Rivers are continuing to rise in parts of North Otago this afternoon
Rivers are continuing to rise in parts of North Otago this afternoon 2 January 2021
Up to hundred millimetres of rain could continue to pelt the district this evening, with plenty of roads experiencing surface level flooding.
Waitaki District Mayor Gary Kircher has a special message for motorists in the region.
He says people should only be going out if they have to.
However if they must, it s paramount they drive to the conditions.
Kircher says the Maerewhenua river at Duntroon has burst its banks and flooded the local domain.
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Oamaru Lotto winners plan to make a difference with $18m win
29 Dec, 2020 06:28 PM
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Otago Daily Times
By: Ruby Heyward
Their minds still spinning , the Oamaru family who won $18.25 million in Lotto on Boxing Day are planning to make a difference with their winnings.
The family have expressed a wish to remain anonymous and said in a statement on Tuesday they still had a lot to think about, but planned to help people in need. Our goal is to make a difference in the lives of people who really need it - and a win like this allows us to do that.
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Election night joy as Labour s Jo Luxton, with husband Matt, and supporters celebrate her win in the Rangitata electorate.
A general election and a devastating fire dominated October’s headlines, writes Doug Sail in the 10th of our series looking back on the year that was. Jo Luxton was feeling ‘‘pretty damn good,’’ after winning the Rangitata electorate for Labour in a surprise general election result on October 17. Luxton, who lost to Andrew Falloon in 2017 by a massive 6331 votes, secured an election night total of 18,876 well ahead of National candidate Megan Hands who finished second with 15,392. Luxton, who had been a list MP since 2017, becomes the electorate’s first Labour MP since it was established in 2008. Hands became the National Party’s candidate after Falloon’s shock resignation in August. Jo Goodhew was Rangitata MP from 2008 to 2014, before Falloon was elected in 2017.