'Getting on' serves couple for 60 years
'Getting on' serves couple for 60 years
Friendship and similar backgrounds are the mortar that held together the bricks of a Weston couple's marriage.
Shannon Gillies
Learning to 'walk in both worlds'
Learning to 'walk in both worlds'
Oamaru schools are embracing new growth and changes to their cultural make-up. Shannon Gillies reports.
Friendly islands to Friendly Bay
Friendly islands to Friendly Bay
In the past four decades, hundreds of Tongans have adopted Oamaru as their home. Shannon Gillies talks to community leaders about the Tongan experience in North Otago.
'Real issues' with water take, campaigner says
'Real issues' with water take, campaigner says
How relevant is social justice and why is it important that a community has resilience? North Otago reporter Shannon Gillies talks to Steve Carter, a man who walked away from a potential career in...
Warm farewell for nurses
Warm farewell for nurses
With a combined working history of 80 years under their belts, two Oamaru Hospital nurses have called it quits.
Doggone...but now he's back
Doggone...but now he's back
Southland hunter Gordon Kawau (left) is reunited with his dog, Mana, in Oamaru yesterday, thanks to the quick thinking of local man Blair Brosnan.
Fence pickets used in party ruckus
Wild party with fights and damage
Police were called in twice to break up a wild party in Oamaru where people attacked each other with fence pickets and caused $1000 damage to a business below.
Police continue search for Dunedin man
Police continue search for Dunedin man
A search is continuing for a Dunedin man who led police on a chase north of the city yesterday.
Dog missing after crash
Dog missing after crash
A Southland hunter was last night still looking for one of his dogs after his vehicle rolled in a two-car crash in Oamaru yesterday.
Muster raises $20,000 for charity
Boar and Stag Muster raises $20,000 for charity
About $20,000 will be split between North Otago Land Search and Rescue and the fundraisers for a new hospice in Oamaru, thanks to the annual North Otago Boar and Stag Muster.
‘It’s been great to be part of that team’
‘It’s been great to be part of that team’
Mike Thomas joined the Otematata Volunteer Fire Brigade on his 18th birthday and retired on his 50th.
Out with the old
Out with the old
Demolition work at the Old Oamaru Hospital site, just off Devon Tce, is on schedule as contractors work towards a mid-August deadline.
Too late to enter water debate
Too late to enter water debate
Yesterday was the last day to enter the debate on Environment Canterbury’s proposed changes to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan.
Out with the old
Out with the old
Demolition work at the Old Oamaru Hospital site, just off Devon Tce, is on schedule as contractors work towards a mid-August deadline.
Services in precarious position
Services in precarious position
New Zealand's rural communities rely on volunteers to maintain fire and ambulance services, but recruiting new members is a constant challenge. Shannon Gillies spends some time with North Otago groups to see what the future holds.
Processing on horizon
Processing on horizon
Waitaki Orchards in Kurow is building a fruit processing plant to avoid a repeat of the loss of up to 50 tonnes of its apricot crop earlier this year because of rain.
'Beautiful' bank building on market
'Beautiful' bank building on market
Kurow's old National Bank building is on the market.
Former teacher's victims speak out
Former teacher's victims speak out
A former Oamaru schoolteacher specifically picked out his targets, one of his victims says.
Experiment with ancient orange wine
Experiment with ancient orange wine
A Waitaki winery is experimenting with an ancient wine technique to produce orange wine.
Performers tap into talent
Performers tap into talent
Performers from all over Otago converged on Oamaru's Opera House to take part in the Oamaru Tap Dancing Association's 50th festival over the weekend.