Accommodation complex for Waterfront Rd
Accommodation complex for Waterfront Rd
Construction of 20 to 24 ocean-facing studio, hotel-style units could begin at Oamaru Harbour in Waterfront Rd before Christmas.
Hamish MacLean
Second roundabout proposed
Second roundabout proposed
A second roundabout has been proposed for Oamaru.
Trio seeking land for multi-million dollar retreat
Trio seeking land for multi-million dollar retreat
A trio from Russia and the Czech Republic planning a multi-million dollar "retreat" have been searching Otago, saying the region's remote pastoral landscape could provide the perfect escape from city life.
Meeting on protecting Doc overrun campsite
Meeting to hear plans to protect overrun Doc campsite
Omarama residents will hear from multiple agencies on Saturday what their plans are to protect a once beloved local getaway.
Family documents ‘terrifically exciting’
Family documents ‘terrifically exciting’
Kathleen Perry and her late husband Keith kept a "box of family history stuff" discovered behind Oamaru’s Empire Hotel, which Keith had saved from the landfill years earlier. When it was donated to...
Rubber roundabout proposed
Rubber roundabout proposed
A $60,000 rubber roundabout has been proposed for the entrance to Oamaru’s harbour area to address increasing traffic numbers, including visiting drivers.
Buying building sorts council overcrowding
Buying building sorts council overcrowding
The Waitaki District Council has bought the 1882 grocery store next door to its Thames St headquarters.
Mulan production about to begin
Mulan production about to begin
A cone of silence has dropped over the upper reaches of the Waitaki district as the production of a major movie begins.
'Perfect location' for flight school
'Perfect location' for flight school
Oamaru is the ''perfect location'' for a flight school, New Zealand Airline Academy director Jonathan Manuel says.
Flight school boost for Waitaki district: mayor
Flight school boost for Waitaki district: mayor
Ten jobs will be created and up to 50 commercial pilot trainees will be in the Waitaki district as an international flight school is created at Oamaru Airport, the Waitaki District Council says.
Bone technique helps fill gaps on diet of early inhabitants
Bone technique helps fill gaps on diet of early inhabitants
The same technique used by University of Otago Prof Neil Gemmell to investigate the truth about the Loch Ness monster has been put to use to learn about the behaviour and diet of NZ's first human inhabitants.
'Poshtel' and art gallery to open in 2019
'Poshtel' and art gallery to open in 2019
A new 15-room boutique luxury accommodation offering - and art gallery - will open in Oamaru's main street next year, the developer says.
‘Senseless damage’ to course by 4WD
‘Senseless damage’ to course by 4WD
North Otago Golf Club members were angered by the "senseless damage" done to their Oamaru course after a 4WD was driven over greens and fairways on Friday night or Saturday morning.
New cultural facility possible
New cultural facility possible
THE $6 million redevelopment of the Forrester Gallery remains listed as a "major project" in the Waitaki District Council’s long-term plan, despite the council pushing the reset button on the 7...
Plastic bricks could cut waste mountain
Plastic bricks could cut waste mountain
A Dunedin company is eyeing Oamaru’s resource recovery park as a possible solution to a growing plastics problem.
Esplanade Rd plans 'on hold' - council
Esplanade Rd plans 'on hold' - council
Talks with developers are "on hold" for a premium site in Esplanade Rd slated for visitor accommodation at Oamaru Harbour, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.
Heading upfield
Heading upfield
St Kevin's College striker Tim Jorgensen (No 9) dribbles past Waitaki Boys' High School defenders as the two first XI football teams clash during the Oamaru combined schools sports week.
Floating hotel proposed for Oamaru
Floating hotel proposed for Oamaru
A new proposal has been floated for the resurgent Oamaru Harbour.
Council raises rumble-strip danger to cyclists
Council raises rumble-strip danger to cyclists
Rumble strips in the Waitaki Valley could be putting users of the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail at risk.
Intern programme bringing benefits
Intern programme bringing benefits
Despite providing accommodation and transport - bicycles - for the international student internship programme, the Waitaki District Council faces very little financial risk, council chief executive Fergus Power says.