Oamaru Mail

17/04/2025

Do you have a pretty pet you want to share with other Oamaru Mail readers? Email a photo to [email protected] with a few details (name, age, breed, likes, dislikes, etc) and they might feature in our Pet Page next Friday! Here is kitten Gypsy who was adopted from Pussn Boots Kitty Rescue in Ashburton. PHOTO: KRYSTAL COWIE

15/04/2025

Remembrance . . . Air Training Corps (ATC) cadets, (left) Noah Ilton, 15 and Charlie Bremner, 14, were out collecting donations for Poppy Day on Thames St today. Poppy Day is an annual day to remember those who died in war and to support those who served and survived. ATC 26 Squadron cadets were selling poppies throughout Oamaru to help support Poppy Day earlier than normal this year due to the Easter holiday being a week before Anzac Day. Both cadets told the Oamaru Mail they had received good support from locals. PHOTO/REPORT: JULES CHIN

13/03/2025

Look out for this week's Oamaru Mail.
📸: Jules Chin

06/03/2025

06/03/2025

The Resilient Gardening and Preserving Produce Day at the Oamaru Community Gardens is SUNDAY, from 10am to 2pm.
It is not Saturday as advised on the front page of today's Oamaru Mail. We apologise for the mistake.
Please pop down to the Oamaru Community Gardens on Sunday from 10am to enjoy several speakers who will provide tips on everything from resilient gardening to preserving produce.

05/03/2025

A few views from Tuesday night's weather change including the beautiful rainbows as taken by Sally Brooker looking towards Holmes Wharf, and Brendon McMahon from Thousand Acre Road.

24/02/2025

Do you have a pretty pet you want to share with other Oamaru Mail readers? Email a photo to [email protected] with a few details (name, age, breed, likes, dislikes, etc) and they might feature in our Pet Page this Friday! Here is 19-week-old tabby and white cat Jimmy.
PHOTO CREDIT: KAYLA HODGE

17/02/2025

The Oamaru Public Gardens are a picture although at present showing the signs of high summer dryness and the need for dead-heading, as seen in this view of the dahlias and rose gardens on Monday February 17.
The gardens, which are currently have a 5-star rating as a garden of national significance, is set in 34 acres and opened in 1876, making it one of the oldest in the country. PHOTOS: BRENDON McMAHON, OAMARU MAIL

19/01/2025

Until the next time. A snapshot of the final afternoon of filming for East of Eden down at Friendly Bay on Thursday. PHOTOS: OAMARU MAIL

14/01/2025

Interest in the Netflix series filming of East of Eden within the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust's Victorian Oamaru's Victorian Precinct is garnering national and international interest - as seen with high profile media exposure in recent days, as seen in the Otago Daily Times today. Oamaru Mail editor Brendon McMahon captured a different perspective yesterday as Clarkie adjusted the American flag atop the Old Grain Store. These views were taken from above Tyne St, now transformed with its seal covered over, and across to the Friendly Bay Reserve where the filming support infrastructure is set up.

09/01/2025

The Oamaru Harbourside and Oamaru's Victorian Precinct has been transformed for filming of the Netflix series, East of Eden, starring Florence Pugh, Mike Faist, Martha Plimpton and Hoon Lee. Oamaru Mail reporter Jules Chin captured these photos today.

02/01/2025

Happy New Year to our readers. Our reporting staff are back on deck from today, Friday January 3, 2025, but the office remains closed until January 13. If you need to talk to a reporter, give us a call on 03 433 0536 or 022 012 0827, or via [email protected]
Meantime, ODT bureau chief Brendon McMahon captured some of the Kurow New Year Market Day: story in the regional section of today's Otago Daily Times

29/11/2024

Check out the North Otago Rose Society Show from 10am-4pm on Saturday November 30, at the North Otago Vintage Car Club rooms, Stoke St Oamaru. It's blooming lovely!

20/11/2024

Look out for this Friday's Oamaru Mail including something of the colour of last weekend's Victorian Celebration and Fete.
Also, in the Mail tomorrow:-
* Former RSA law change process planned
* Library changes panned
* Close call in Palmerston
* Oamaru District Court report

16/11/2024

The air was brisk, but the sun came out and so did the spectators this afternoon for the Heritage Bicycle Championship on Tyne St. PHOTO: BRENDON McMAHON - OAMARU MAIL

13/11/2024

Ready for this Sunday's Fete and all that will celebrate Oamaru's Victorian heritage in the next few days?

23/10/2024

Awamoa Boutique owner Tracey Blackler (right) has been selling raffles throughout October to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Prizes were drawn in store today, but tickets could still be bought for a chance to win a piece of artwork donated by Suzie Ladbrook (left).
Tickets are available until the end of the month.
The money will go towards Sweet Louise, a charitable organisation that provides support directly to those with breast cancer.