David Bruce

The Waitaki District Council is seeking camper van-friendly status from the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association.

The Waitaki District Council's headquarters have been given a healthy rating as a low earthquake risk, a relief for staff who work there and ratepayers who might have had to pay to strengthen it.

The future of the Slaughter Yard Rd bridge at Enfield hinges on how high a priority its replacement is and what funding is available.

Proposed changes to a Waitaki river water allocation plan, which include lowering the minimum flow, have attracted 451 submissions, about a third of those received when it was originally drawn up almost a decade ago.

The Waitaki District Council is in a strong financial position, recording a healthy before-tax surplus more than $1.5 million better than predicted in July and a major improvement on a budgeted loss.

People wanting special liquor licences for summer events have been warned to get in early because of recent law changes.

Seven Waitaki District Council employees are paid more than $120,000 a year, including chief executive Michael Ross, who got $250,666 in the 2013-14 financial year, about $4000 more than the previous period.