Crime and punishment might not seem like the cheeriest party theme, but a lot of people are already looking forward to dressing up, and down, for next month's Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations.
Nearly 11 months after a $60,000 budget was earmarked for improvements to a pedestrian-only Harbour St, Waitaki District Council contractors this week began installing retractable bollards at the entrance to close the road to cars.
A significant increase in the number of international visitors spending the night in the Waitaki district has seemingly not translated into a rise in overall visitor numbers for the area.
Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher has called the Clutha District Council's refusal to pay the full amount of its prescribed share of next year's funding for Otago Museum "misguided''.
Otago is to be the second region in New Zealand to have its nationally significant historical sites recognised by a new joint agency programme, Landmarks Whenua Tohunga.
An easement through a neighbouring reserve could be the solution to the final legal hurdle for the Waitaki Resource Recovery Park’s long-awaited redevelopment
With 110 drivers tearing through the central business district’s closed streets, Waimate — population 3500 — is set to become the loudest small town in New Zealand this weekend.