School a hive of activity and practical skills
School a hive of activity and practical skills
Hampden School has introduced clubs including beekeeping to give children opportunities to pick up life skills they can use as adults.
Shannon Gillies
Security at salmon farm beefed up
Security at salmon farm beefed up
Police continue to investigate an incident in which 6000 young salmon were released from a Twizel salmon farm, and new information may be released later this week.
Driver slammed over double chase
Double chase by officer
Police have slammed the behaviour of a Kurow man after he allegedly led police on two pursuits and returned a breath-alcohol figure over four times the legal limit on Saturday.
Complaint about Winz staff
Complaint about Winz staff
The Human Rights Commission is considering a complaint made against the North Otago Work and Income office.
Two crashes in icy conditions on SH8
Two crashes in icy conditions on SH8
Ice contributed to two crashes that left motorists injured on a high country highway yesterday.
Icy roads blamed for crashes
Icy roads blamed for crashes
Icy conditions look to have been a factor in two crashes either side of Omarama today.
Volunteers eager to forge success
Volunteers eager to forge future success
From the depths of history rises the craft of the blacksmith.
Steampunk festival 'biggest and best'
Eighth Steampunk festival biggest yet
Hundreds of people and hundreds of thousands of dollars poured into Oamaru for the 2017 Steampunk NZ Festival Weekend.
Two time travellers visit from faraway
Two time travellers visit from faraway
The pathway to becoming a Steampunker can begin at any age and can take you to the other side of the world.
Mayor seeks inquiry after water failure
Mayor seeks inquiry after water failure
Twizel ran dry of treated water for about eight hours yesterday, prompting questions about the time taken to inform authorities and residents of the problem.
Steampunk’s worth could be assessed
Steampunk’s worth could be assessed
The economic benefits for Oamaru of the Steampunk movement could soon be quantified.
File-keeping criticised
File-keeping criticised
The way the North Otago probation service kept defendants’ records was criticised during open court this week.
Festival lights up Oamaru
Festival lights up Oamaru
Fire, a touch of magic and music brightened up Oamaru’s historic Harbour St last night as locals and visitors celebrated Oamaru’s Fire and Steam event, run in conjunction with the Steampunk NZ Festival Weekend.
Haiti relief group dissolves
Haiti relief group dissolves
The people behind the North Otago charity set up to help the people of Haiti in the wake of the 2010 earthquake have announced the organisation will dissolve.
Illegal fish sellers sentenced
Illegal fish sellers sentenced
A "simplistic" black market operation has netted its creators almost 100 hours of community work.
Steampunkers head to Oamaru
Steampunkers immersed in the genre
Hundreds of Steampunkers will step into the alternative reality of Oamaru this weekend.
Police appeal for sightings of missing man
Police appeal for sightings of missing man
A search for a missing North Otago man was called off last night and will resume this morning.
Otago taonga studied
Otago taonga studied
A sense of pride in another group’s culture was what secured North Otago’s link to its past.
View on 'very first phase'
View on 'very first phase'
They were pulled loose from a stony paddock beside the Waitaki River and now the massive collection of stone tools has become a jewel in North Otago’s crown.
Help sought to identify man, BMW driver
Help sought to identify man, BMW driver
Oamaru police want to identify this man and the driver of a BMW involved in recent incidents.