A judge says he understands why a recidivist offender in Oamaru fills himself up with drugs after hearing of the man’s traumatic past.

Source: https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/bikers%25E2%2580%2599-use-trail-brings-%25E2%2580%2598possibility%25E2%2580%2599-accident

An Oamaru man who instructed his girlfriend to dig her own grave with a pitchfork is determined to get his life back after "falling down the rabbit hole of methamphetamine".

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More roadworks will take place in Oamaru as part of a busy road rehabilitation programme this summer.

Source: https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/%25E2%2580%2598seamless%25E2%2580%2599-start-mountain-biking-event