Shop Oamaru & the Oamaru Telegram
Did you know that the Oamaru Telegram helps new businesses to get a leg up in their first 3 months with free promotion? All you need to do, is write us an article of around 200 words about your new business goals and we will publish it for you. If Continue Reading
Blossom, Magnolia, Daffodils and Violets, tell us Spring is really here and I find I am needing to check the time often because days are drawing out. Six year old Grand Daughter Maggie pointed out that our large pink Magnolias were throwing off their woolly blankets – large fluffy bud Continue Reading
Breathe Better September is back with a challenge For most Kiwis breathing is something we don’t think twice about. But for one-in-six living with a respiratory condition, being able to breathe properly is far from reality. On 1 September the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ will launch its annual respiratory Continue Reading
The public will have the opportunity to view locally made films that have been entered into the ‘Unique Stories’ film competition. The competition is part of the community fundraising, of which over $1.7 million has already been raised, for the Cultural Facility Development Project – a major project that will Continue Reading
Grey Power North Otago is once again organising a Meet the Candidates gathering before this year’s general election. There are six candidates standing for the Waitaki seat — Jacqui Dean (National), the sitting MP, Zelie Allan (Labour), Alex Familton (NZ First), Kevin Neill (Opportunities), Patrick Wall (Green) and Hessel Van Continue Reading
Members of the Waitaki Presbyterian Church have been looking at how to continue the work that was started with Note (North Otago Tongan Engagement) after successfully fund raising and installing water tanks in three villages in Tonga. However, this time the focus is local and so we will be starting Continue Reading
For long the pub with no beerFrom 1874 businessmen began building on the ‘Harbour Board block’ on the newly reclaimed and subdivided western side of Tyne Street. First up were grain stores and the harbour board’s offices, then in 1877 hotelier William Gillespie built the Criterion on this key corner Continue Reading
Glenavy Women’s Institute – August ReportGlenavy Women’s Institute – August Report Members of Glenavy WI met at the Glenavy Hall for their monthly meeting and were welcomed by President Hermien van’t Klooster. The Aspirations were repeated. Glenavy has purchased two new children’s car seats for Timaru Plunket rental. These have Continue Reading
On Friday last week we had a very exciting visitor to our Playcentre. Alice from St Johns came to see us in her ambulance! The children had such a great time looking all around the ambulance and Alice showed us some of the tools they use to help people who Continue Reading
The MacDiarmid Institute is delighted to bring its free regional lecture series to Oamaru for the first time. In this year’s talk ‘Women in Nanoscience; Little Materials, Big Stories’ (Opera House, 94 Thames Street, 6pm for 6:30pm start), Professor Alison Downard, Dr Anna Garden and Dr Dagmara Jaskolska will each Continue Reading