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The Oamaru Mail, 28 Aug 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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ArticleWarn­ing cap may affect ser­vices

The gov­ern­ment’s pro­posed 4% rates cap could lead to reduced coun­cil ser­vice levels and delay key projects, the Waitaki dis­trict mayor says. And there have been calls for so­called unfun­ded man­dates from gov­ern­ment to stop, as well as fears...

Warn­ing cap may affect ser­vices

ArticleRoyal rejec­tion

Waitaki Dis­trict Coun­cil has received a polite royal rejec­tion let­ter from King Charles who can­not make it to the Oamaru Pub­lic Gar­dens' 150th birth­day bash but is "most grate­ful" for the invit­a­tion.

Royal rejec­tion

ArticleRecog­ni­tion for rail­way stal­wart

Oamaru’s own rail­way man, Harry Andrew, has been named a Rotary Inter­na­tional Paul Har­ris Fel­low for his ser­vices to the Steam and Rail Soci­ety. The pres­ti­gi­ous award was presen­ted to Mr Andrew, the soci­ety’s gen­eral man­ager, by the...

Recog­ni­tion for rail­way stal­wart

ArticleRemem­ber­ing Jim with humour

King Charles is “sadly” unable to attend the 150th anniversary cel­eb­ra­tions of the Oamaru Pub­lic Gar­dens but hopes it is a mem­or­able event. The King is “most grate­ful” for the “thought­ful” invit­a­tion from Waitaki Dis­trict Coun­cil to the...

Remem­ber­ing Jim with humour

ArticleWHAT'S ON

Event list­ings hos­ted by com­munity, non-profit organ­isa­tions are wel­come. One event list­ing per organ­isa­tion a week. We require a min­imum two weeks' notice for inclu­sion of the list­ing prior to the event. Only the event name, date, time and...

WHAT'S ON