Church building may have a different role
Discussions are under way between Tourism Waitaki and Omarama’s St Thomas’ Church for the church building to be turned into a i-Site.
Shannon Gillies
No plans yet for track reinstatement
No plans yet for track reinstatement
Rerouting Millennium Track at Moeraki, damaged in July’s heavy rain, would cost $50,000, the Waitaki District Council says, and it is not yet clear whether it would be worth the cost.
Moa integral to district’s past, future
Moa integral to district’s past, future
They may be well and truly dead, but there is still a future for moa in North Otago. Shannon Gillies reports.
Needed a dancing date, got husband
Needed a dancing date, got husband
Needing a date for her debutant ball got Oamaru’s Marian Renalson a lifetime friend and a life, for a short while, in Papua New Guinea.
Decision sad: ‘We’re up against a global economy’
Decision sad: ‘We’re up against a global economy’
Mondelez was genuinely interested in having some of its line of New Zealand products made in Oamaru, the general manager of Rainbow Confectionery says.
Deteriorating harbour conditions prompt review
Deteriorating harbour conditions prompt review
An immediate legal review of respective agency responsibilities surrounding the Oamaru Harbour and associated maritime activities has been ordered by the Waitaki District Council’s new chief...
'I never had a sorry': Victim's partner
Anger over late plea in fatality
The partner of a man killed when an 88-year-old driver mounted the footpath and ploughed into three pedestrians says she never had an apology from him.
$10k payout over footpath death
$10k payout over Oamaru footpath death
A man has been disqualified from driving and ordered to pay $10,000 to his victims after driving on to a footpath and killing a pedestrian and injuring three people in Oamaru last year.
Fight or dye
Fight or dye
Oamaru's Rainbow Confectionery Rainbow Run was a fundraiser for charity Sporting Chance, which gave money to "kids for sports gear where finances are a barrier to them participating in sport".
America's Cup tour kicks off in Oamaru
America’s Cup trophy gets main st carnival parade
About 400 people took part in Oamaru’s America’s Cup Carnival yesterday.
Woman hit, car crashes into building
Woman hit, car crashes into building
A pedestrian was taken to hospital after an accident in which a car crashed into a building in Oamaru this afternoon.
Police abandon dangerous Oamaru pursuit
Police abandon dangerous Oamaru pursuit
Police are hunting for the driver who triggered a short pursuit this morning in Oamaru as they allegedly drove into the path of oncoming traffic.
Guilty plea for shooting boy’s kitten
Guilty plea for shooting boy’s kitten
Shooting a 12-year-old boy’s kitten in a camping area has led to a conviction for a 76-year-old Christchurch man, and an expensive veterinarian’s bill.
Planning for 'Mega' geocaching event
Planning for 'Mega' geocaching event
Organisers are hoping a geocaching event in Oamaru later this month will attract enough people to become a ''Mega'' event.
Social agency opens emergency housing in Oamaru
Social agency opens emergency housing in Oamaru
An emergency housing project in Oamaru was officially opened on Saturday.
'Good buzz' over first arts festival
'Good buzz' over first arts festival
The money and audience totals are still being worked out, but the estimated attendance figure for the inaugural Waitaki Arts Festival was about 1000 people.
Driver breath tested before crash
Driver breath tested before crash
Alleged drink drivers caused two crashes in North Otago over the weekend, one of them a man who had been breath tested earlier in the night.
Whitestone work finished on budget
Whitestone work finished on budget
About 100 people gathered at the Whitestone Cheese premises on Humber St yesterday to mark the plant’s new extension and tour circuit.
Truck crashes on Lindis Pass
Truck crashes on Lindis Pass
Police inquiries into a truck crash this morning on the Lindis Pass are ongoing.
Marking 80 years
Marking 80 years
Teschemakers artist Sr Mary Horn prepares to mark her 80th birthday in art.