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Unofficial Undie 500 event this weekend?4 comments

homepaddock wrote 18 hours ago: Police reinforcements are being called to Dunedin this weekend in preparation for the probable arriv … more →

Tags: christchurch, Dunedin, Oamaru Mail, police, Undie 500, University of Canterbury Engineering Society

Lonely Planet likes Otago2 comments

homepaddock wrote 1 day ago: Lonely Planet’s newest guide to New Zealand is generally enthusiastic about Otago. Dunedin … more →

Tags: Provincial, Wanaka, Dunedin, Queenstown, otago, University of Otago, Ranfurly, balclutha, Alexandra

EPMU rallies for work rights

homepaddock wrote 1 week ago: The Engineering Printing and Manufacturing Union’s Work Rights Wage Drive stopped for a rally … more →

Tags: Politics, Electoral Finance Act, Electoral Commission, Oamaru Mail, engineering printing and manufacturing union, andrew little, Dave Snow, Murray McCully, McCully.Co

Oamaru Mail poll puts National ahead1 comment

homepaddock wrote 3 weeks ago: An Oamaru Mail poll found 40% of people would vote for National, 25% for Labour and 22.5% are undec … more →

Tags: Politics, John Key, Labour Party, National Party, Oamaru Mail, Wiamate

$3m or more for Opera House?

homepaddock wrote 4 weeks ago: Minister of Internal Affairs, Rick Barker, is in Oamaru this morning for what the Oamaru Mail calls … more →

Tags: North Otago, heiritage, Oamaru Mail, opera house, Rick Barker

No recession here

homepaddock wrote 1 month ago: While city papers are full of stories of impending doom, The Oamaru Mail front page lead is headline … more →

Tags: Provincial, Economy, Herald, Oamaru Mail, recession, Ashburton, Vehicle sales, peter robinson, motor dealer

Consent Appeal Off Track1 comment

homepaddock wrote 1 month ago: While debate rages over KiwiRail nationwide, North Otago has a local argument over whether a disused … more →

Tags: Provincial, RMA, Cement, Holcim NZ, Kiwi Rail, limeworks, North Otago, NZ Railways, Ontrack

Bomb Scare Costs

homepaddock wrote 1 month ago: Offices, shops, the museum, library and several shops in Oamaru’s CBD  were evacuated yesterd … more →

Tags: Bomb, Call centre, christchurch, Grapevine, Helicoptor, Oamaru Mail, police, Poneke, Trust Power

Bomb Scare a Hoax1 comment

homepaddock wrote 1 month ago: No surprise here, yesterday’s bomb scare  which led to the evacuation of shops and offices in … more →

Tags: Trust Power, police, Bomb, Call centre, Tauranga, Hoax

Bomb Scare1 comment

homepaddock wrote 1 month ago: Oamaru is not regarded as a hot bed of terrorism so when a bloke popped into the office of Otago MP … more →

Tags: Jacqui Dean, police, readers digest, telemarketers, Bomb, Terrorism, Call centre

Nikken Seil Dream Over1 comment

homepaddock wrote 1 month ago: Dr Hirotomi Ochi  bought Teschmakers, a former Catholic girls’ boarding school, and 500 hecta … more →

Tags: Rural, Provincial, North Otago, organic, Teschmakers, Dr HIrotmo Ochi, Nikken Seil, Catholic, Health Sciences

Slow March South For Trooper

homepaddock wrote 2 months ago: The 2.74m high statue of Trooper David Mickle Jack  which has stood on top of the Boer War memorial … more →

Tags: Provincial, North Otago, boer war, Trooper David Mickle Jack, state highway 1, Thames Street

Opera House Needs Loan

homepaddock wrote 2 months ago: A $3 million loan  will be requried to pay for the refurbishment of the Oamaru Opera House.   T … more →

Tags: North Otago, Forrester Heights, opera house

ORC Backs Dunedin Stadium

homepaddock wrote 2 months ago: The Otago Regional Council has voted 7-4 to back the proposed Awatea St stadium in Dunedin which wi … more →

Tags: Provincial, Sport, Orc, Awatea Stadium, Waitaki District Health Services, Swimming Pool

Capital Idea to Shift South1 comment

homepaddock wrote 2 months ago: Bob Harvey wants the capital to move to Auckland but I’ve got a better idea - move it to Oamar … more →

Tags: Politics, Provincial, Smiles, Wellington, beehive, auckland, Bob Harvey, Capital, Russell

How Does Little Blue Die?

Chris wrote 3 months ago: In specialised communication I am currently designer about 10 A3 concept boards for our Oamaru Pengu … more →

Tags: Interaction design, my work, Penguins, specialised communication

Portrait of pluckers

deadlyjelly wrote 3 months ago: Actually, several of them. Just back in Auckland and updating the blog with news from the weekend. … more →

Tags: Hunka husband, New Zealand, south island, Retriever, Duck Shooting, Rifle, Shotgun, duck plucking, labrador

Herbert the Duck3 comments

deadlyjelly wrote 3 months ago: Herbert was a happy little duck. He liked sunshine. He and his brothers and sisters paddled in the … more →

Tags: south island, Duck Shooting, herbert the duck

Duck cemetary

deadlyjelly wrote 3 months ago: [WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES] When I first met my Mother In Law and Stepfather In Law … more →

Tags: south island, Retriever, Duck Shooting, duck call, Duck Hunting, Blind, Mai Mai, autumn, mallard


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