Plan a sellout, friends of harbour say
Plan a sellout, friends of harbour say
Public opinion has been sold out to private development, the Friends of Oamaru Harbour group says.
Hamish MacLean
Breakwater access breaches consent
Breakwater access breaches consent
The gates on to Oamaru's "Breakwater Beach" will be locked until further notice.
Range of options in harbour proposal
Range of options in harbour proposal
Plans that include a lift at the old quarry at Cape Wanbrow, the establishment of a "harbour village", and commercialising Oamaru Harbour's red sheds could cost up to $35million.
Light plane forced down near Benmore
Light plane forced down near Benmore
A mechanical issue caused a light plane to make an unscheduled landing in hills near Lake Benmore this afternoon.
Focus on geopark criticised
Focus on geopark criticised
Tourism Waitaki is far too focused on something that may never happen, Waitaki district councillor Jim Hopkins says.
2.96% rates increase approved
2.96% rates increase approved
An average rates rise of 2.96% has been approved by the Waitaki District Council.
22 resign in wake of hospital restructure plan
22 resign in wake of hospital restructure plan
Twenty-two staff members have resigned at Oamaru Hospital in the wake of a controversial organisational restructure proposal distributed to staff in February.
Landfills fail to gain funding
Landfills fail to gain funding
Two unofficial Beach Rd landfills - which have spilled waste on to the beach below - have failed to attract Ministry for the Environment funding.
'Farm base area' among ideas in district plan discussion document
'Farm base area' among ideas in district plan discussion document
The Waitaki District Council could introduce a "farm base area" where more intensive development was allowed.
New point of contact at garden
New point of contact at garden
Meet the new boss - she is the same as the old boss.
'High calibre' WBHS board elected
'High calibre' WBHS board elected
Outgoing Waitaki Boys' High School commissioner Craig Smith says he is "delighted'' with the calibre of the Oamaru high school's first elected board of trustees since 2014.
Group 'stonewalled' over staffing concerns
Group 'stonewalled' over staffing concerns
Oamaru's community hospital action group says it has been "stonewalled'' as it raises concerns over an increasingly unsustainable staffing situation at Oamaru Hospital.
St John takes plans to public at Oamaru park
St John takes plans to public at Oamaru park
St John staked out the footprint of the building it wants to put up in Awamoa Park at the weekend as it welcomed all-comers "inside" to see where and why it wants a new ambulance station.
Landscape plan approved 'in principle'
Landscape plan approved 'in principle'
The Waitaki District Council has approved a landscape plan for Tyne St "in principle".
More detail sought for geopark business case
More detail sought for geopark business case
The business case for the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark has been delayed a month as the window of opportunity for applying to the provincial growth fund (PGF) narrows, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher has confirmed.
Tourism Waitaki given warning
Tourism Waitaki given warning
Amid ongoing contract negotiations Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher has warned Tourism Waitaki it needs to build a "positive relationship" with the community
Stupid way of honouring crash victims: police
Stupid way of honouring crash victims: police
People driving dangerously near Waitaki Boys' High School isn't the way to honour former pupils involved in a fatal crash this week, police say.
Council approves $550,000 repair for Severn St wall
Council approves $550,000 repair for Severn St wall
"Heavy maintenance'' will be used to rebuild the Severn St wall at the southern end of Oamaru.
Retirement village loan change frees funds
Retirement village loan change frees funds
Up to $2.3million could be freed up for further construction at Oamaru's Observatory Hill retirement village or to support a proposed redevelopment of Oamaru Hospital.
School intervention finishes
School intervention finishes
The Ministry of Education's nearly five-year statutory intervention at Waitaki Boys' High School is at an end.