Andrew Ashton

Tariffs causing uncertainty over demand for beef, milk

New Zealand beef production for the first three months of this calendar year hit around the 200...

Tariffs causing uncertainty over demand for beef, milk

New Zealand beef and milk demand was steady over the first quarter of the year but uncertainty looms with the results of export tariffs to the United States.

Passion for industry, leadership recognised

Georgia Campbell with the Women in Contracting award. PHOTO: ANDREW ASHTON

Passion for industry, leadership recognised

Oamaru’s Georgia Campbell has continued her rise in the ranks of the male-dominated contracting industry.

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Council shows support of new bus route

A direct bus connection between Oamaru and Dunedin is at least three years away. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Council shows support of new bus route

Oamaru commuters wanting to catch a bus to Dunedin will have to wait at least three more years, under draft regional transport plans but politicians here want funding for even more transport services.

Mayoral candidate wants ticket to stand with him

Mayoral candidate David Wilson. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Mayoral candidate wants ticket to stand with him

A Waitaki district mayoral candidate hopes a candidate information night will be the push needed for like-minded residents to take the leap into local politics and join his campaign.

Festival volunteers running out of steam

Goggle-festooned top hats, leather corsets and ray guns may have had their last hurrah in the steampunk capital of New Zealand.

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Call for 1km protection zones around vineyards

Waitaki Valley winegrower Grant Taylor takes a break at the Grants Road Vineyard area in Otiake....

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Call for 1km protection zones around vineyards

The Waitaki Winegrowers Association is calling on the Waitaki District Council to urgently establish a designated winegrowing protection zone in the proposed district plan, warning that the region...

WDC after more public transport in region

The Waitaki District Council headquarters in Oamaru's Thames St. Photo: ODT files

WDC after more public transport in region

Oamaru commuters wanting to catch a bus to Dunedin will have to wait at least three more years under draft regional transport plans but the region’s politicians want funding for even more transport...

Little dairy intensification since changes: papers

Cows graze on a paddock on the Taieri, near Dunedin. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

Little dairy intensification since changes: papers

If dairy effluent discharge permits are used as a proxy for dairy farms in Canterbury authorised prior to January 1 this year, the numbers of new conversions and dairy farm expansions are less than...

Owners face dog registrations hike

Owning a dog will be more expensive from July 1, the date from which the Waitaki District Council...

Owners face dog registrations hike

Waitaki residents face price rises for a host of services provided by the district council with swimming, dog ownership and dying all about to get more expensive.

Fundraising for new station to begin

An artistic concept of the planned Weston Rd Hato Hone St John station. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Fundraising for new station to begin

Fundraising for Oamaru’s new Hato Hone St John ambulance station starts next week.

Economist backs new water services model

Economist backs new water services model

One of New Zealand’s best-known economists is backing the maths behind a move to shift control of Waitaki’s water services and assets to a new company, jointly-formed by four Otago district councils.

Recognition thought to be a hoax

Timaru Mayor Nigel Bowen (left) and businessman Gary Rooney officially open Fraser Park. PHOTO:...

Recognition thought to be a hoax

Waimate’s Gary Rooney was so surprised to be included in the King’s Birthday Honours List he thought it was all a hoax.

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Fundraising to start as St John station consented

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Fundraising to start as St John station consented

Fundraising for Oamaru’s new ambulance station starts next week.

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Budget rates relief ‘necessary’

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Budget rates relief ‘necessary’

Rates relief for potentially hundreds of Waitaki senior citizens through Budget 2025, is "timely and necessary", Age Concern Otago says.

Planned closure of hospital accommodation ‘a shock’ for patients

Cancer patient Murray Radka in his home in Springvale, near Alexandra. PHOTO: ELLA JENKINS

Planned closure of hospital accommodation ‘a shock’ for patients

A South Island cancer patient is in shock at the impending closure of hospital accommodation that has been a godsend for rural people getting hospital treatment.

Impending closure of Oamaru House ‘a shock’

An Alexandra cancer patient is in shock at the impending closure of hospital accommodation that has been a godsend for rural people coming to Dunedin for treatment.

Rates rise of 9.79% splits council

Cr Jim Hopkins was left disgruntled at a meeting of Waitaki District Council. PHOTO: ANDREW ASHTON

Rates rise of 9.79% splits council

Waitaki District Council’s longest-serving councillor has been left annoyed and frustrated with fellow councillors’ inability find further ways of reducing rates bills.

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Hospital housing for out-of-town families under threat

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Hospital housing for out-of-town families under threat

A volunteer-run service providing affordable accommodation to out-of-town families of patients in Dunedin Hospital has been given just four months to find a new building or close for good.

After-hours healthcare services to be improved

After-hours healthcare services to be improved

People in need of health services in Oamaru will find it easier to be assessed out-of-hours after a funding boost.

Passionate performers

Sadie Hansen, 5, (No48) and Phoebe Davey, 6, (No44) show off their Highland dancing ribbons....

Passionate performers

The Oamaru Performing Arts Society hosted its 86th Annual Festival at the Oamaru Opera House, last weekend.

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