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The Oamaru Mail, 17 Jul 2026

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The Oamaru Mail has proudly served the Waitaki district since 1876, delivering trusted news, sharing local stories, and highlighting the milestones that shape the region. It remains a cornerstone of the community and a strong voice for North Otago.

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ArticleWater sup­ply ‘vul­ner­able’

Until Oamaru’s “vul­ner­able” water sup­ply is upgraded, res­id­ents should expect to con­serve water after floods, Waitaki Dis­trict Coun­cil’s chief exec­ut­ive says. Thou­sands of res­id­ents and busi­nesses were this week urged to con­tinue only...

Water sup­ply ‘vul­ner­able’

ArticleCel­eb­rat­ing Matariki

“Water makes up a sig­ni­fic­ant share of coun­cil’s cap­ital invest­ment, and that invest­ment is focused on safer, more reli­able ser­vices,” Mrs Tav­end­ale said. The invest­ment was part of mak­ing schemes com­pli­ant under the Water Ser­vices...

Cel­eb­rat­ing Matariki

ArticleFRIDAY

Nicol’s Black­smith: Nicol’s Black­smith Shop, Dun­troon. Open daily. Oamaru Poultry Pigeon & Canary Soci­ety annual show: Drill Hall, 28 Itchen St, 9am-5pm (Sat­urday 9am-3pm). New­comers Cof­fee Group: Tees Street Cafe, 10am-11.30am. Gene­a­logy...

FRIDAY

ArticleTUESDAY

Seed Savers Waitaki — seed swap and chat: Com­munity Gar­dens, Chelmer St, 2pm. Har­bour area, 9.30am1pm. The Milk­room North Otago — breast­feed­ing sup­port clinic: Plun­ket Rooms, 1 Severn St, 9am10am. Singing group for Stroke Recoverees: Reach...

TUESDAY

ArticleWEDNESDAY

Waitaki Cre­at­ive Well­being art classes: Every Wed­nes­day, time and loc­a­tion on their Face­book page. Aqua­ther­apy for Stroke Sur­viv­ors: Waitaki Aquatic Centre,10am. Weekly Plun­ket Play­group: Oamaru Plun­ket Rooms, Severn St, 10am-11.30am.

WEDNESDAY

ArticleSATURDAY

Oamaru Cof­fee Riders social bike ride: Every Sat­urday, time and loc­a­tion on their Face­book page. East Otago High School park­run: Palmer­ston, 9am. Waitaki Men­z­shed: Corner of Alamein Tce and Towey St, 9am-12 noon (also Tues­day and Thursday,...

SATURDAY