Top Town Titans prepare to battle for Oamaru
Top Town Titans prepare to battle for Oamaru
Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton yesterday encouraged the Oamaru Titans Top Town team to enjoy the competition - but also to "really give it that competitive edge".
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Fed Farmers to approach Hide over Ecan woes
Fed Farmers to approach Hide over Ecan woes
North Otago Federated Farmers plans to tackle Rodney Hide over the "sheer frustrations" farmers are experiencing with Environment Canterbury.
Putting Oamaru on the map
Putting Oamaru on the map
Visitors to Oamaru stopping in Severn St will be able to find up-to-date information about accommodation, dining and attractions in the area.
Impacts DVD targets repeat drink-drivers
Impacts DVD targets repeat drink-drivers
An innovative programme aimed at reducing drink-driving in the Waitaki district might be tried nationally if a six-month trial proves successful.
Car going 180kmh crashes in Oamaru
Car going 180kmh crashes in Oamaru
Police inquiries are continuing after a car, possibly travelling at speeds of up to 180kmh, crashed into a garage and hit a parked vehicle just north of Oamaru, on Tuesday night.
Flora on display at Forrester
Flora on display at Forrester
West Coast flora is the subject of an exhibition at the Forrester gallery by former Otago secondary school art teacher Barry Walsh.
Family tells of reality of drink-driving on DVD
Family tells of reality of drink-driving on DVD
"It's hard to watch it. It always makes me cry." Debbie Devon was speaking after the launch yesterday afternoon of a new programme aimed at reducing drink-driving in the Waitaki district.
Ministering in the hinterland
Ministering in the hinterland
From truck-driving to shearing to writing out speeding tickets, Eric Mattock has tried many jobs in his lifetime but these days the no-nonsense former musterer tends a different flock as minister of St Stephen's Church in Kurow, as Sally Rae discovers.
Celebration to mark boundary squabble
Celebration to mark boundary squabble
A notable piece of Canterbury and Otago history - a quarrel over boundaries - will be marked today with the unveiling of a new interpretation panel near Lake Ohau.
Team captain looking forward to Top Town tournament
Team captain looking forward to Top Town tournament
Oamaru Titans captain, Senior Constable Darrin Low jokes he is the "token old man" of the town's Top Town team.
New structure employing Guardians
New structure employing Guardians
There has been a changing of the guard within the Waitaki Guardians, the community patrol set up last year to counter increasing crime and bad behaviour in central Oamaru.
Controversial pedestrian crossing investigated
Controversial pedestrian crossing investigated
The New Zealand Transport Agency has investigated concerns raised about warning signs at the pedestrian crossing on the top of Severn St and has agreed they are not in the best position.
Rush on music festival tickets
Rush on music festival tickets
About 3500 tickets have already been sold for a 48-hour festival featuring New Zealand music, near Twizel in February.
Rodeo newcomer making impression
Rodeo newcomer making impression
After proudly carrying the New Zealand flag and then competing in the barrel-racing at the International Rodeo in Christchurch on Saturday night, Midge could be found at 2am lying beside the horse-float - snoring.
Crowds flock to Oamaru Victorian fete (+ pics)
Crowds flock to Oamaru Victorian fete (+ pics)
Thousands of people flocked to Oamaru's historic Harbour-Tyne precinct in perfect weather yesterday for the conclusion of this year's Victorian heritage celebrations.
Didymo a threat in Tekapo
Didymo a threat in Tekapo
The confirmation of didymo in the lower Cass and Macaulay rivers at the top of Lake Tekapo has the Department of Conservation worried about the potential for the invasive algae to spread further into the upper Tekapo catchment.
Kakanui man 'drove into group': police
Kakanui man 'drove into group': police
A 21-year-old Kakanui man has been charged with dangerous driving - and police say more charges are possible - after he allegedly drove at speed through a group of people last week.
Opera house gets a musical test run
Opera house gets a musical test run
It was great to see the community back in the Opera House during the Oamaru Operatic Society's production of Oklahoma!, Opera House director Richard McWha said.
Gardens display house back on show
Gardens display house back on show
The newly restored display house at the Oamaru Public Gardens will be the "jewel in the crown" of the gardens, Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton says.
Motoring heritage also celebrated
Motoring heritage also celebrated
The number plate on one of Travis Michelle's 1930 Model A Fords attracts a lot of curiosity - Held Together With NO8YER.