'Black Christmas' filming wraps up
'Black Christmas' filming wraps up
By Christmas, Otago will terrify American audiences.
Hamish MacLean
Reduction of geopark role
Reduction of geopark role
Up to 60 hours a week of Waitaki District Council staff time has been spent working on the Waitaki's bid to become a Unesco Global Geopark.
Council overdraft hits $2.7m in July
Council overdraft hits $2.7m in July
The Waitaki District Council was up to $2.7million in overdraft in July.
Guidelines seen as harbour 'umbrella'
Guidelines seen as harbour 'umbrella'
In 30 years there could be a seafood restaurant and public art memorialising historic shipwrecks at the end of Holmes Wharf, at Oamaru Harbour.
Mature eucalypts to get fellers' attention
Mature eucalypts to get fellers' attention
Goodbye gum trees, it is time to go.
Controversial harbour proposals still floating
Controversial harbour proposals still floating
Two controversial proposals - which raised fears the growing popularity of Oamaru Harbour could be undone by ad hoc decision-making - have not been explicitly addressed in harbour master plan proposals.
'Big numbers' game for bantam breeder
'Big numbers' game for bantam breeder
"You've just got to breed big numbers."
Food from Around the World fundraiser goes down well
Food from Around the World fundraiser goes down well
From Tongan-style roast pig on a spit to Czech kolacky, Oamaru residents' global tucker was on the menu at the Loan and Merc in Harbour St on Saturday night.
Hope geotrails will encourage regional co-operation
Hope geotrails will encourage regional co-operation
How tourism operators "integrate with each other" and the networks they form in the Waitaki district could form a recipe for other regions to follow as geoparks spread around NZ.
Penguins now accepted part and parcel of town life
Penguins now accepted part and parcel of town life
In Oamaru it's not unheard of to see little penguins waddling up the ramp at Scotts Brewing Co after dark - as if they were looking to make the last call.
Sense of community district's best asset
Sense of community district's best asset
Oamaru is the smallest town Melanie Jones has ever lived in.
Call could highlight marine protection
Call could highlight marine protection
A call for a national park in the Catlins could work to highlight the need for marine protection off the southeastern corner of the South Island as well.
Priority to create 'new vision'
Priority to create 'new vision'
Five years ago Andrea Ludemann chose not to send her son to a "troubled" Waitaki Boys’ High School. Now, with her second son in year 10 at Waitaki Boys’, she is the first chair at the school since 2014.
Visitors big factor in town plans
Visitors big factor in town plans
Attracting investment for the development of some form of "visitor attraction", an expanded retail area and increased visitor accommodation all feature in the most ambitious options in a master...
Forrester Heights subdivision idea to fund harbour
Forrester Heights subdivision idea to fund harbour
Plans for a controversial subdivision near Oamaru are again being mooted, this time as a way to help offset the cost of the harbour redevelopment.
Familiar sights in 'Mulan' trailer
Familiar sights in 'Mulan' trailer
Walt Disney Studios has just released the trailer for its nearly $300 million live-action remake of Mulan - and it includes some "pretty fantastic scenery".
First 14 members inducted into WBHS sports hall of fame
First 14 members inducted into WBHS sports hall of fame
All three of Emmett Gradwell's boys are named after boxers.
Harbour plan not ready for public, mayor says
Harbour plan not ready for public, mayor says
The 30-year-plan for Oamaru Harbour was not ready for public consumption when it was tabled in a draft form at a Waitaki District Council harbour area committee meeting on Tuesday, Waitaki's mayor says.
Treatment of hospital staff 'appalling'
Treatment of hospital staff 'appalling'
Oamaru Hospital management has lost the trust of a "core group" of staff.
Alps 2 Ocean Ultra event to be last one
Alps 2 Ocean Ultra event to be last one
It is a world-class event with a reputation for its heart.