Farmers reminisce about sheep station
Farmers reminisce about sheep station
West Otago farmer Ruth Lee has fond memories of working as a shepherd at Otematata Station.
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Call to protect old courthouse
Call to protect old courthouse
Moisture getting through the roof of the old courthouse building in Waimate, which is used as a museum, is causing serious deterioration of the building, Waimate Mayor John Coles says.
Restored Frame home pleases Hall
Restored Frame home pleases Hall
Playwright Roger Hall recalls writing to the Oamaru Borough Council years ago, saying Janet Frame's childhood home in Eden St should be bought by the council as a literary site.
Cross to bear length of NZ
Cross to bear length of NZ
Ryan Craig is on a mission.
Bone link with one of last moa to go extinct
Bone link with one of last moa to go extinct
The discovery of a moa bone by Department of Conservation rangers in the Ruataniwha Conservation Park last week has been described as quite important.
Virus puts paid to stamina run
Virus puts paid to stamina run
Evergreen athlete Anne Bisson was forced to withdraw from yesterday's Oamaru stamina event - an event in which she has taken part in every year for just over 20 years - due to ill health.
New co-ordinator for Project Turnaround
New co-ordinator for Project Turnaround
Former Oamaru police sergeant Derek Beveridge has been appointed co-ordinator of Project Turnaround - the Waitaki district's restorative justice programme.
Advice service planned, but more funds needed
Advice service planned, but more funds needed
Tui Innes is hoping a SuperGrans branch will soon be established in Oamaru, allowing practical advice for day-to-day living to be passed on to people struggling with life.
Hangi at Weston free to all
Hangi at Weston free to all
Louise Day's shopping list for the Waitangi Day celebration at Weston tomorrow reads something like this: 60kg of potatoes, 400 chicken pieces, more than 50 jumbo kumara and 10 monster pumpkins.
Opera house manager hired
Opera house manager hired
Christchurch man Richard McWha has been appointed the first manager of the Opera House.
Library to shut down for upgrade
Library to shut down for upgrade
The Oamaru Public Library will shut its doors for a month to allow for a long-awaited internal makeover.
Water wheel spurs promise
Water wheel spurs promise
Former North Otago man Richard Pringle is prepared to give $10,000 towards the restoration of the old water wheel on Old Mill Rd in Oamaru.