Criterion to reopen ‘one way or another’
The Criterion Hotel’s doors will reopen, but the exact future of the Victorian Precinct pub is being kept under wraps for now.
Hamish MacLean
Security callouts $1100-plus
Security callouts $1100-plus
In the past two months, Waitaki ratepayers have spent more than $1100 for a security contractor to clear people off the breakwater at Oamaru Harbour.
Boat once linked to fraudster puzzles harbour master
Boat once linked to fraudster puzzles harbour master
A former Australian fisheries research vessel - with indirect links to convicted fraudster Michael Swann - is temporarily anchored off Sumpter Wharf in Oamaru Harbour.
Seabirds swarm as shoals of fish beach
Seabirds swarm as shoals of fish beach
Hundreds of seabirds swarmed while small fish washed ashore this week as a ‘‘spooky’’ scene unfolded at an Oamaru beach.
Stolen Subaru found damaged just metres away
Stolen Subaru found damaged just metres away
A Subaru unlawfully taken from an Oamaru property was found just 400m from where it was reported stolen, police say.
Petrol theft car had stolen number plates: police
Petrol theft car had stolen number plates: police
The car involved in an alleged petrol drive-off near Oamaru was fitted with stolen number plates, police say.
Pick of the crop at garden market
Pick of the crop at garden market
As summer hits, an organic vege market — with the gardens’ own fresh picked produce — has sprung up at the Waitaki Community Gardens.
Councillors favour ambitious gallery expansion
Councillors favour ambitious gallery expansion
The Waitaki District Council will seek external funding to complete a $3.4 million expansion of Oamaru’s public art gallery, the Forrester Gallery.
Museum and archives get upgrade, name change
Museum and archives get upgrade, name change
The Waitaki District Council unanimously approved a $1,435,000 upgrade of the council’s museum and archives in Thames St yesterday as the council moved ahead with standalone upgrades of its two...
Airport infrastructure building plans brought forward
Airport infrastructure building plans brought forward
Increased interest in Oamaru Airport has pushed forward infrastructure plans at the Waitaki District Council facility.
Profit hopes as recycling market recovers
Profit hopes as recycling market recovers
The Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust’s income has nose-dived after the collapse of global recycling markets — but the trust says it is confident that markets are recovering and it will again return...
Chamber urges care with zoning
Chamber urges care with zoning
The Otago Chamber of Commerce has warned against restrictive heritage zoning in Oamaru’s town centre.
Fitting-out preference is $2.7m more, report says
Fitting-out preference is $2.7m more, report says
Another $2.7 million would be required to complete the Waitaki District Council staff’s preference for fitting out Oamaru’s Forrester Gallery, North Otago Museum, and Waitaki District Archives.
Shrinking roll means funding shortfall
Shrinking roll means funding shortfall
Change required at the Waitaki Boys’ High School hostel has been described as "urgent" and the Ministry of Education has confirmed a new low predicted for the roll at the school next year.
Champion of champions bloom despite hailstorms
Champion of champions bloom despite hailstorms
Hailstorms last week missed Kakanui and Alison Ludemann’s champion of champions Paddy Stephens, crowned at this year’s North Otago rose show at the Foundation of the Blind Association Hall, in...
Woman 'forced to withdraw cash from ATM'
Woman 'forced to withdraw cash from ATM'
A man and woman have been arrested after allegedly forcing another woman to withdraw cash from an ATM in Timaru earlier this week.
Truck rolls, breaks man's leg
Truck rolls, breaks man's leg
A man sustained a broken leg after an unoccupied small truck hit him in Moeraki this afternoon.
Red-billed gulls quit town
Red-billed gulls quit town
Gone are the Hitchcockian scenes of red-billed gulls swirling over Oamaru’s town centre at dusk.
Ocean outfall concerns trigger public meeting
Ocean outfall concerns trigger public meeting
As public concern about a proposed ocean outfall at Glenavy grows, the company behind the plan has called a public meeting at Waimate.
Sumpter Wharf inspected
Sumpter Wharf inspected
The 1884 Sumpter Wharf in Oamaru Harbour, home to the world’s largest colony of Otago shags, has been inspected by Bluff-based Bay Underwater Services NZ, the Waitaki District Council has confirmed.