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Person airlifted to hospital in serious condition after incident in Otago
A patient, in a serious condition, was transported to Oamaru Hospital by ambulance before being airlifted to Dunedin Hospital.

Watch: Penguins ‘Little Jewel’ and ‘Sparky’ join the Christmas shopping rush in Oamaru
There’s some strange goings on in the main street of Oamaru this Christmas, and it’s causing quite a stir.

Otago Regional Council apologises for rates invoice errors
The incorrect invoices related to an Oamaru transport rate and the Leith Flood Protection scheme.

Nailing it: Oamaru man becomes qualified builder at age of 66
For many of us, our 60s mean picking up a SuperGold card and having more time in the garden. Not so for Marcus Brown.

Oamaru Hospital worker 'grabbed', held at knifepoint in attempted car theft
A staff member at Oamaru Hospital was held at knifepoint while a man tried to steal her car, its chief executive says.

'Terrible coincidence' as work colleagues die in crash
Two people from the same company, travelling in two separate cars, died in a crash near Oamaru.

Two dead after truck collides with car near Oamaru
Two people have died after a truck collided with a car on SH1 near Oamaru, in the Waitaki District.

Students barred from contacting parents after 4 go missing on camp
Students of an Oamaru school on a school camp were forbidden from calling their parents after a group of pupils and staff went missing overnight.

Parents say Oamaru Hospital had more holes than 'swiss cheese' after their baby dies
The parents of a baby who died of meningococcal disease say the care their child received felt like "swiss cheese" where "there were so many holes that we fell through...

Major Netflix series to be filmed in South Island locations
Dunedin and Oamaru will double as American locations in a Netflix limited series to be filmed over summer.

Police find body in Oamaru waters
A search and rescue operation was underway to retrieve the body.

Oamaru man becomes qualified builder at age of 66
For many of us, our 60s mean picking up a SuperGold card and having more time in the garden. Not so for Marcus Brown.

Oamaru pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle
Part of State Highway 1 is closed and drivers are being asked to avoid the area.

Six children taken to hospital after Oamaru crash
Five children and a baby involved in a two-car crash were taken to hospital by police as no ambulances were available.

Woman 'grabbed', held at knifepoint in Oamaru car theft
A 23-year-old man has been charged with aggravated robbery.

Former drug dealer given second chance as dealer of pre-loved goods
Adeena Paaske's "lightbulb" moment was the morning armed police burst into her Oamaru house, hand-cuffed her son, and then arrested her.

Penguin helped back to the wild after wandering into Oamaru service station
An Oamaru service station did not give a young penguin an icy reception after it waddled into the store.

Oamaru artist Matthew Wicks thanks donors after house fire
More than $12,000 has been donated towards an Oamaru artist and his family who lost their home in a suspicious fire.

Government announces six new South Island marine reserves
The government has announced plans for six new marine reserves between Oamaru and the Catlins, expected to come into force in the middle of next year.