Demand for food soars
Demand for food soars
"It’s been tough for lots of people at lots of levels".
Firefighters complete training
Firefighters complete training
Four new faces have joined the Oamaru Fire Brigade.
Break-in created ‘serious risks’
Break-in created ‘serious risks’
Vandalism that occurred over the weekend, right near a bottomless pit on Beach Rd, posed "serious risks" to unsuspecting travellers.
RDA group keen for more volunteers
RDA group keen for more volunteers
North Otago Riding for the Disabled is on the lookout for more help as it seeks to maintain a vital service in support of people living with special needs or disability.
Invitation ‘big honour’
Invitation ‘big honour’
Finding her "place to stand" is leading an esteemed artist to the prestigious Venice Biennale in 2026.
Man threatened woman, bit neighbour
Man threatened woman with airgun before biting neighbour
A Hampden man involved in a car crash pointed an imitation firearm at a woman from whom he sought help, before biting one of her neighbours.
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Problems continuing at North Otago school
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Problems continuing at North Otago school
Questions remain at the beleaguered Totara School as the roll continues to plummet and the principal remains unseen.
Who wouldn’t smile at such a brilliant sight?
Who wouldn’t smile at such a brilliant sight?
Fields of sunflowers are in season and beautifying rural North Otago once again.
Council lists alternatives for road’s future
Council lists alternatives for road’s future
The Waitaki District Council is facing increasing pressure from ratepayers over the future of Beach Rd, as the cost a major cleanup of the area has escalated to $18.3 million.
Beach Rd closure ‘preferred’
Beach Rd closure ‘preferred’
The Waitaki District Council pushed go to dig up Beach Rd knowing new government funding for vulnerable contaminated sites was in the wind that might impact the $15million budget.
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Success spur to chase global goals
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Success spur to chase global goals
At just 9 years old, Codee Cleaver has achieved more than people double or even triple his age.
Benefits in slow tourism: mayor
Benefits in slow tourism: mayor
A focus on attracting higher volume tourism will impact smaller communities like the Waitaki District, local leaders say.
Buffet dinner to usher in Chinese Year of the Wood Snake
Buffet dinner to usher in Chinese Year of the Wood Snake
Chinese New Year is being ushered in with Oamaru celebrations marking the beginning of the new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.
More new district logo options released
More new district logo options released
The Waitaki District Council has released a second round of options for a new district logo for future marketing of the district in the wake of a near-breach of copyright and a controversy last year.
Town brought together by art
Town brought together by art
Wet weather in Oamaru did not deter local residents as they did their best Banksy impersonations.
Gardens’ ponds to be cleaned
Gardens’ ponds to be cleaned
Oamaru Gardens’ ponds will be cleaned out soon, Waitaki District Council project manager Mark Burgher confirmed this week.
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Toilet block at Moeraki Boulders approved
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Toilet block at Moeraki Boulders approved
The spectacle of visitors caught short at one of the South Island’s most renowned visitor sites will be wiped away when new toilets are installed.
Treatment plant source of avian botulism
Treatment plant source of avian botulism
An outbreak of avian botulism killing more than 1000 birds near the Waikouaiti Estuary spread from a council-operated wastewater treatment plant.
‘End of era’ as Nth Otago church up for sale
‘End of an era’ as historic North Otago church put up for sale
A historic church in North Otago has "run out of parishioners".
Crews take no chances with Ōhau fire
Crews take no chances with Ōhau fire
Fire and Emergency NZ (Fenz) did not take any chances today when a vegetation fire was reported near Lake Ōhau.