A free youth group has been established for Oamaru youth with intellectual disabilities.
The rapidly disappearing stretch of coastal road between Oamaru and Kakanui, and Kakanui and Waianakarua, attracted a variety of submissions as part of the Waitaki District Council's coastal roads strategy.
After shedding a remarkable 22kg, Kelly Natapu is hoping to inspire others to take up a healthier lifestyle as the new Oamaru Weight Watchers leader.
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HE drove into the camp and chose himself a site to set up his living space.
Join the conversationA worker who fell down a Bay of Plenty landslide site had to be rescued from a ridge 50m high above a highway amid atrocious weather conditions last night. The man had been in a two-man team surveying the site of a landslide in the Waioeka Gorge near Sandy Creek yesterday afternoon when he slipped and fell, injuring his shoulder and left unable to walk. Police, fire, ambulance and search and rescue teams were called to the site after his workmate flagged down a passing motorist, who raised the alarm around 5pm. Whakatane Police sergeant Dennis Foster said the injured worker had ended up on…
Local talents Sam Bond and Healey White have been selected to represent New Zealand at the Under-21 World Snooker Championships in Beijing in July.
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