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We had a recent day out on the train for the Taieri Gorge Railway Trip to Pukerangi (photo above), it was a beautiful journey through gently falling snow with snowball fights at the top. Well worth the cost of the trip! A regular rail trip from Oamaru to Dunedin could Continue Reading
Some days during the last week were best spent inside while our home was Grandchildren filled – with more than one coughing and sniffing. But I did sneak out from time to time while the sun shone, to take hardwood cuttings and pot up the cuttings already rooted from those Continue Reading
St John experienced a significant increase in workload in June and it looks likely to continue as New Zealand experiences a cold snap with freezing conditions. Nationally, 111 emergency calls for an ambulance have increased by 8% compared to June 2016*. The increase has seen 6% more emergency calls for Continue Reading
The Indoor Bowlers who represented North Otago in the Paterson Trophy held in Alexandra recently. The competition was won by Southland with 134.5pts followed by Otago 111.5, South Canterbury 102.5, South Otago 80.5, North Otago 62.5, and Central Otago 48.5.
Oamaru Repertory Society celebrates 50 years in their Itchen Street Theatre with On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson, Aug 9th – 13th, by arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia pty Ltd on behalf of Dramatists Play Service Inc, New York. Directed by Chip Chapman, this acclaimed classic American drama/comedy brings together Continue Reading
The Forrester Gallery is excited to welcome established artist Grant Whibley to the Forrester Gallery for the first time. Whibley’s exhibition The Flea will open to the public on Saturday 5 August and run until Sunday 17 September 2017. Forrester Gallery Director Jane Macknight says, “I jumped at the opportunity Continue Reading
A new three-bin recycling unit has been installed near the bike skills park at Friendly Bay in Oamaru. The new bins follows a request from the Whitestone Civic Trust for more rubbish bins in the historic precinct and requests from overseas visitors for recycling facilities in the town. Waitaki Resource Continue Reading
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Rhys Darby brings his Mystic Time Bird to the Opera House Rhys Darby is bringing home a brand new show for 2017. Darby’s shows are always a mix of astute observations and stand-up cocooned in a fantastical story that takes his audience on a journey through the ridiculous to the downright Continue Reading