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All aboard! First public bus from Oamaru to Dunedin departs (opens the original)
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The first Oamaru to Dunedin bus service hit the highway on Thursday morning. Its maiden trip was celebrated with a small ribbon cutting ceremony. Otago Regional Council deputy chairman and Moeraki ward councillor Kevin Malcolm had the honours, along with ORC transport portfolio co-lead councillor Alan Somerville. It was an exciting day for Oamaru, Mr Malcolm told the Oamaru Mail. "This connects us. Connects us to our people, connects us to the university, connects us to all those activities down
Omarama ‘forgotten town at the edge of the universe’, residents association says (opens the original)
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That sentiment motivated Residents Association of Omarama chairman Stephen Grundy to pen a letter to the Ahuriri Community Board asking for support in advocating for the town. Mr Grundy wrote the letter on behalf of the association to “express concerns about any proposal to reduce ratepayer-funded services in Omarama”. “Last month, the [Waitaki District ] Council determined rates would rise by 16.9% for the new financial year,” it read. “In addition, councillors instructed staff to find further
Waitaki shines in tourism figures (opens the original)
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Growth in visitor spending in the Waitaki trailed only Auckland after nearly $150 million was spent by visitors to the southern district over the last year, new data shows. The figures, published in the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment’s Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates, show $146.5 million was spent in Waitaki in the 2025-26 financial year. It was an increase of 15.8% on the previous year — more than three times the national average for visitor spend growth of 4.6%. A statement f
Kurow ‘health hub’ nears construction after $1m boost (opens the original)
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The Waitaki Valley Health Hub is “all coming together” after receiving a $1 million community trust grant. The trust behind the Kurow-based project received $1m from the Otago Community Trust — the largest grant given in its August funding round. The grant was “another huge step” for the project, Waitaki Valley Health Trust trustee and one of the leads of the capital raising team Juliet Gray said in a statement on Wednesday. “Local people have backed this project incredibly hard, and to have Ota
'Gentle giant with big cheeky smile' named as Waihemo crash victim (opens the original)
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The man who died in a single-vehicle crash in the Pigroot at the weekend has been remembered as a “gentle giant”. Police named the victim of Sunday’s crash as Kapua Albert Barret. In a post to social media, a family member said “we lost our brother Kapua to a horrible car accident”. "So sad, gentle giant, will always remember his big cheeky smile. Lots of aroha for the bro always,” one commenter wrote amid an outpouring of support and condolences. Another said she loved the man “like my own son”
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