farewelled by public
After two terms in office, ''the people's mayor'' Alex Familton was yesterday farewelled by Waitaki residents at a ceremony at the Oamaru Public Gardens.
Work on second Waitaki River bridge starts
Work on second Waitaki River bridge starts
Work on the second of two new bridges spanning the Waitaki River at Kurow has started and the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) says the $20.1 million project to replace the existing 132-year-old twin bridges will be finished before the end of next year.
Police support tracking system
Police support tracking system
Waitaki police are still firmly behind the use of a radio tracking system intended to help locate dementia patients who may have been reported missing, although Auckland police recently scaled back their involvement with a similar project in the North Island.
Lions club marking 50 years of projects
Lions club marking 50 years of projects
After five decades raising thousands of dollars worth of funds for the betterment of Oamaru, the Lions Club of Oamaru will this month mark 50 years since the club was first chartered.