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	Spinning yarns and stitches: What happens when 170 knitters board the same train Stuff.co.nz - 15 Feb (Stuff.co.nz) The knitting enthusiasts will take over six carriages on a special Dunedin Railways journey from Dunedin to Oamaru. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	St Kevin's College pupils stood down as police probe report of serious bullying RadioNZ - 4 Feb (RadioNZ) Three boys have been suspended from an Oamaru high school while police investigate the alleged incident at a hostel. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Fri, 5 Dec 2025: It’s going to be a scorcher - parts of the country could hit 30C Stuff.co.nz - 5 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) Oamaru has been issued a heat alert as the temperature and winds ramp up. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Tue, 7 Oct 2025: Footage sought after death of little blue penguin in Oamaru Stuff.co.nz - 7 Oct (Stuff.co.nz) DOC is asking for help after the death of a little blue penguin/korora in Oamaru. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Wed, 17 Sep 2025: 15-year-old missing for two-and-a-half weeks Stuff.co.nz - 17 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) Manaia was last seen on Tern Street, Oamaru, at around 9.30pm on August 31. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Tue, 16 Sep 2025: Serious crash in Oamaru closes road, leaves two injured Stuff.co.nz - 16 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) The crash was reported to emergency services around 12.52pm on Tuesday. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Thu, 4 Sep 2025: Troubled Oamaru girls’ high school placed under statutory management Stuff.co.nz - 4 Sep (Stuff.co.nz) An ERO report in February said fewer than half the students at the school were attending regularly. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Mon, 11 Aug 2025: ‘Completely horrifying’: Appeal for information after ‘callous’ killing of endangered sea lions Stuff.co.nz - 11 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) DOC is calling for public help after three endangered New Zealand sea lions, or pakake, were deliberately shot near Oamaru over the weekend. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Wed, 4 Jun 2025: ‘It was over, finished’: The long shadow of the Gloria Kong kidnapping Stuff.co.nz - 4 Jun (Stuff.co.nz) Forty-two years on, Oamaru’s most infamous crime still looms large over the town. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Mon, 2 Jun 2025: ‘Take the girl’: The kidnapping of Gloria Kong Stuff.co.nz - 2 Jun (Stuff.co.nz) One night in June 1983, masked gunmen burst into the Kong family home near Oamaru and abducted 14-year-old Gloria Kong. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General