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Oamaru woman stuck in house due to flooding after trying to evacuate her blind nephew

RNZ 06 Jul 2026
Raylene Mulligan, who had lived locally for over 50 years said she'd never seen flooding so severe ....
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Oamaru woman stuck at house due to flooding after trying to evacuate her blind nephew

RNZ 06 Jul 2026
Raylene Mulligan, who had lived locally for over 50 years said she'd never seen flooding so severe ....
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'They dropped the ball': Oamaru locals frustrated at council flood response

RNZ 06 Jul 2026
Some people have been left stranded by the deluge while others are counting the cost of damage ....
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Residents slam response as Oamaru inundated

Otago Daily Times 06 Jul 2026
The Waitaki district remained in a state of emergency overnight as questions continued over whether the council took too long to react to the impact of the storm ... .
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Ōamaru-Dunedin Public Transport Service Approved

Scoop 25 Jun 2026
The Council agreed at its meeting today to provide a public transport link for people living in Ōamaru and the towns north of Palmerston ....
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Oamaru police investigate death threats to councillor

Otago Daily Times 17 Jun 2026
Sven Thelning. PHOTO. DANIEL BIRCHFIELD. Police are investigating death threats made to a Waitaki district councillor ... .
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Cops identify suspects in 'suspicious' Oamaru school fire

Otago Daily Times 10 Jun 2026
Oamaru police are treating a spectacular fire which ripped through trees at Waitaki Boys' High School as suspicious ... .
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Watch: Huge blaze rips through trees near Oamaru school

RNZ 09 Jun 2026
Fire has ripped through a macrocarpa hedge at Waitaki Boys High School in Oamaru. Fire and Emergency were called to the school just before 9am on Tuesday ... ....
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Ōamaru Public Drop-In Session To Discuss Muddy Creek Flood Hazard Study

Scoop 08 Jun 2026
ORC’s Manager Natural Hazards, Dr Jean-Luc Payan, says the new study improves understanding of where flooding may occur for a range of flood scenarios and helps answer community questions about flooding in the area ....
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Truck collides with ute at Oamaru intersection

Otago Daily Times 07 Jun 2026
A truck collided with a ute on the corner of Cross St and Severn St in Oamaru this morning. Photo. Nic Duff. A truck collided with a ute in Oamaru this morning ... .
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Sentenced over sex act in Oamaru public toilet

Otago Daily Times 03 Jun 2026
The Oamaru District Court courthouse. PHOTO. DAVID BRUCE. An Oamaru man performed a sex act while watching a 15-year-old boy using a public toilet, the court has heard ... .
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Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand

Newsday 03 Jun 2026
ŌAMARU, New Zealand — The woman in the pink frock coat announced herself as steam curled from a strange brass contraption on her back. “I am Lady Sarsaparilla Ovabyte, of the Coventry Ovabytes,” she said. “We are purveyors of fine cordials.” ... Sign up.
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Oamaru pizza delivery driver drunk at the wheel

Otago Daily Times 08 May 2026
Photo. Getty Images. Pizza customers were left to go hungry while Oamaru police delivered a slice of justice ... .
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Serious crash blocks highway near Oamaru

Otago Daily Times 30 Apr 2026
Emergency services at the scene of the crash. Photo. Nic Duff. Emergency services are at a serious three-vehicle crash which is blocking the state highway�between Hampden and Oamaru ... .
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Nearly 1000 chicks fledged at Oamaru's blue penguin colony

RNZ 23 Apr 2026
It's been a bumper season for little blue penguins with nearly 1000 chicks fledged at Oamaru's blue penguin colony. That's up from last year's 600. Environmental team lead Henry Elsom told Checkpoint the penguins were looking "fantastic" ... ....

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