Police big wheel gets to ride one
Getting up on a penny-farthing might seem like a high-risk activity but New Zealand Police Commissioner Peter Marshall is not a man who is easily fazed. Mr Marshall was going to ride one "by hell or high water" in Oamaru yesterday. Community constable Bruce Dow helped the commissioner achieve his goal, letting his boss have a go on a...
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Black Boy Peaches hitting town to play
Dunedin band Black Boy Peaches are looking forward to visiting Oamaru as part of a string of New Zealand Music Month gigs around the lower South Island to promote...
Govt eroding education: principal
Pembroke School principal Brent Godfery says the Government is "destroying" New Zealand's world class education system.
$70,000 for irrigation work
The North Otago Irrigation Company has been awarded a $70,000 grant from the Ministry for Primary Industries' Irrigation Acceleration Fund to co-fund the design and...
Submitters to draft plan cover lot of ground on opening day
The Waitaki District Council has opened day one of submissions on its Draft 10 Year Plan 2012-22, with a full programme of written and verbal submissions.
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Enthusiastic students get Oamaru on film
A group of CPIT broadcasting students were so impressed with a visit to Oamaru they decided to include the town in a documentary.
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Dough! Highway blocked after bakery...
State Highway 1 looked like a kitchen accident yesterday when a truck and trailer rolled off the road near Hampden.
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INQUEST INTO FATAL POWER CUT
The family of a young Palmerston man who died when his vital breathing machine failed in a power cut, say they don't blame the power company.
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Evie hoping to raise locks for cancer fund
An Oamaru schoolgirl is offering one person the chance to shave her hair off to help raise money for the Cancer Society.
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Youth jobs plan backed
A scheme which saw youth unemployment in Otorohanga fall to zero will be incorporated into a Waitaki District plan to combat youth employment, mayor Alex Familton...
Whangarei police hunt man acting suspiciously...
Whangarei police are investigating three incidents where a man acted suspiciously towards children.The first incident saw a man drag a 12-year-old girl into a bush...
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One of North Otago's best-known tourist attractions is looking for a new manager.
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