Hamish MacLean

Body cameras for council's higher-risk staff given trial

Body cameras are to be trialled in the Waitaki District following a spate a abuse directed at...

Body cameras for council's higher-risk staff given trial

Following "unreasonable abuse" of Waitaki District Council staff, the council is trialling the use of body cameras to help prevent harm to its "higher-risk" staff, the council has confirmed.

Most important place on farm is in kitchen, cook says

Peppermint slice is a favourite of both Philippa Cameron's and her 2-year-old daughter Evelyn....

Most important place on farm is in kitchen, cook says

Peppermint slice is the kind of ‘‘slice of life’’ from a New Zealand high-country station even the most urban of city folk can get into.

Council may reduce number of committees

The subdivision of Forrester Heights at Cape Wanbrow will be once again up for discussion,...

Council may reduce number of committees

When Waitaki residents next discuss the possible subdivision of Forrester Heights at Cape Wanbrow, second-term Waitaki district councillor Jeremy Holding could be leading the debate.

Firearms safe pried open in theft

Police are investigating after two firearms were reported stolen from a rural North Otago property yesterday afternoon.

Warning after visitors take penguin into bar

Oamaru's Harbour St is the natural habitat of penny-farthing riders, Steampunks, artists, and little penguins.

There's concern in Kurow that an unconsented eyesore will remain in place if the company that installed the controversial section of irrigation pipeline runs out of money before it is made to remedy the situation.

Street racing keeps getting bigger, better than ever

Gaz Whiter rips up the Waimate street circuit yesterday. PHOTO: HAMISH MACLEAN

Street racing keeps getting bigger, better than ever

Bigger is "absolutely" better, Waimate 50 event director Rob Aikman says.

Club indebted to past members

Oamaru Albion Cricket Club junior players are joined by Otago Volts players (back from left) Cam...

Club indebted to past members

Not all the names of the people behind 100 successful years at the Oamaru Albion Cricket Club can be found on the honours boards.

'Several' yachts capsize during race on Lake Aviemore

One person is suspected to have suffered hypothermia and three others are being treated by St John staff after "several'' yachts capsized on Lake Aviemore in the Waitaki Valley this afternoon.

Paddon push to break White Horse hill climb record time

Drift specialist Shane Allen’s 2008 Ford Mustang throws a bit of colour up at last year’s Waimate...

Paddon push to break White Horse hill climb record time

This afternoon New Zealand's best rally driver will attempt to ''smash the record'' in a gravel road hill climb up to Waimate's White Horse Monument.

Keeping mum about deputy mayor choice

Gary Kircher has been re-elected as mayor for Waitaki District. Photo: ODT files

Keeping mum about deputy mayor choice

Waitaki Mayor-elect Gary Kircher is not saying who he will appoint as deputy mayor for the next triennium.

Good luck ensures entangled seal saved from slow death

Former Department of Conservation ranger Derek Cox, of Oamaru, (left) and Doc biodiversity ranger...

Good luck ensures entangled seal saved from slow death

More than 10 days after it was first spotted entangled in fishing line, the Department of Conservation and Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony staff have saved a New Zealand fur seal from a slow death.

Penguin numbers a record

Weighing a 5-week-old little penguin chick at the Oamaru Creek penguin reserve yesterday is...

Penguin numbers a record

The number of little penguins at Cape Wanbrow has never been higher.

Red-billed gull numbers down

The number of red-billed gulls in Thames St appears to be lower this year, after two years of...

Red-billed gull numbers down

Red-billed gulls which have congregated in Oamaru in the past appear much reduced this year, the Waitaki District Council says.

Plan submissions on the way, mayor says

Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher has defended a months-long wait for submissions on a district plan review to become public.

Show to feature local performers

Oamaru singer-songwriter Ethan Downing (15) is set to give his second ``Made in the Waitaki''...

Show to feature local performers

Locally produced food and wine often get the spotlight, but tonight's ''Made in the Waitaki'', part of the Waitaki Arts Festival, highlights local performers.

Digger on fire at Weston

A man has died after a house fire on Breens Rd in Christchurch.

Digger on fire at Weston

Firefighters were called out to a digger on fire at Weston, near Oamaru, earlier today.

Roads now 'used quite differently'

Roads now 'used quite differently'

Unsealed roads have languished at the bottom of resident satisfaction polls for years, but the Waitaki District Council has yet to try to determine how much it would have to spend to significantly...

Plan review costs 'ridiculous': Kircher

A nearly $500,000 gap in the budget for the estimated $3.63 million Waitaki district plan review has been filled.

Kircher to lead 'really good team'

Gary and Kerry Kircher celebrate Mr Kircher's re-election as Waitaki mayor on Saturday at their...

Kircher to lead 'really good team'

Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says he has a mandate "to move forward".

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