Esplanade Rd plans 'on hold' - council
Esplanade Rd plans 'on hold' - council
Talks with developers are "on hold" for a premium site in Esplanade Rd slated for visitor accommodation at Oamaru Harbour, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.
Hamish MacLean
Heading upfield
Heading upfield
St Kevin's College striker Tim Jorgensen (No 9) dribbles past Waitaki Boys' High School defenders as the two first XI football teams clash during the Oamaru combined schools sports week.
Floating hotel proposed for Oamaru
Floating hotel proposed for Oamaru
A new proposal has been floated for the resurgent Oamaru Harbour.
Council raises rumble-strip danger to cyclists
Council raises rumble-strip danger to cyclists
Rumble strips in the Waitaki Valley could be putting users of the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail at risk.
Intern programme bringing benefits
Intern programme bringing benefits
Despite providing accommodation and transport - bicycles - for the international student internship programme, the Waitaki District Council faces very little financial risk, council chief executive Fergus Power says.
12 anti-dairy activists arrested in Mackenzie
12 anti-dairy activists arrested in Mackenzie
Watching 12 activists - including an 88-year-old man - being arrested yesterday afternoon at a protest against dairy expansion in the Mackenzie Basin was "pretty moving'', Greenpeace campaigner Gen Toop says.
New bridge open at creek mouth
New bridge open at creek mouth
A timber suspension bridge now spans Oamaru Creek at its mouth.
New blue cod strategy to address rules, data lack
New blue cod strategy to address rules, data lack
A new national blue cod strategy to be released in the "coming months" will address recreational rules; a lack of recreational catch data, and fine-scale commercial data; and a lack of education...
Zipline firm to make call within 4 weeks
Zipline firm to make call within 4 weeks
The company proposing a zipline for Oamaru Harbour will decide within four weeks whether to go ahead with the project.
School's rock stars set mark for future
School's rock stars set mark for future
An "urban myth" has been circulating at Palmerston's East Otago High School this year.
Eggcellent news for penguin colony
Eggcellent news for blue penguin colony
The breeding season has begun at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony.
Land reviews concern hunters
Land reviews concern hunters
Recreational hunters can't compete with commercial aerial operations and there's a ''huge concern'' among some hunters valuable recreational hunting areas could be opened up to Wild Animal Recovery Operations as Doc refreshes its 2015 maps.
Rural waste costs rise in new plan
Rural waste costs rise in new plan
The Waitaki District Council needs to seek ''creative ways to reduce costs'' for rural waste recovery, Cr Craig Dawson says.
Rate rises approved planning for growth
Rate rises approved planning for growth
Waitaki District Council ratepayers can expect rates rises of 3.64%, 4.05%, and 4.18% over the next three years after the council signed off on its 10-year plan yesterday.
Council expected to approve rates rise and long-term plan today
Council expected to approve rates rise and long-term plan today
The Waitaki District Council is scheduled to set the rates and pass its long-term plan today.
Rowing club seeks revenue
Rowing club seeks revenue
For the past 18 months, the Oamaru Rowing Club has been staring at a hole in its books — and it has until the spring to plug the leak.
Deaf Blacks selection player’s goal
Deaf Blacks selection player’s goal
If being deaf, or hard of hearing, is supposed to be a disability, do not tell Doug Brand.
Trackers provide insights into penguin life
Trackers provide insights into penguin life
The breeding season at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony could start any day. Hamish Maclean talks to colony research scientist Dr Philippa Agnew about how researchers find out what the birds are up to.
Cold water poured on change
Cold water poured on change
Hosting the annual Oamaru midwinter swim in a heated indoor swimming pool is "flipping crazy", a local swimming stalwart says.
Penguin Rescue back call for control
Penguin Rescue back call for control
The yellow-eyed penguin population at Katiki Point isn't the only species at risk due to ''uncontrolled tourism'' - the number of NZ fur seal pups dropped 80% last year, Penguin Rescue says.