Recreational hunters can't compete with commercial aerial operations and there's a ''huge concern'' among some hunters valuable recreational hunting areas could be opened up to Wild Animal Recovery Operations as Doc refreshes its 2015 maps.
Waitaki District Council ratepayers can expect rates rises of 3.64%, 4.05%, and 4.18% over the next three years after the council signed off on its 10-year plan yesterday.
The breeding season at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony could start any day. Hamish Maclean talks to colony research scientist Dr Philippa Agnew about how researchers find out what the birds are up to.
The yellow-eyed penguin population at Katiki Point isn't the only species at risk due to ''uncontrolled tourism'' - the number of NZ fur seal pups dropped 80% last year, Penguin Rescue says.
The Mackenzie District Council has issued a warning to would-be visitor accommodation providers ''so they don't get a fright'' when they apply for a building consent and learn a financial contribution is required.
Though he says he has learned about "large-scale disappointment", Oamaru’s Sam Henehan still smiles when talking about his 26-day journey to the Rolwaling Valley on the Nepal-Tibet border.
Changes coming up at Wanaka Airport and the possibility of a flight school at Oamaru should prompt the Omarama Airfield board of directors to broaden the objectives of the airfield, Waitaki District Council says.
A Waimate man says he has been unable to sell his boat, moored in Oamaru Harbour, because of delays in repairs to the Waitaki District Council slipway at the harbour.