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Planning change would 'destroy town’s character'

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Planning change would 'destroy town’s character'

Wānaka residents desperate to keep their town from becoming another Queenstown are fighting a planning change they say will destroy the town’s character.

UV water treatment to be considered

UV water treatment to be considered

To avoid Cromwell drinking water being deemed non-compliant the Central Otago District Council will vote next week on whether to install a temporary ultraviolet (UV) treatment system.

$14m airport dividend to go towards council debt

$14m airport dividend to go towards council debt

A Queenstown Airport dividend of just over $14million will go straight to paying down Queenstown council’s debt.

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Rest-home workers set to strike, union says

Union members at Oamaru’s Observatory Village Lifecare will strike next week. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA...

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Rest-home workers set to strike, union says

New Zealand Nurses Organisation members who work at Oamaru’s Observatory Village Lifecare will embark on a 24-hour strike next Tuesday, the union says.

New top poet ‘holds considerable mana’

Oamaru poet and author Robert Sullivan. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

New top poet ‘holds considerable mana’

Oamaru poet and author Robert Sullivan has been named New Zealand’s new Poet Laureate.

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Doc claims support for 1080 drop

Stewart Island/Rakiura is home to about 400 permanent residents. Photo: ODT files

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Doc claims support for 1080 drop

It took a day and a half and $3.6 million to complete the controversial Stewart Island 1080 poison drop this week with the Department of Conservation saying they have had positive support from...

ORC - Candidate Forums

ORC - Candidate Forums

This is the first in a series of Otago Daily Times candidate forums to be published over the next few weeks ahead of this year’s local body elections.

Snow down, visitors up

Despite the low snowfall, ski fields have seen an increase in overseas visitors, especially from...

Snow down, visitors up

A better ski season is on the horizon as the region sees an increase in overseas visitors.

Wānaka charity marks decade of helping vulnerable community in Nepal

Students at the academy set up in Nepal by the charity. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Wānaka charity marks decade of helping vulnerable community in Nepal

Wānaka locals are celebrating 10 years of fundraising for an international cause close to their hearts.

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Ready to have a ball

Hāwea Flat School students are excited to be preparing for it to rain golf balls. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Ready to have a ball

Hāwea Flat School is making it rain golf balls to help raise funds for their swimming pool.

Wānaka outdoor institution to consolidate shops

Racers Edge co-owners (from left) Mat Woods, Steve Schikker and Charles Cochrane. PHOTO: ELLE...

Wānaka outdoor institution to consolidate shops

Racers Edge Wānaka owners are closing one of their stores as they gear up for bigger and better plans.

Hatchery tipped as way to restore stocks

Potential broodstock for a hatchery could be sourced from landlocked Chinook salmon in Lake...

Hatchery tipped as way to restore stocks

A groundbreaking independent science report has confirmed that establishing a hatchery to rear and release juvenile salmon is the most effective way to restore the sea-run salmon population and...

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Council draws line at E-motorbikes

An example of an electric dirt bike. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Council draws line at E-motorbikes

Waitaki District Council recently reminded the community that motorbikes, electric or petrol-powered, are not permitted on council’s parks, reserves, tracks or the Alps 2 Ocean (A2O) trail.

Waitaki District Council working to deliver final plan

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

Waitaki District Council working to deliver final plan

A final Water Services Delivery Plan will be put to Waitaki District Councillors for approval next week, following a final public water services workshop.

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School still waiting for car parking support

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School still waiting for car parking support

Nearly a year after a plea was made for an "urgent" parking solution around Hampden School, bureaucratic hold-ups are still frustrating principal Matt Hannagan.

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Building trialling ‘serious’ seagull deterrent

Installing seagull deterrent technology on an Oamaru business’ roof last Friday are (from left)...

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Building trialling ‘serious’ seagull deterrent

Oamaru businesses may soon have a "serious option" to keep seagulls off their roofs.

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University geology graduate hired to fix ‘outdated’ labels

Recent University of Otago graduate Mike Wu has been tasked with correcting and updating the...

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University geology graduate hired to fix ‘outdated’ labels

The Waitaki Whitestone Geopark has a new recruit.

Origami symbolise peace, remembrance

Artist Yoko Jenner with her origami cranes and peace display at the Oamaru Public Library. It is...

Origami symbolise peace, remembrance

August 6 and 9 this year marked 80 years since the United States’ atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, events one Kakanui woman is determined to ensure are remembered.

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Concern rising council costs could force precinct closures

The Grainstore Gallery. PHOTOS: JULES CHIN

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Concern rising council costs could force precinct closures

Donna Demente, artist and founder of the Grainstore Gallery, one of the first tourist attractions in the Harbour St precinct, says her "cavern of curiosities" is at imminent threat of closure due...

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Wetland accessibility improved

Laying down the concrete and handrails in the new entrance to the Kurow Wetlands last week are ...

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Wetland accessibility improved

A new concrete path and handrails installed by a group of dedicated locals at the Kurow Wetlands will enable better accessibility to the conservation area.

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