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40,000 might use Alps to Ocean cycleway annually

40,000 might use Alps to Ocean cycleway annually

The Alps to Ocean cycleway which will wind through North Otago and the Mackenzie Basin could eventually attract more than 40,000 visitors a year, a report says.

$6.7m spent on future-proofing Waitaki network

$6.7m spent on future-proofing Waitaki network

Network Waitaki spent about $6.7 million last financial year strengthening and future-proofing its electricity lines network in North Otago.

Forum sought to discuss highway flooding

Big trucks negotiate flooding on State Highway 1 north of Oamaru in late May. Photo by Stephen...

Forum sought to discuss highway flooding

The Waitaki District and Otago Regional Councils want the New Zealand Transport Agency to organise a forum of community organisations to discuss solutions to the flooding which closes State Highway 1 north of Oamaru.

Police to target cars following too closely

Waitaki is bucking the national trend in the cause of traffic crashes - but not in a good way.

Rabbit explosion tipped to have towns on the hop

Too many bunnies are hopping into Waitaki Valley towns and, once they start breeding this year, could cause a major problem by Christmas.

Crime rate rise due to reporting: report

Crime rate rise due to reporting: report

The fact more crime is being reported in the Waitaki district is being attributed to an increase in the community reporting incidents.

Candidates sought for water committee

North Otago people have been urged to get involved in "a really exciting time" for water management in their area.

Residents get a say

The performance of the Waitaki District Council is being gauged in a phone survey which started a week ago.

Easter trading bid scope widened

Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean's latest attempt to change Easter trading laws has been expanded in scope and, if successfully voted in by Parliament, will apply to towns and retailers across the whole of her electorate.

Council stumped on camping waste issue

The Waitaki District Council wants to get tough this summer on freedom campers leaving human waste and litter around the district, but it does not quite know how. The issue, common throughout New Zealand with campervans and caravans that do not have on-board toilets and tanks, came up at the council's corporate services committee meeting this week.

Anti-dumping campaign successful

Five people who allegedly illegally dumped rubbish have been caught over the past month in a special campaign by the Waitaki District Council.

Council spent $11,126 on credit card in two years

Council spent $11,126 on credit card in two years

The one credit card owned by the Waitaki District Council has had $11,126.77 charged to it over the past two years.

Response pleases irrigation company

Lower Waitaki Irrigation Company chairman Chris Dennison is encouraged by the interest shown in extending the delivery of water.

Effluent disposal change

Work modifying the Otematata sewage-treatment plant to meet conditions in a new resource consent should start in September, and then be operating after February next year.

Interest in civil defence

Interest in civil defence

Every cloud has a silver lining: at least something positive has come out of flooding which hit North Otago after heavy rain at the end of May.

Concerns with water control

More local control over water in the lower Waitaki catchment is being welcomed by the Waitaki District Council, but it has some worries about how that will be managed.

Credit card locked up

The Waitaki District Council has only one credit card and "it lives in the council safe", chief executive Michael Ross says.

New committee for water management

A new and innovative way to manage water in the lower Waitaki catchment and Waimate district could be in operation by the end of the year under the Canterbury water management strategy.

Group looks to make most of cup

Group looks to make most of cup

Businesses in the Waitaki district have been called to a workshop to discuss how they can benefit from an influx of more than 80,000 visitors to New Zealand for next year's Rugby World Cup.

Confidence in cycling trail

Confidence in cycling trail

Proponents of the 314km-long Alps to Ocean cycle trail through the Mackenzie Basin and North Otago are now waiting for a decision at the end of this month on whether they will get the $2.75 million they need to plan and build it.

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