NewsBank (Oamaru Mail)

Hot Tubs Omarama is home to world-class rest and relaxation in the form of outdoor stainless steel and cedar hot tubs.

I have just spent two weeks in Europe for my sister’s 50th wedding anniversary, some business and catching up with my son and granddaughter, who farm in Scotland.

St Kevin’s College First XV are moving up in the world.

You could say rugby refereeing runs in the Mavor family.

Oamaru’s own railway man, Harry Andrew, received the Paul Dillicar Award for Innovation at the recent Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand (FRONZ) awards night.

Esteemed Waimate artist Fiona Pardington ONZM is riding a career high.

North Otago farming innovation and a general up-tick in farming confidence stood out during Waitaki MP Miles Anderson’s visit to the annual Fieldays event at Mystery Creek last week.

It is ‘‘not a job for the faint-hearted’’ but volunteers are needed to help keep the lights on across North Otago.

THE Waitaki Winegrowers Association is calling on the Waitaki District Council to urgently establish a designated winegrowing protection zone in the proposed District Plan, warning that the region’s internationally recognised viticulture is at risk from incompatible land use.

North Otago fossil fans can now own replicas of the ‘‘unique’’ fossils found in their backyard.

In a twist, Oliver! will not only be played by one girl, but two, for the Musical Theatre Oamaru production next month.

THIS winter, Mt Dobson is calling all snow lovers, school groups, families, and local adventurers to come together for another unforgettable season on the slopes.

Moving raw milk between farms for cattle feed comes with new reporting regulations from next month, news that is a surprise to some farmers.

A chaotic final five minutes in which the lead changed twice ended with Athletic Marist being crowned the Pasifika kings of rugby again.

Mitsubishi continues to prove age isn’t necessarily a barrier to new vehicle sales success in this country, with three of their models, all SUVs, among our top five best sellers for the year to date.

Make memories these school holidays in Waitaki!

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Within the next few months we will be trying to work out who to vote for in our coming council elections.

In the same week the government released consultation papers on changes to freshwater regulations, statistics show there has been little dairy intensification throughout Glenavy and South Canterbury over the five months since the previous government’s regulations ended.

Three men have now been charged over an allegedly violent burglary in Oamaru.

Ratepayers in Glenavy on the north bank of the Waitaki River will have to foot a rates rise slightly less than neighbours on the river’s southern bank.

GROWING up, Elite Race Engineering founder Tim White would go to the dump and pick up old VCRs, take them home and pull them to bits to see how they worked.

Waimate’s Gary Rooney was so surprised to be included in the King’s Birthday Honours list this week he thought it was all a hoax.

A 22-year-old Oamaru man has been identified as the driver police believe crashed a car into the Awamoa Park toilet block early on Sunday morning.

Over 500 indoor bowlers will descend on Ashburton today to compete in this year’s 75th Indoor Bowling National Championships.

Former Otago rally driver and sheep farmer Rhys Gardner has poured the knowledge he has gained from those careers into developing three-dimensional virtual reality (VR) experiences of operating vehicles in ‘‘real life’’ situations in order to help prevent mistakes happening on-farm.

Waitaki residents face price rises for a host of services provided by the district council with swimming, dog ownership and dying all about to get more expensive.

Fundraising for Oamaru’s new Hato Hone St John ambulance station starts next week.

Three Oamaru businesses have had a makeover as part of a city-centre revitalisation project.

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