Chairman: hospital has made progress on finances
Chairman: hospital has made progress on finances
Waitaki District Health Services chairman Paul Allison says Oamaru Hospital has made ''giant strides'' on its finances.
Hamish MacLean
Growing trees, skills and wellbeing
Way to grow trees, skills and wellbeing
The Government’s billion trees programme could offer an educational opportunity. A Waitaki community garden wants to launch a project that shows how, Hamish MacLean reports.
Long-serving councillor resigns
Long-serving councillor resigns
His political days are done. For the past 12 years, Peter Garvan, of Oamaru, has served as a Waitaki district councillor but on Friday he formally resigned.
Fire crews arrest big blaze near Kurow
Fire crews arrest big blaze near Kurow
An estimated 1000ha vegetation fire scorched South Canterbury's high country yesterday.
Topping up
Topping up
A monarch butterfly fuels up on Scottish heather nectar at the Oamaru Public Gardens.
Track upgraded for penguin convention
Track upgraded for penguin convention
For the first time, a Dunedin Railways locomotive is due to pull in at the southern end of Oamaru Harbour, at the end of this month.
Mutch joins mayoral race
Mutch joins mayoral race
A former Palmerston farmer has put his hand up to be the next mayor of the Waitaki district.
WDC 'well off' despite overdraft
WDC 'well off' despite overdraft
The Waitaki District Council remains financially ''well off'' compared with others, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.
Plenty of wood for fundraiser
Plenty of wood for fundraiser
Up to 110cum of firewood is being created for a Waitaki Community Gardens Trust fundraiser as a 20-tonne digger, a 14-tonne digger, a firewood processor and a Walton Earthworks crew remove about 20...
Community activist standing for mayoralty
Community activist standing for mayoralty
Oamaru Harbour advocate Katrina Hazelhurst has put her hand up for the Waitaki mayoralty.
Fresh faces very likely in Ahuriri politics
Fresh faces very likely in Ahuriri politics
A fresh look for Ahuriri politics is all but assured, as four seats in the expanded Ahuriri ward are up for grabs in local elections.
'Black Christmas' filming wraps up
'Black Christmas' filming wraps up
By Christmas, Otago will terrify American audiences.
Reduction of geopark role
Reduction of geopark role
Up to 60 hours a week of Waitaki District Council staff time has been spent working on the Waitaki's bid to become a Unesco Global Geopark.
Council overdraft hits $2.7m in July
Council overdraft hits $2.7m in July
The Waitaki District Council was up to $2.7million in overdraft in July.
Guidelines seen as harbour 'umbrella'
Guidelines seen as harbour 'umbrella'
In 30 years there could be a seafood restaurant and public art memorialising historic shipwrecks at the end of Holmes Wharf, at Oamaru Harbour.
Mature eucalypts to get fellers' attention
Mature eucalypts to get fellers' attention
Goodbye gum trees, it is time to go.
Controversial harbour proposals still floating
Controversial harbour proposals still floating
Two controversial proposals - which raised fears the growing popularity of Oamaru Harbour could be undone by ad hoc decision-making - have not been explicitly addressed in harbour master plan proposals.
'Big numbers' game for bantam breeder
'Big numbers' game for bantam breeder
"You've just got to breed big numbers."
Food from Around the World fundraiser goes down well
Food from Around the World fundraiser goes down well
From Tongan-style roast pig on a spit to Czech kolacky, Oamaru residents' global tucker was on the menu at the Loan and Merc in Harbour St on Saturday night.
Hope geotrails will encourage regional co-operation
Hope geotrails will encourage regional co-operation
How tourism operators "integrate with each other" and the networks they form in the Waitaki district could form a recipe for other regions to follow as geoparks spread around NZ.