Pipeline work to go ahead
Pipeline work to go ahead
The Waitaki District Council will go ahead with a ''private pipeline'' to ease regular flooding on a rural road south of Oamaru.
Hamish MacLean
Decision about pipeline today
Decision about pipeline today
The fix for a regularly flooded rural road south of Oamaru will be decided by the Waitaki District Council today.
Novel event to replace Fire and Steam
Novel event to replace Fire and Steam
A yet-to-be-named event will replace the cancelled Fire and Steam to kick start this year's Steampunk NZ Festival weekend in Oamaru at the end of the month.
Drop in numbers top topic
Drop in numbers top topic
The drop in numbers of yellow-eyed penguins was top of mind for the 70 people attendingt this year's Oamaru Penguin Symposium, organiser Dr Philippa Agnew says.
Plan needed to halt deaths of penguins
Plan needed to halt deaths of penguins
Avian malaria has killed nearly 30 of the world's rarest penguin species this year, and a plan needs to be in place to deal with the blood parasite before the next breeding season.
Young shooters set their priorities, to little avail
Young shooters set their priorities, to little avail
The ducks were flying a bit high in North Otago for a successful start to duck-shooting season for the young guns of Paddy Henwood (17), of Mid Canterbury, Bryden Skinner (17), of Papakaio, and...
Company to demolish main street building
Company to demolish main street building
The earthmoving company that backed Waimate’s event centre is pulling down a derelict building in Waimate’s main street to make way for a new development.
Fire and Steam event canned after pull-out
Fire and Steam event canned after pull-out
The first major event when steampunks take over Oamaru at the end of the month has been pulled.
Metal moa will soon have company
Metal moa will soon have company
At the brewery hole in Duntroon, an unsuspecting moa stands unaware of the danger that will soon appear above it.
Geopark in all but name before Unesco approval
Geopark in all but name before Unesco approval
Securing Unesco status as a global geopark would be "enormously exciting" for the Waitaki district.
Roundabout could improve safety
Roundabout could improve safety
A "small" roundabout could be a solution to increasing safety concerns at the Wansbeck St-Tyne St intersection in Oamaru's harbour area.
No significant drop in rabbits seen yet
No significant drop in rabbits seen yet
Counts to establish whether the new strain of rabbit calicivirus has taken hold will begin next week, but Otago landowners expecting to see dramatic drops in rabbit numbers could be in for a wait.
Work proceeds on pedestrian bridge
Work proceeds on pedestrian bridge
Construction of the $110k timber pedestrian bridge spanning Oamaru Creek near the penguin reserve is "almost complete" and the bridge will open this month, Waitaki District Council roading manager Michael Voss says.
Support for Lake Pukaki boat ban
Boat business supports boat ban at end of Lake Pukaki
Banning boats in the southern end of Lake Pukaki to preserve views of New Zealand's highest mountain has been endorsed by the lake's only commercial boating operation.
Penguin symposium taking wider perspective
Penguin symposium taking wider perspective
Yellow-eyed penguins equipped with underwater cameras, seabirds breeding in Oamaru Harbour, protected species’ interactions with set-net fisheries, and the effects of climate change on penguins.
Avian malaria killing more penguins
Avian malaria increases penguin deaths
Another potentially serious threat to the endangered yellow-eyed penguin has resulted in increased deaths of the birds this year.
Mayor dubious about census response rate
Mayor dubious about census response rate
Despite Stats NZ trumpeting the success of this year's online census, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher is asking for an extension for the cut-off date for completed forms.
'No consultation' disappoints penguin trust
'No consultation' disappoints penguin trust
The trust that for 30 years has managed yellow-eyed penguin colonies at Katiki Point has not been part of the plans to create a new management plan for the area.
Intern scheme hailed a success
Intern scheme hailed a success
The Waitaki District Council's international student internship programme has been hailed a "spectacular" success in its first year.
Salmon key to life for tribe
Salmon key to life for tribe
In a bid to return salmon to their sacred river, a California First Nations tribe yesterday visited the Hakataramea hatchery where the chinook salmon were first introduced to New Zealand rivers.