23 seek licences
23 seek licences
An appeal for people to get in early with their liquor licence applications for the Christmas-New Year period has had a good response. The Waitaki District Council
David Bruce
All hail the spring weather
All hail the spring weather
Oamaru went from spring to midwinter in one brief flash yesterday when a thunderstorm brought heavy hail.
Fire destroys man's home of 60 years
Fire destroys man's home of 60 years
An Oamaru man who has lived on the same property for about 80 years could only sit and watch as fire turned his house in to an uninhabitable wreck yesterday.
Sharp eyes lead tojet-boat's return
Sharp eyes lead tojet-boat's return
''Pure chance'' led to the recovery of a stolen jet-boat that has huge sentimental value for a North Otago family.
Stay open for holidays: plea
Stay open for holidays: plea
Waitaki businesses are being encouraged to open over Christmas, New Year and other statutory holidays to cash in on a promotion aimed at attracting visitors.
Participation has the town buzzing
Participation has the town buzzing
This year's Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations have made organisers ecstatic, as some of the attendances were the biggest for years.
'Very impressive' fire
'Very impressive' fire
Flames poured from a large storage shed which caught fire in Maudes Rd, Oamaru, on Saturday, blanketing much of the South Hill in smoke and causing multiple calls to the Fire Service.
Public meeting to review options for church
Public meeting to review options for church
Possibilities for the Maheno Presbyterian Church are to be discussed at a meeting with the town's community next Tuesday.
Profitable year for board
Profitable year for board
A surplus of $147,297 has been recorded by Waitaki District Council-owned company Waitaki Development Board for the past financial year, the first year it has included income from the Blue Penguin Colony and Alps 2 Ocean cycleway.
Depression glass collection on exhibit
Depression glass collection on exhibit
A glass collection possibly unique in the southern hemisphere is seeing the light of day in an Oamaru exhibition staged by its collectors Bruce and Joyce Comfort.
All in transport of delight
All in transport of delight
Peter Amyes enjoys ballooning, even though he is not yet ready to take up the sport himself.
Efforts to expand hatchery operation
Efforts to expand hatchery operation
A community organisation raising salmon to release in the Waitaki River is planning to expand its operation to ensure it has a good future supply of adult fish swimming up to its hatchery.
Ready to tour, and take tea
Ready to tour, and take tea
Sue Buckley (left) and Dawn Sutherland are ready for the Grand Tour of the Countryside and Picnic Tea, part of the Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations yesterday.
Mum's good deed ends in stolen car
Mum's good deed ends in stolen car
A good Samaritan act by a young mother ended with the teenage hitchhiker she picked up in Dunedin allegedly stealing her car.
Former Auckland couple support trust's efforts
Former Auckland couple support trust's efforts
Former Auckland couple who moved their business to Oamaru's historic area have stepped up to support the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust after the help it gave them.
Aim to complete Waitaki action plan by next week
Aim to complete Waitaki action plan by next week
A report and action plan on issues at Waitaki Boys' High School, which will help set its direction for governance and management, is the next step for commissioner Nicola Hornsey.
Royal seal of approval for Victorian Heritage Celebrations
Royal seal of approval for Victorian Heritage Celebrations
Victorian Heritage Celebrations organising committee member Christy Rolfe and Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher hold a letter from Buckingham Palace wishing Oamaru well for this week's events.
Future of camps up for discussion
Future of camps up for discussion
Campers and the public are being asked to consider a proposal by the Waitaki District Council to lease Waitaki lakes camping grounds it manages to private operators.
Community set on keeping lodge open
Community set on keeping lodge open
A public meeting in Kurow last night voted unanimously to keep the aged care facility, Whalan Lodge, operating in the Waitaki Valley.
Family turnout at Danseys Pass ride
Family turnout at Danseys Pass ride
A family that rides together stays together, at least if the six families from Wanaka among about 1100 riders on the Danseys Pass trail ride are any guide.