Roading and jobs growth
Roading and jobs growth
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...
Hamish MacLean
Culture change wanted
Culture change wanted
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...
$7m facility mooted for Oamaru
$7m facility mooted for Oamaru
A new, multimillion-dollar sports facility could be on the cards for Oamaru.
Plan too complex, farmer says
Plan too complex, farmer says
The ''moving feast'' of environmental targets is creating unnecessary uncertainty, according to a farmer affected by Environment Canterbury's Plan Change 5.
Upset at noise, odour
Upset at noise, odour
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.
Top job key for new term
Top job key for new term
Changes at the top of the Waitaki District Council will be a key challenge for the next Waitaki mayor, both candidates for the position say.
Potato racing: tourism on a roll
Potato racing: tourism on a roll
Penny-farthings, penguins and now ... potatoes.
Freedom camping bylaw on the table
Freedom camping bylaw on the table
The Waitaki district’s first freedom camping bylaw will be on the table at the district council’s September 14 meeting.
Children sing for others around the world
Children sing for others around the world
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.
Mayor, minister discuss growth
Mayor, minister discuss growth
Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce says the Waitaki District Council's recent efforts to add attractions to the district could attract government funding.
Library does double duty
Library does double duty
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.
Incentive to be less wasteful
Incentive to be less wasteful
A redeveloped Waitaki Resource Recovery Park could help to encourage area residents to change their waste-producing ways.
Business course for Pasifika, Maori
Business course for Pasifika, Maori
With 20 Pasifika students starting a business administration course in Oamaru this week, Ara Institute of Canterbury is "responding to the community", chief executive Kay Giles says.
Council makes 'healthy surplus' as revenue up and costs down
Council makes 'healthy surplus' as revenue up and costs down
While the Waitaki District Council is expecting "a positive financial result", the year-end surplus will not be as high as the anticipated $5.07million surplus indicated in the latest draft report,...
Vote on bylaw next week
Vote on bylaw next week
The Waitaki District Council’s customer services committee will vote on an amended draft freedom camping bylaw next week.
Beached whale euthanised
Beached whale euthanised
Department of Conservation staff euthanised a stranded pilot whale on the North Otago coast yesterday, after rescue attempts failed.
Whale stranded on Otago beach
Whale stranded on Otago beach
The Department of Conservation has euthanised a whale stranded on the beach beside SH1 on the Katiki Straight, north of Shag Point.
WDC confident of procedures
WDC confident of procedures
Audit New Zealand’s approach to best practice might not be best suited to councils the size of the Waitaki District Council, the council’s chief executive says.
Agreement
Agreement
Waitaki District Council chief executive Michael Ross and Waste Management NZ South Island general manager Gareth James signed the memorandum of understanding for the provision of waste services in...
New helipad 'important'
New helipad 'important'
Oamaru is missing out on commercial tourism opportunities without a helicopter landing pad at Oamaru Harbour, Venture Waitaki chairman Simon Berry says.