281 Thames Street
Oamaru 9400
T 03 434 8079
F 03 434 8059
Oamaru practice has serviced North Otago for 36 years, and offers full services including being a hub for three other North Otago clinics. The clinic is a purpose built state of the art retail / veterinary facility.
Penny is Assistant Clinic Manager. She is the friendly face who eagerly greets both clients and animals when they come to the clinic. Penny is responsible for the overall management of the reception area. Penny has been with Vetlife since 2006 and previously had her own Boarding Kennel/Cattery business.
Jennie has moved from Kerikeri to Kakanui with her husband Karl, 3 children and a large hairy dog.
Jennie has a strong background in customer care and has previously worked in a vet clinic in Auckland, sailed the seven seas and generally has had lots of adventures.
Jennie is well settled in the lovely town of Oamaru and is enjoying dealing with all of Vetlife’s clients.
Garry has been working in the farming and meat industry for the past 26 years. He joined Vetlife in February 2009 and is enjoying the challenges of his role in North Otago. Garry’s land of origin was North Otago but grew up on the Taieri. Garry moved back to Oamaru eight years ago where he enjoys the North Otago lifestyle with his wife Trish and their two sons. Interests include his family, supporting their sport, roughing it in the highcountry and his passion for rugby.
Nicola joined Vetlife Oamaru in July 2006 as a farm representative servicing dairy, sheep, beef and deer. She was born and bred on a dairy farm in Glenavy and has her own beef breeding and fattening block at Tokarahi. In her spare time she likes to go for a ride on her horse and taking her 2 labradors for a walk, but most of her spare time is spent on her farm.
Ashleigh graduated in 2002 with a bachelor of science from Massey University. After a stint in Australia she returned to her home town of Oamaru and joined the reception team in March 2008.
Dario is originally from Chile, the uttermost land on Earth. After practicing as a vet for 10 years came to New Zealand to gain experience in medicine and surgery of cattle, and ended up living permanently here. Dario assists our vets in North Otago as an enthusiastic technician in the field and in the clinic. He is married and has two children.
Ivan graduated from Massey University with an Agricultural degree in 1979. Ivan farmed in the Manawatu region before returning to Massey in 1994 to pursue his veterinary degree. In 1998 Ivan moved to Oamaru and began working for North Otago Vet Services, before purchasing the practice in 2006 and merging with South and Mid Canterbury Vets (now Vetlife). Ivan is married to Bronwyn and they have four boys.
Greg received a sound grounding in mixed practice at Waimate before going to the UK to work as a locum. After returning, he went to Vetlife Oamaru and then Vetlife Glenavy when it opened in 2007. He focuses on dairy medicine but still likes to keep his hand in mixed practice.
Rebecca is originally from Rugby, the home to New Zealand’s national game. She graduated from Bristol University, England and came to New Zealand in August 2009. She works as a mixed animal practitioner with special interest in Equine Medicine.
Vicky is originally from England and after graduating in July 2009 spent 3 months working in a mixed practice in Cheshire.
Vicky joined Vetlife in February 2010 and has a specialy interest in small animal medicine. Outside the clinic Vicky enjoys dancing and tramping.
