The Waitaki District Council is poised to set rules for cat owners, but LGNZ has voted to lobby the Government to implement a National Cat Management Strategy. Are local bylaws dead in the water?
Work on the next stage of a major Oamaru retirement village will begin next week after the Waitaki District Council approved a second multimillion-dollar loan for the project.
Easter Sunday trading consultation will be fast-tracked by the Waitaki District Council, but not without the reservation of several councillors.
With an extra $600,000 from the Otago Community Trust, Oamaru's Forrester Gallery redevelopment has reached 60% of its funding goal.
When Oamaru’s hockey turf turns from green to blue, the change will be much more than symbolic.
The Humber St bridge in Oamaru is one of just eight roads that remain closed in North Otago after last month’s record-setting rain.
An extra $3.5million could be loaned to the Observatory Village Trust next week.
A derelict boat abandoned in Oamaru Harbour will be brought ashore early this month.
One of the biggest commercial construction projects undertaken in Oamaru has been completed "on time and within budget", and yesterday the site’s management was passed from the building team to those who will run the new rest-home.
Waitaki Power Trust chairwoman Helen Brookes wants New Zealand lines companies - not the Government - to determine their futures.
While grabatology - having a passion for collecting ties - is quirky and good fun, making an attempt at the Guinness World Record for it is a serious business, Oamaru's Irene Sparks says.
Records are made to be broken but Irene Sparks has just set one she hopes will last.
The search for developers for two vacant sites at Oamaru’s waterfront has started well, with 20 registered parties asking for information, Waitaki District Council acting chief executive Neil Jorgensen says.
Unruly behaviour could force a review of public access to the breakwater in Oamaru Harbour.
After visiting more than 250 op shops, North Otago's Irene Sparks will try to break the Guinness World Record for grabatology.
Cleaning up after flooding in the Waitaki district could cost up to $1million.
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A "robust framework" not a "rambling" approach is needed for a Harbour St closure consultation period, a Waitaki district councillor says.
A Waitaki district councillor says a proposal to build an indoor stadium in Oamaru would be a ''noose around the neck'' of the district's ageing ratepayer base.
The expansion of Oamaru's historic area is a good ''first step'' as the town seeks even greater recognition for its heritage buildings, Waitaki district councillor Peter Garvan says.
