Extension of chief executive’s contract to bring ‘stability’
Extension of chief executive’s contract to bring ‘stability’
The Waitaki District Council has agreed to a two-year extension for chief executive Alex Parmley.
Andrew Ashton
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Mayor appoints second-term councillor deputy mayor
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Mayor appoints second-term councillor deputy mayor
The Waitaki district has an all-female leadership team after Waitaki’s newly elected first woman mayor Melanie Tavendale chose second-term councillor Rebecca Ryan as her deputy.
Keeping holiday vehicles on the go
Keeping holiday vehicles on the go
With a noticeable up-tick in visitors’ campervans around Waitaki recently, one Oamaru businessman is ensuring tourist stays are not cut short by broken-down campervans or leaky caravans.
Classic truck convoy passes through
Classic truck convoy passes through
A 100-strong classic truck convoy made a stir in Oamaru on Thursday, paying tribute to a Southland trucking industry icon.
Race double fundraiser
Race double fundraiser
This year’s annual Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations hope to start with a bang and a novel way to raise funds for both the festival and the Oamaru Steam and Rail Restoration Society.
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Government intervention first task
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Government intervention first task
Sworn in just two days ago, the new Waitaki District Council’s first task will be decide how to deal with a surprise government intervention.
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GMOs seen as threat to ‘clean,green’ wine, grain image
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GMOs seen as threat to ‘clean,green’ wine, grain image
Wine and grain crops are at risk of being contaminated by "cheap and nasty" gene-edited, herbicide-resistant foreign crops, opponents of a proposed law change say.
National Historic Landmark status call
National Historic Landmark status call
Oamaru locals are being urged to support the move to grant National Historic Landmark status to the town’s historic Victorian precinct and port.
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WDC happy to find way forward on water: mayor-elect
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WDC happy to find way forward on water: mayor-elect
Waitaki's mayor-elect has been left scrambling by the government’s move to intervene in the council’s rewriting of its costly water plan.
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Mix of old and new faces on council
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Mix of old and new faces on council
The new Waitaki District Council will comprise a blend of new faces and experienced councillors when it is officially sworn in next Wednesday.
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Memorial Oak (106) felled due to line concerns
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Memorial Oak (106) felled due to line concerns
One of North Otago’s tributes to dead World War 1 soldiers was felled this week, almost exactly on the 108th anniversary of New Zealand’s biggest single-day loss of the war at Passchendaele.
Police restructure canned after outcry
Police restructure canned after outcry
Proposed changes to Waimate and South Canterbury rural policing have been axed following a public outcry.
Family stars on shearing stage
Family stars on shearing stage
"Occasional shearer" and full-time Oamaru farmer Justin Meikle put in a good stint under the watchful eyes of the family’s real shearing experts, son Tye and daughter Zoe, at the annual Waimate...
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OceanaGold asks for more time
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OceanaGold asks for more time
A hearing to decide on expansion plans at New Zealand’s biggest goldmine has been delayed again.
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Bird of the Year ‘rarer than kiwi’
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Bird of the Year ‘rarer than kiwi’
Conservation efforts to look after Otago’s rare population of kārearea New Zealand falcons have been highlighted as the bird of prey snatched the crown in the 20th anniversary Bird of the Year...
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ECan staff pleased with results of wallaby control work
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ECan staff pleased with results of wallaby control work
It might have been the one that got away but Environment Canterbury is still happy it could find only one fugitive wallaby to track in Kurow — and they will be back.
Possum Tb vector targeted by agency
Possum Tb vector targeted by agency
Disease eradication agency Ospri has introduced a new Otago movement control area this week, to bolster an Omarama-based possum-control operation, as it attempts to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (Tb).
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Waitaki water plan rejected by govt
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Waitaki water plan rejected by govt
The spectre of government intervention is hanging over the Waitaki District Council after its standalone water plan was rejected.
New council to seal Beach Rd’s fate
New council to seal Beach Rd’s fate
The future decision to either abandon Oamaru’s Beach Rd to the sea or spend upwards of $10 million to retain the route will be left to the new council
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Alliance to stay farmer co-op after buy-in
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Alliance to stay farmer co-op after buy-in
Details have been released on how Alliance Group can stay a farmer-owned co-operative even after a proposed big-money amalgamation with Ireland’s Dawn Meats.