Hamish MacLean

Volunteer fire brigade marks 50 years of serving area

Hampden Volunteer Fire Brigade third officer Mark Brady (left), chief fire officer Shane Trimble,...

Volunteer fire brigade marks 50 years of serving area

Not all the memories that stand out for the veterans of the 50-year-old Hampden Volunteer Fire Brigade are those they like to talk about.

North Otago RSA could house Gallipoli exhibition

Kakanui marketing and communications consultant April Hayes Dickson believes the North Otago RSA...

North Otago RSA could house Gallipoli exhibition

A Kakanui communications consultant says the Waitaki district's connection to World War 1 could put Oamaru's vacant North Otago RSA building in the running to house a part of a Te Papa exhibition.

Source of sheen on harbour still unclear

Source of sheen on harbour still unclear

An Oamaru fuel company ordered to dig up underground storage tanks after an investigation into a suspected fuel leak at Oamaru Harbour has done so - and McKeown Group Ltd believes it has been...

Second geopark approach

Second geopark approach

A second application for the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark's Unesco aspirations will be submitted to Paris on Monday, Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust executive manager Gerard Quinn has confirmed.

Dairy firm wants ocean wastewater outfall

An expanding Glenavy dairy plant wants to build a 7.5km pipeline to discharge treated wastewater to future-proof its current land-based wastewater disposal.

Council misses own deadline for information

The Waitaki District Council failed to meet a self-imposed deadline for the release of public information this week.

Youth mentoring scheme bid

The Business Hive director Cara Tipping Smith is chairwoman of the WaiYou! steering group, as...

Youth mentoring scheme bid

Looking for a first job was different not that long ago. But youth today - and the world today - work differently, Oamaru's The Business Hive director Cara Tipping Smith says.

Slips may be beyond repair

A Goodwood Rd resident is concerned that a slip-damaged, one-lane section of the road is an accident waiting to happen.

Stormwater system insisted on

A Wansbeck St subdivision will install and maintain its own stormwater system, the Waitaki...

Stormwater system insisted on

An Oamaru subdivision has been ordered to install a stormwater system on site after sediment entered a tributary of Awamoa Creek, the Waitaki District council says.

Scrap-metal bike that is fit for a King

North Otago artist Matt King's "Tansley Snawton'' is another found-metal sculpture - and working...

Scrap-metal bike that is fit for a King

Modelled after an old Victorian velocipede, the top speed of Matt King's latest creation is an unknown.

Little blue takes the plunge

After five weeks at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony's rehabilitation centre, the last of five...

Little blue takes the plunge

And then there were none.

Hopkins asks about gallery reopening

Hopkins asks about gallery reopening

A Waitaki district councillor has questioned plans for reopening the long-shuttered Forrester Gallery in Oamaru.

Further wharf deterioration discovered

As crews worked to repair severely deteriorated wooden piles under Holmes Wharf, in Oamaru, in...

Further wharf deterioration discovered

Underwater construction crews working to stabilise Oamaru's 1907 Holmes Wharf have discovered further deterioration below the deck, the Waitaki District Council has confirmed.

Rolling along in Victorian style

Rolling along in Victorian style

Liane Rowe, of Palmerston North, gracefully arabesques on roller skates past the assembled subjects of the annual Grand Photo Opportunity on the steps of the Oamaru Opera House yesterday afternoon.

Union Jack raised

Union Jack raised

Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust chairman Graeme Clark raises a new Union Jack over the 1882 Category 1 Smith's Grain Store as Oamaru begins its annual celebration of Victoriana.