Brendon McMahon

A bid for Oamaru to gain status as the second only National Historic Landmark in New Zealand will require ‘‘widespread public support’, Heritage New Zealand says.

Waitaki ratepayers being incorrectly levied a $5.45 transport rate by the Otago Regional Council raises an issue with the Waitaki District Council’s rating database, a regional councillor says.

Fluoridation of Oamaru’s water supply remains switched off — five weeks after the Waitaki District Council announced a pause because of dosing issues.

The incorrect levying of a $5.45 transport rate on Waitaki ratepayers by the Otago Regional Council raises an issue with Waitaki District’s rating base, a regional council representative believes.

An international energy generator has privately briefed the Waitaki District Council on the wind farm it proposes above Kurow.

Any construction  of a proposed 130MW wind farm at Kurow will be years away. The international company proposing it, Aquila Clean Energy, said the development was still in ‘...

One of the most stunning stretches of coastal highway in Otago will not reopen anytime soon.

The Waimate District Council is calling on the government to cut the controversial Project Kea from the Fast-track Approvals Bill process.

Oamaru's historic town centre and port may be about to achieve the highest recognition historic sites can attain in New Zealand.

An international energy generator has privately briefed the Waitaki District Council on a wind farm it proposes above Kurow.

Does a moustache make a gentleman... or indeed a lady?

It might sound implausible, but sawing stone was the thing in Victorian Oamaru.

The Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust’s 2024 fete will mark 35 years since the inaugural event helped launch the revival and preservation of the town’s Victorian precinct.

Growing "apprehension" over the draft Waitaki District Plan is galvanising a new pressure group.