Has anyone been to OAMARU New Zealand?

Question

Houses are very cheap to buy compared to the rest of the Country, look on

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Answer 1

Yes I lived there for 4 years.....there is a reason for why they are so cheap!!

Answer 2

yeah dude houses are cheap but there's hardly any jobs there & nothing to do but look at penguins

Answer 3

I think a few people have been there but they've all left now!

Answer 4

Its got an older population in general. Sort of a large retirement town. As soon as most younger people get out of school they move away for University. Nice relaxing place. Love the old bit of the town.

Answer 5

Yup used to got there every Sept 26 on Dominion Day cos Timaru and South Canterbury was the only place closed on that day. Good old free and independent state of South Canterbury and the neighbouring Otago. Go the Highland Line. Played at some parties down there a few years ago. good town got family there

Thanks for the tip

Answer 6

Twice a week.

Answer 7

Yes, but I would'nt want to live there!

Answer 8

Yup been through Oamaru many times, they have a cool little blue penguin colony that I'd love to go to sometime