Readers' help solves half of mystery
Readers' help solves half of mystery
It's one mystery item down and one to go at the North Otago Museum in Oamaru.
Hamish MacLean
Hospital wait time twice guidelines
Hospital wait time twice guidelines
An Oamaru retiree with a suspected heart condition feels "let down'' after learning she has to wait up to eight weeks for an outpatient appointment at Dunedin Hospital.
Attempted thefts from 'unofficial' Oamaru car yard
Attempted thefts from 'unofficial' Oamaru car yard
Oamaru police are asking neighbours at Awamoa Park to be vigilant after would-be thieves broke into - and tried to start and steal - two cars at Oamaru's unofficial car sale yard at the weekend.
Blue cod take 'far too high'
Blue cod catch limit discussed
Recreational bag limits for blue cod are some of the most liberal in the country off the Dunedin and North Otago coasts — and they could be about to drop.
Gallery may move entrance
Gallery may move entrance
The side of the Forrester Gallery could be used as the main entrance for the building when it undergoes its $6 million redevelopment.
Waitaki River ‘lost’ designation rejected
Waitaki River ‘lost’ designation rejected
The Waitaki River is not ‘‘lost’’, the president of a community-based volunteer organisation trying to enhance the salmon fishery in the river says.
Deadline concerns over tourism facilities projects
Deadline concerns over tourism facilities projects
Two Waitaki projects awarded $223,000 from the Government’s now closed regional and mid-sized tourism facilities fund may not meet the deadline for using the money.
Lively crowd meets the candidates
Lively crowd meets the candidates
People were turned away at the door at the Oamaru Opera House last night after a large crowd crammed into the old town hall for a Waitaki meet-the-candidates evening.
Fountain cost issue of concern
Fountain cost issue of concern
With costs set to double, the Waitaki District Council should consider replacing rather than restoring Oamaru's Craig Fountain, a councillor says.
Three-car crash on Lindis Pass
Three-car crash on Lindis Pass
One person received minor injuries at a three-car nose-to-tail crash at Lindis Pass this afternoon.
Fire forces meat workers out
Fire forces Pukeuri workers out
Dozens of workers were evacuated from Alliance Group's Pukeuri meat plant after a fire broke out this morning.
Claim doctors not consulted on plan
Claim doctors not consulted on plan
The plan in place to reshape care at Oamaru Hospital is flawed from its lack of input by doctors, senior doctors' union executive director Ian Powell says.
Pressure on for open gates
Pressure on for open gates
Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says he wants to look at ways for locals to have "as much access as can be permitted" to the Oamaru breakwater and the beach at Oamaru Harbour.
Company grew from ground up
Water company grew from ground up
A community-led non-profit company has signed a five-year agreement with the Waitaki District Council to manage four rural water schemes from the grass-roots.
Workplace abuse of council staff increasing
Workplace abuse of council staff increasing
Waitaki District Council staff are increasingly being abused by the public, the council says.
Mayor questions annual survey’s value
Mayor questions annual survey’s value
Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher called for the Waitaki District Council to scrap its annual residents survey, after resident satisfaction dropped in more than half of the survey’s categories.
Archaeological objects exposed by storms, stolen
Archaeological objects exposed by storms, stolen
Flood damage has exposed archaeological remains and thieves have apparently pilfered moa bones from the Awamoa foreshore, near Oamaru.
Property debt nearly halved
Property debt nearly halved
The Waitaki District Council’s property debt has been nearly cut in half over the past three years, council documents show.
Dissatisfaction with roads increases
Dissatisfaction with roads increases
Waitaki residents are growing increasingly dissatisfied with the district’s rural roads, the Waitaki District Council’s annual resident survey shows.
Cross-country challenge in Oamaru
Cross-country challenge in Oamaru
Year 5 girls start their race at the North Otago Primary and Intermediate Schools Cross-country in Oamaru yesterday.