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  • 2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Jules Chin

    Three men have been charged over a violent burglary in Oamaru. Oamaru man Tanera Malachi Otene, 27, was originally charged last month after allegations of a "horrific" crime spree on May 6 and 7. He was in court for a second time on Wednesday on three charges of assault with intent to injure, a charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and two charges of burglary.

  • 2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Jules Chin

    Thursday, 5 June 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. CanterburyDistrictsSouth CanterburyThe under-fire principal of a troubled Otago primary school with a plummeting roll has resigned months after going on leave. Totara School, in North Otago, has been under statutory management for more than a year after three teachers left, the entire board resigned and many parents took their children out of the school.

  • 3 days ago | odt.co.nz | Jules Chin

    You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsNorth OtagoFrom musician to neuroscientist, an Oamaru man’s career change has paid off. Former Waitaki Boys’ High School student Joseph Balfe has been awarded the prestigious Clarendon Scholarship at the University of Oxford in England. About 38,000 graduates apply each year for the fully funded scholarship at the collegiate research university.

  • 3 days ago | odt.co.nz | Jules Chin

    You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsNorth OtagoThe under-fire principal of a troubled Otago school with a plummeting roll has resigned months after going on leave. The small North Otago primary school has been under statutory management for more than a year after three teachers left, the entire board resigned and many parents took their children out of the school.

  • 1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Jules Chin

    You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. RegionsNorth OtagoAn Oamaru war hero killed at the Battle of the Somme may finally take pride and place in his hometown. The New Zealand Remembrance Army (NZRA) plan to honour Victoria Cross recipient, Sergeant Donald Forrester Brown with a life-size bronze statue.

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Esther Ashby-Coventry

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Rob Kidd

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Felicity Dear

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Ani Ngawhika

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