Making a difference
Making a difference
Celebrating the 50th Conservation Week, yesterday, Columba Keas Oamaru hand 30 hand-painted yellow-eyed penguin cutouts to Department of Conservation rangers as the children visit the Oamaru Blue...
Hamish MacLean
Rally proves a hit
Rally proves a hit
The response to the inaugural Waitaki Valley Motorcycle Rally - dubbed "Thunder in the Valley" - was "pretty massive".
Fuel company told to remove tank after leak inquiry
Fuel company told to remove tank after leak inquiry
An Oamaru fuel company has been ordered to dig up an underground storage tank after an investigation into a suspected fuel leak at Oamaru Harbour.
In sight of a special resident
In sight of a special resident
The little understood leopard seal is now officially a New Zealand resident. Reported sightings are on the rise around the country. But what do we really know about them?
Incumbent claims advantage of experience
Incumbent claims advantage of experience
The Otago Daily Times continues its series of profiles of mayoral candidates. Hamish MacLean puts the questions to Waitaki District mayoral candidate Gary Kircher.
Business experience main qualification
Business experience main qualification
The Otago Daily Times continues its series of profiles of mayoral candidates. Hamish MacLean puts the questions to Waitaki District mayoral candidate Paul Mutch.
Emphases placed on representation, clarity
Emphases placed on representation, clarity
The Otago Daily Times continues its series of profiles of mayoral candidates. Hamish MacLean puts the questions to Waitaki District mayoral candidate Katrina Hazelhurst.
Meth raids highlight risk to all: Cadogan
Meth raids highlight risk to all: Cadogan
Recent police raids targeting methamphetamine in South Otago have revealed the "scourge" not only targets individuals using the drug but presents a risk to the entire community.
Divers begin stabilising wharf piles
Divers begin stabilising wharf piles
A multi-year project to re-deck Holmes Wharf - and reinstate vehicle access - could be back on track as underwater construction crews began work to shore up the 1907 structure this week.
Candidate suggests two-term mayoral limit
Candidate suggests two-term mayoral limit
Answering a policy question, Paul Mutch scored the biggest reaction from a relatively reserved crowd at a Waitaki mayoral forum this week.
Council continues support for geopark application
Council continues support for geopark application
The lack of a business case proved a problem, but the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark has been given Waitaki District Council endorsement - in the form of a commitment of further council staff time and...
Views differ on timing of council cash for geopark
Views differ on timing of council cash for geopark
To avoid another delay in the Waitaki's bid to become a Unesco Global Geopark, the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark Trust needs $190,000 in grant funding from the Waitaki District Council now.
'Natural alternative' used for red-billed gull issue
'Natural alternative' used for red-billed gull issue
As evidence of the deterrents Countdown Oamaru is using to keep red-billed gulls from nesting on its rooftop mounts, attempts to provide a "natural alternative" for the birds have begun.
Going up
Going up
Addressing invited guests, Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust chairman Graeme Clark opens a long-awaited addition to the massive 1882 trust-owned Loan and Merc building in Harbour St — a four-person...
Seems seal’s eye unsealed
Seems seal’s eye unsealed
A leopard seal that has been frequenting South Canterbury and North Otago coasts appears to be on the mend.
Fatal Oamaru intersection to get signs
Fatal Oamaru intersection to get signs
Chevrons and advanced warning signs of an approaching T-intersection will be installed in the road where two youths died in a fiery crash in Oamaru in June.
Harbour dredge delay
Harbour dredge delay
The dredging of Oamaru Harbour has been delayed until at least March next year.
Abatement notice issued on controversial pipeline
Abatement notice issued on controversial pipeline
A $45 million irrigation scheme upgrade under way in the Waitaki Valley could be in breach of its resource consent.
Immediate action on gulls in CBD
Immediate action on gulls
Immediate steps to try to stop red-billed gulls from nesting in Oamaru's central business district will be taken by the Waitaki District Council.
Call to see 'major flaws' in water supply upgrade advice
Call to see 'major flaws' in water supply upgrade advice
A public forum for the Lake Ohau water supply upgrade nearly reached boiling point in the Waitaki District Council chambers this week.