Sorting through 17 boxes of grapefruit, lemons, oranges and limes at Mainfreight’s Oamaru depot yesterday are Oamaru Lions Club members (from left) Klaus Steiner, Freeman Willetts, Lewis Gillies,...
Wallabies are spreading across the South Island despite control efforts, and while winter conditions can limit wallaby control work on the ground, it's the best to detect the pests using helicopters and drones with thermal cameras.
Waitaki District Council contractors are making good progress on repair work, and the council says the Lake Ohau Road bridge is on track to reopen tomorrow.
A trial to extend the Oamaru Churches Foodbank’s opening hours was "well worthwhile", but there has not been enough demand to continue opening on Tuesday nights, manager Bernard Wilkinson says.
The Waitaki District Council is running a new procurement process for its roading maintenance contract, after all tenders in the initial process were declined due to budget constraints.
There is a heightened police presence in and around Waimate this week while a search operation in relation to the disappearance of Anaru Moana is under way.
There is a heightened police presence in and around Waimate this week while a search operation in relation to the disappearance of Anaru Moana is under way.
Stage two of a project to replace the decking on Holmes Wharf is "progressing well to budget and schedule", Waitaki District Council property manager Renee Julius says.
A $4.6 million after-tax net profit for Network Waitaki, in a year of disruption and uncertainty, is a "fantastic result" for the company, chief executive Geoff Douch says.
The Friends of Oamaru Harbour have filed a complaint with the Ombudsman challenging the Waitaki District Council’s Forrester Heights consultation process and decision to explore options for a sale.