Hope 80kmh speed limit stays
Waitaki Bridge Village residents are hoping to keep a reduced 80kmh speed limit on State Highway 1 in place.
Pedestrianisation trial decision to go to extraordinary meeting
Pedestrianisation trial decision to go to extraordinary meeting
An extraordinary meeting of the Waitaki District Council will decide on Monday if a trial pedestrianisation in Oamaru’s CBD gets over the line.
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Changes to Waitaki Week ‘blood match’
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Changes to Waitaki Week ‘blood match’
Changes are coming for the biggest week in the sporting calendar for Oamaru’s secondary schools, which includes what is sometimes referred to as the "blood match".
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Offer of land for Project Kea lapses
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Offer of land for Project Kea lapses
Project Kea has been dealt a blow.
UN trip opens eyes to world
UN trip opens eyes to world
An Otago student has returned from a United Nations trip with a head full of ideas and hopes to encourage his rural classmates to become future leaders.
Trail ride to give support
Trail ride to give support
In just over a fortnight, Five Forks School will stage its annual Foothills Trail Ride.
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Community anxiety around new library service hubs persists
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Community anxiety around new library service hubs persists
A new service "hub" at Oamaru Library will begin next month as part of the Waitaki District Council’s transformation phase and unease in the community around the changes continued.
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Devotees aflutter over July bird show
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Devotees aflutter over July bird show
The best bird exhibitors in the country will flock to Oamaru later this year.
Oamaru carport blaze contained
Oamaru carport blaze contained
Firefighters in Oamaru worked to contain a blaze in a carport on a residential street this afternoon.
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Work starting on hard sums
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Work starting on hard sums
A 10.3% rates rise, anyone?
Cleanup, fund timeline didn’t align: council
Cleanup, fund timeline didn’t align: council
Project Reclaim did not qualify for special funding to remediate contaminated sites, and there were no guarantees it would get a slice of emergency funding announced by the government early last...
Meeting on efforts to save hoiho
Meeting on efforts to save hoiho
The Penguin Rescue sanctuary at Katiki Point in Moeraki continues to work tirelessly to help save the embattled yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) from extinction.
Mural a credit to students’ work
Mural a credit to students’ work
St Kevin’s College will unveil a new mural created by students later this month.
Export roots to be celebrated
Export roots to be celebrated
The sea change which transformed the North Otago economy in the 1880s will be celebrated again this month at Totara Estate.
Engineer to give advice on slumping
Engineer to give advice on slumping
The Waitaki District Council is starting to resolve "urgent work" on the Oamaru Creek bank with part of the leasehold Top 10 holiday park cordoned off.
Oamaru out to put best feather forward when hosting nationals
Oamaru out to put best feather forward when hosting nationals
The best bird exhibitors in the country will flock to Oamaru later this year.
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3-D mapping of coast to shed light on erosion
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3-D mapping of coast to shed light on erosion
Oamaru residents will soon have access to high-definition data to help navigate the effects of coastal erosion.
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.