The planned redevelopment of Oamaru’s resource recovery park has shown "serious incompetence" on the part of the Waitaki District Council, the deputy mayor says.
Identifying what underpins Oamaru's new self-confidence was one of a series of hoops Waitaki District Council hopefuls were asked to jump through last night to separate themselves from the field.
The $40,000 needs assessment and feasibility study that could lead to a new Oamaru indoor recreation centre was approved at the Waitaki District Council meeting yesterday.
Allowing a Cromwell vineyard cellar door to sell craft beer would establish a ''significant precedent'' for alcohol sale from the region's vineyards, the Central Otago District Council's planning...
The North Otago Irrigation Company has not hit its target of a September 1 commissioning for all shareholders, but chief executive Robyn Wells says the work programme for its $57million expansion...
What do you know about the candidates who are contesting the various mayoral seats around the wider Otago and Southland regions? Hamish MacLean puts the questions to candidates for mayor of the...
What do you know about the candidates who are contesting the various mayoral seats around the wider Otago and Southland regions? Hamish MacLean puts the questions to candidates for mayor of the...
The ''moving feast'' of environmental targets is creating unnecessary uncertainty, according to a farmer affected by Environment Canterbury's Plan Change 5.
The noise and smell coming from a recycling plant across the road from a camping ground is driving tourists away from Oamaru, the holiday park's owner says.
Entertainer Jackie Clarke sings with a choir of 250 children during the second night of the World Vision Kids for Kids concert at the Oamaru Opera House last night.
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says the Waitaki District Council's recent efforts to add attractions to the district could attract government funding.
Without Ministry of Education funding for a new classroom, Fenwick Primary School has opted for a cost-effective, but "not ideal'', solution to the pressures of a growing roll.