Putting off spending comes home to roost
Putting off spending comes home to roost
A major concern around Oamaru and the Waitaki is the prospect of a rise in rates.
Old Boys & WGHS earn promotion
Old Boys & WGHS earn promotion
Old Boys are back.
Excelsior women enjoy successful debut season
Excelsior women enjoy successful debut season
Excelsior Rugby Club’s first ever senior women’s team has won some silverware in their debut season.
A refined take on the shed
A refined take on the shed
Four years since the publication of Cape to Bluff, the author-photographer duo of Andrea Stevens and Simon Devitt have compiled volume two, exploring 30 new houses that respond to...
Plucky US city is a revelation
Plucky US city is a revelation
Old-soul Texas meets modern fun in Grapevine.
Small but meaningful improvements
Small but meaningful improvements
Mitsubishi’s mid-size Outlander SUV has remained a consistently strong sales performer in our part of the automotive world, and these days this sales champion is selling better than ever.
Winter is here but pay mind to spring
Winter is here but pay mind to spring
Winter has well and truly arrived, with frosty mornings reminding us of the season, yet there are already signs that spring is waiting in the wings.
Community gardens expands working bees
Community gardens expands working bees
Waitaki Community Gardens has expanded its public working bees so anyone in the community can come along to the gardens and work together.
Excelsior grind out win over Maheno
Excelsior grind out win over Maheno
Winter finally arrived in North Otago as cold and wet conditions greeted the teams for round 10 of the Citizens Shield last weekend.
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Waitaki Girls’ students may board at boys’ hostel
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Waitaki Girls’ students may board at boys’ hostel
A co-ed hostel has been mooted to take the place of Waitaki Girls’ High School’s boarding facility, which is set to close at the end of the year.
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Waitaki protest gets 'no promise' rate rise will be cut
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Waitaki protest gets 'no promise' rate rise will be cut
Waitaki’s mayor has offered no commitment to reviewing a 17% rates rise after hundreds marched in Oamaru’s main street yesterday.
'This is not going away' Waitaki rates protesters warn council
'This is not going away' Waitaki rates protesters warn council
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets to tell Waitaki District Council its planned 17% rates rise is unacceptable.
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New bus to run seven days a week
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New bus to run seven days a week
Oamaru is getting a bus service.
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Waitaki rates rise trimmed to 17%
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Waitaki rates rise trimmed to 17%
Waitaki’s 22% rates hike has been scaled back to ‘‘essentially’’ 17% in the wake of mounting community pressure.
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WDC still considering amalgamation
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WDC still considering amalgamation
Waitaki's northern neighbours are firming up amalgamation plans and say there is room in their alliance for the Waitaki district.
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Hope bus service will be backed
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Hope bus service will be backed
A daily public bus service providing a ‘‘vital’’ link between Oamaru and Dunedin could begin in October if it gets the backing of regional councillors.
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Mayor to move reduced rates rise
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Mayor to move reduced rates rise
A move to scale back Waitaki’s 22% rates increase has been blasted as ‘‘too little, too late’’ as the spectre of government intervention looms for the under-fire council.
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‘Savagery’ slammed after death threats
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‘Savagery’ slammed after death threats
The ‘‘savagery’’ which elected representatives are exposed to on social media is ‘‘shameful’’, a Waitaki councillor says after death threats were made to a fellow councillor.
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Youths arrested over Oamaru street attack
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Youths arrested over Oamaru street attack
Two Oamaru youths have been arrested and referred to Youth Aid after an ‘‘unprovoked attack’’ on strangers this week.
Reserves ‘really good start’
Reserves ‘really good start’
The Waitaki Marine Reserve and four others along the Otago coast are a "really good start", a marine scientist who helped shape the protected areas says.