Star growers share secrets
Star growers share secrets
Champion daffodil growers Ray and Barbara Lawrence have a secret to their success - and they are prepared to share.
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Two injured in crash near Hildethorpe
Two injured in crash near Hildethorpe
Two people have been taken to Oamaru Hospital after a car hit a power pole on State Highway 1, near Hildethorpe, about 9am today.
Five arrests after fracas at nightclub
Five arrests after fracas at nightclub
Five people were arrested after a fracas at the Globe nightclub early on Saturday morning when Oamaru police had to call out extra staff, Sergeant Tony Woodbridge said yesterday.
No light yet on tunnel
No light yet on tunnel
A decision on whether Meridian Energy Ltd will get water for a new $900 million power scheme on the Waitaki River is at least another two months away.
Weather lowering river flow
Weather lowering river flow
Low flows in the Hakataramea River, which anglers fear are destroying its international reputation for fishing, were not caused by irrigation but by natural changes in weather, Dunedin-based hydrologist Dave Stewart said on Thursday.
Radio DX league marking 60 years
Radio DX league marking 60 years
A gathering of radio enthusiasts, all "with many a story to tell", will today celebrate at the Mill House in Waianakarua the 60th anniversary of the formation of the New Zealand Radio DX League.
Environmentalists back accusations against Meridian
Environmentalists back accusations against Meridian
Criticism by lower Waitaki irrigators that Meridian Energy wants to control all the water in the lower Waitaki River has also drawn supported from Waitaki First.
Irrigators criticise Meridian in rejection of hydro plan
Irrigators criticise Meridian in rejection of hydro plan
Lower Waitaki irrigators yesterday attacked Meridian Energy Ltd and its $1.1 billion plans for the lower Waitaki River, suggesting the Government-owned company wants to control all the water from the Waitaki dam to the sea.
Resource consents hearing 'complex' - judge
Resource consents hearing 'complex' - judge
"I don't think I have struck anything quite so complex with so many twists and turns," was how former Environment Court judge Peter Skelton described an Environment Canterbury resource consents hearing which concluded in Oamaru yesterday.
Top NZ carpenter
Top NZ carpenter
High-performance carpentry is not an Olympic sport, but former Oamaru man Michael Dean has won a gold medal for his efforts in the WorldSkills New Zealand competition and is off to the world finals next year.
Gravel extraction said to benefit all
Gravel extraction said to benefit all
Major gravel extraction in South Canterbury's Opihi River has been described as a "win-win" for everyone involved.
Restored Trooper on show
Restored Trooper on show
Trooper Jack will be on duty guarding the centre of Oamaru earlier than expected, and people will get a once-in-104-year chance for a closer look the day before he goes back on top of the Boer War monument.
Monument in final stages
Monument in final stages
The plaque with the names of 14 North Otago soldiers who died in the Boer War has been put back on the monument which has stood in the centre of Oamaru at the Thames-Severn-Coquet Sts intersection for 103 years.
Search called off, fisherman safe
Search called off, fisherman safe
A search was just being started for a fisherman who had gone missing off Shag Point yesterday when the 56-year-old Alexandra man turned up at his holiday home, safe but wet.
Hips no barrier to shearer
Hips no barrier to shearer
Artificial hips did not prevent Waimate's Waka Kennedy reaching the final of the senior machine shearing at the Waitaki Mackenzie Merino Shears held at Tara Hills, Omarama, on Saturday.
Fast marathon by jet-boat racers
Fast marathon by jet-boat racers
Hitting speeds of more than 160kmh was enough to keep Christchurch's James Murdoch in the overall lead of the New Zealand Jet-boat Marathon, which reached the Waitaki River yesterday.
Prospects good for anglers
Prospects good for anglers
Prospects look good for the start of fishing season in the Waitaki Valley on October 1, Central South Island Fish and Game Council officer Graeme Hughes says.
Grant boost for programme
Grant boost for programme
A programme which has young offenders working for the Waitaki community has received a major boost with a $20,000 grant from the Perry Foundation.
$15,000 grant made for feasibility study
$15,000 grant made for feasibility study
A feasibility study into boosting Oamaru's Victorian heritage image to get visitors to stay longer in town has been given a grant of $15,000 by the Waitaki District Council from its economic development fund.
Televiewers' society struggles to raise funds for transmitter
Televiewers' society struggles to raise funds for transmitter
The Otematata Televiewers' Society, believed to be the only one of its type still in existence in New Zealand, faces an uncertain future.