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Too many Oamaru drivers are getting behind the wheel drunk.

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Number of boozed up motorists stuns cops

A 22-year-old Oamaru man who committed a spate of dishonest offending between November 21 and December 31 did so to fund a synthetic cannabis addiction, the Oamaru District Court was told yesterday.

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Crime fed legal high habit

A woman has pleaded guilty for her part in a string of thefts from Dunedin to Oamaru in March.

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Woman, 19, admits role in Oamaru thefts during spree

As the number of divorces increases nationally, Oamaru is bucking the trend, with numbers decreasing for the last six years.

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Divorces decline in 'safe' Oamaru

A Waimate dairy worker who took a Toyota Surf, tailgated other vehicles, drove on the wrong side of the road and reached speeds of more than 130km/h in Oamaru, has been given 80 hours' community work and six months' community detention.

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Man drove dangerously

One hundred and thirty years ago, the Oamaru District Courthouse buzzed with life for the first time.

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Court's fate 'within a week'

A 46-year-old Oamaru man was arrested after he allegedly threatened an associate with an axe yesterday.

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Arrest for alleged axe threat

A 19-year-old Oamaru man was told it was time to face his responsibilities, as Judge Joanna Maze sentenced him to serve four months in jail in the Oamaru District Court yesterday.

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Court list

A young Oamaru man was sentenced to jail in the Oamaru District Court yesterday.

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Oamaru man sent to prison

A further salvo has been fired in the attempt to retain Forrester Heights in its present form.

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Petition aims to overturn land rule

AFTER 44 years working for the Ministry of Justice, and 30 of those years in Oamaru, court registrar Peter Bond will see out his last day tomorrow.

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Long serving registrar waves goodbye to Oamaru courthouse

Police have arrested two men after the Oamaru Railway Station was broken into on Sunday morning and a hammer stolen.

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Police list

There's still no word on the future of the Oamaru District Courthouse building, but a decision is understood to be close.

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Courthouse saga set to continue

An 86-year-old victim of theft not only lost an air compressor and extension cord, he also lost his sense of well-being and security, Judge Joanna Maze said in the Oamaru District Court yesterday.

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Victim, 86, fears for safety

A 20-year-old Oamaru man was convicted in the Oamaru District Court yesterday for his part in the "large-scale disorder" outside a party, where most of the supervisors were allegedly drinking.

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Man fined for disorder

A former Oamaru man has pleaded guilty to charges linked to an international paedophile ring.

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Child sex crimes admitted

A Dutch cricketer on a working visa in Oamaru was discharged without conviction in the Oamaru District Court yesterday.

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Cricketer's night of 'regret'

Oamaru police are asking boat owners to check that their fuel containers are still there.

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Boat owners, check your fuel hasn't been pilfered

A man sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment yesterday for synthetic cannabis-fuelled crime likened the effect of the herbal highs on the Oamaru community to being closer to class-A drug methamphetamine.

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Convicted man wants Oamaru free of drug

A 52-year-old Otematata man pleaded guilty to three charges, including presenting a rifle at a group of youths, when he appeared in the Oamaru District Court yesterday.

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'Angry' homeowner pleads guilty to charges

As a result of forensic evidence obtained by police, a 22-year-old Kurow man is facing a charge of criminal damage for his alleged part in vandalising the Friendly Bay Playground shelter.

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Forensic evidence leads to charge

A Christchurch trio was arrested in Oamaru yesterday after a car theft and a string of car break-ins from Dunedin to Oamaru.

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Trio held after car offences

Monday evening saw 120 guests gather at the Oamaru Opera House to celebrate the best sporting achievements of 2012 at the Network Waitaki - Waitaki District Sports Awards.

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Rower Kearney supreme winner

A 36-year-old was arrested after allegedly assaulting a female after an incident in Oamaru on Sunday night.

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POLICE LIST

Two men were flown to Dunedin hospital yesterday with back injuries and a suspected broken arm after a car accident on State Highway 1.

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Emergency services

A 21-year-old Otematata man who allegedly caused $1000 damage to a house and assaulted an occupant - leaving him bloodied and bruised - will appear in the Oamaru District Court.

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Otematata man set to appear on assault charge

To help the Oamaru community adapt to changes to the local court services, the counter at the Work and Income New Zealand building will open for enquiries during the next six months on certain days.

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Court to be used solely for hearings

Offending sparked by synthetic cannabis habits continues to be a problem in Oamaru, a judge said yesterday.

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Synthetic pot fuelling crime

A 26-year-old Oamaru man was handed a 15-month prison sentence in the Oamaru District Court yesterday.

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Repeat drink driver jailed for 15 months

A 60-year-old Hampden man with a history of drink-driving was sentenced to 15 months' jail when he appeared in the Oamaru District Court yesterday.

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Drives to get alcohol cost

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