Waitaki Boys’ High finishes successful season with chess championship win
Waitaki Boys’ High finishes successful season with chess championship win
Waitaki Boys’ High School chess team has been crowned national champions.
Hui to help deepen Otago pupils’ role in sustainability
Hui to help deepen Otago pupils’ role in sustainability
Oamaru pupils will be involved in an upcoming hui on how they can get active in looking after the environment.
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Woolworths goes 100% cage-free
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Woolworths goes 100% cage-free
Woolworths New Zealand says it is proud to announce it is the first national retailer to confirm the egg-citing news that all its eggs on-shelf are now 100% cage-free.
Voter communication key to turnout
Voter communication key to turnout
The first meeting of the new Waitaki Power Trust took place last week, with Lichelle Guyan appointed chairwoman.
Council’s paid parking proposal ‘not on’
Council’s paid parking proposal ‘not on’
Free parking could be restricted to the Monopoly board game if tentative proposals to remove a swathe of free-parking spots across Oamaru’s town centre go ahead.
Honours conferred on Waimate men
Honours conferred on Waimate men
Waimate residents Gary Rooney and Geoff Lienert attended an investiture ceremony this week for their 2025 King's Birthday Honours recognising their community contributions.
Levy to fund local groups
Levy to fund local groups
North Otago community groups have had their voices heard, after the government this week confirmed it is introducing community funding returns through the Online Casino Gambling Bill.
Greenpeace to provide free nitrate water testing
Greenpeace to provide free nitrate water testing
Greenpeace Aotearoa will run free drinking water testing in Waimate and other areas it says are most at risk of nitrate contamination.
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Topflite team ‘stoked’ to win award
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Topflite team ‘stoked’ to win award
Oamaru pet food business Topflite was the winner of the Community and Regional Impact Spotlight Award at the 2025 Best Places to Work (BPTW) Awards last week.
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Artist providing taste of East Otago
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Artist providing taste of East Otago
Visitors to the Dunedin Airport will get a chance to glimpse some of East Otago’s unique natural beauty as artist Zenobia Southcombe features her photography as the latest "Artist in the Terminal".
'It’s not OK to intimidate someone like that'
'It’s not OK to intimidate someone like that'
A woman working alone in an Oamaru MP’s office was left shaken after allegedly being shoved by pro-Palestine protesters who forced their way inside.
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.
Victim 'shaken' by alleged assault at Oamaru protest
Victim 'shaken' by alleged assault at Oamaru protest
A 39-year old woman allegedly assaulted an office worker at today's pro-Palestine protest in Oamaru.
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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.
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