Ontrackwill now make the final decision on whether its branch railway line from Waiareka through Weston will reopen.
Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton believes there is still potential for a business park to be built north of Oamaru.
Kurow was the capital of North Otago rugby on Saturday, with more than 400 junior players and about 2000 people in the Waitaki Valley town.
Residents will be asked to comment on a recycling system proposed by the Waimate District Council to reduce the amount of rubbish going into landfills.
All the major players in the electricity industry, including the Government, are avoiding the phrase "power crisis" to describe the current shortage of water in the country's hydroelectricity storage lakes.
About 400 players in 36 teams along with 60 coaches and hundreds of supporters will be at the rugby fun day being held in Kurow today, playing in front of former All Black Christian Cullen.
A child care centre for up to 100 children proposed for Oamaru is not abnormally large and is in line with many other similar centres in New Zealand, according to the company which wants to build it, Little Wonders Child Care Ltd.
Plans to turn a weed-infested Waitaki River island which has a former rubbish dump into a community asset has won an environmental award for the Kurow Town Enhancement Group.
A $3 million loan will be needed to help pay for the $9.7 million Opera House upgrade in Oamaru, but an annual interest bill of $255,000 will not be paid by ratepayers.
The Waitaki District Council wants lottery money to cover a large part of the $9.7 million upgrade of the Opera House in Oamaru, which is scheduled for completion in November.
Copper thefts are continuing in North Otago, despite a raid last week on a Kakanui property by six police that resulted in the arrest of two men.
Offers have poured in to help with a community garden learning centre to assist at-risk young offenders in Oamaru.
The Oamaru Licensing Trust has a new chief executive officer who will live in Ashburton and also work for the Ashburton, Geraldine and Cheviot licensing trusts.
The first step to introduce kerbside recycling in the Waitaki district was taken yesterday with a bin system being recommended in principle by the Waitaki District Council's assets committee.
Young offenders could learn gardening at a new community garden in Oamaru, with a spin-off being vegetables given to people in need.
Oamaru's biggest child care centre, proposed by a company with North Otago connections, should be given resource consent approval to be built on the corner of Thames and Nen Sts, according to a report by a consultant planner for the Waitaki District Council.
The legality of the Forrester Heights residential subdivision in Oamaru, a major component of funding the $9.7 million Opera House project by the Waitaki District Council, will come under scrutiny in the Environment Court later this month.
Kerbside recycling could be introduced sooner than first envisaged in the Waitaki district if the Waitaki District Council's assets committee agrees to that on Tuesday.
Waitaki District Council agendas could be delivered online in the future, saving the council up to $30,000 a year.
The Waitaki River will be running low this weekend as Meridian Energy Ltd switches generation to Manapouri after good in-flows there recently.