Second child abduction bid in Oamaru
Second child abduction attempt
Oamaru police are investigating a second attempted child abduction in less than four weeks.
Shannon Gillies
Courthouse work documents going out
Courthouse work documents going out
Tender documents for the redevelopment of Oamaru’s historic courthouse are being worked on and are due to be sent out soon.
Vanished World principals set out geo-park ambitions
Vanished World principals set out geo-park ambitions
Tourism movers and shakers gathered at Vanished World on Saturday to discuss the Duntroon historical specialist attraction’s future.
Retirement village opened
Retirement village opened
Former Cantabrian Joyce Lomax (88) is one of the first people to live in Oamaru’s newest retirement facilities.
Rest-home staff to issue 14-day notice
Rest-home staff to issue 14-day notice
Dunedin and Oamaru Presbyterian Support rest-home workers look set to take industrial action and others around the region may follow.
Water royalty under fire at Labour meeting
Water royalty under fire at Labour meeting
About 80 people attended a public meeting at the Blind Foundation Hall in Oamaru last night over Labour’s plans to tackle water-quality issues and introduce a water royalty.
Injured contractor revived by dog
Badly injured contractor revived by dog
Licked to consciousness by his dog, a North Otago farm contractor spent the next nine hours trapped in a paddock calling for help on Thursday night.
Trapped man rescued from loader
Trapped man rescued from loader
A Waimate man had to be rescued by a team of firefighters after he became trapped in a loader yesterday afternoon.
Mobility scooter driver warned by police
Mobility scooter driver warned by police
A near collision between a boy and a mobility scooter in Oamaru this week has prompted police to remind scooter users they don't own the footpath.
Relief trapped man not under dozer
Relief trapped man not under dozer
Emergency services were relieved to find a man stuck in a loader and not trapped under a bulldozer, as had been reported.
Mains and valve fixed after fire concerns
Mains and valve fixed after fire concerns
A fire has highlighted issues with a hydrant and water access in the North Otago settlement Ohau Village.
Exhibit for new gallery considered
Exhibit for new gallery considered
From clearing land to clearing out moa, the effect of people on the Waitaki district could be part of a permanent exhibit in the planned $6million redevelopment of Forrester Gallery.
Can you identify these?
Can you identify these?
Help is required to identify two mysterious items at the North Otago Museum.
Celebrating Tongan heritage
Celebrating Tongan heritage
Oamaru Tongan play group Apasia Otua’s Lousiale Fifita (11) and Ana Vahenga Fifita (4) dance during Tongan Language Week celebrations at the Oamaru Library yesterday, backed up by dancers...
$9699 reparation owed
$9699 reparation owed
A 19-year-old Oamaru bakery worker will have to pay almost $10,000 in reparation for his role in a car crash which injured eight people, including himself.
Increase in illegal rubbish dumping
Increase in illegal rubbish dumping
The Waitaki District Council is concerned about a rise in the dumping of rubbish illegally in the past two months.
Call to understand muscular dystrophy
Call to understand muscular dystrophy
The first field worker for the Muscular Dystrophy Association southern region in about 25 years is calling for greater understanding of the disease, to help her clients and to fight prejudice.
Visitor now part of new project
Visitor now part of new project
A predator from the Antarctic caught napping outside a Oamaru restaurant last week is to be part of a newly created database.
Chairlift back in action
Chairlift back in action
A change in operation has been made in response to Friday’s stranding of 75 people on a chairlift on Ohau Snow Fields.
Blue penguin pair hatch 2nd brood
Blue penguin pair hatch 2nd brood
The sound of tiny feet can be heard at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony.