30-year plan for harbour consultation
30-year plan for harbour consultation
The 30-year plan for Oamaru Harbour is now likely to go to the public for consultation in July, Waitaki District Council assets group manager Neil Jorgensen says.
Hamish MacLean
Leopard seals granted resident status
Leopard seals granted resident status
Once considered a vagrant species, leopard seals have been granted resident status by the Department of Conservation.
Driver flees station after empty tank ends chase
Driver flees station after empty tank ends chase
A woman fled the Oamaru police station yesterday after being caught following a low-speed chase that ended when her vehicle ran out of petrol.
Man charged after blaze destroys Glenavy house
Man charged after blaze destroys Glenavy house
A 35-year-old man was arrested in relation to a large blaze that destroyed a residential property in Glenavy on Friday.
Kircher defends harbour master plan process
Kircher defends harbour master plan process
A step has already been missed in the creation of a master plan for Oamaru Harbour - and the $200,000 process may also be behind schedule.
New access route in use
New access route in use
The road to Moeraki is paved and open for traffic.
Cheaper option for Severn St wall
Cheaper option for Severn St wall
Survey says ... rebuild the wall.
Moves to keep gulls off rooftops
Moves to keep gulls off rooftops
After up to 900 red-billed gulls nesting atop Countdown Oamaru caused the supermarket grief, its plans to ensure its rooftop is not again inundated are nearly complete.
Issues remain over possible uses of RSA building
Issues remain over possible uses of RSA building
Two years after any future use of Oamaru's RSA building was called into question, the Waitaki District Council has yet to resolve the issues that left the premises vacant.
Pohutukawa trees likely replacement for felled sycamores in Tyne St
Pohutukawa trees likely replacement for felled sycamores in Tyne St
Pohutukawa trees in planter boxes could replace the sycamores the Waitaki District Council removed in Tyne St earlier this year.
Heat goes on festival organiser
Heat goes on festival organiser
Nothing to see here, no drama, "vastly different".
Unexpected visitor just lyin' by the sea
Unexpected visitor just lyin' by the sea
A couch-surfing New Zealand sea lion seen at Kakanui at the weekend is a young male, most likely from Stewart Island, the Department of Conservation says.
Restriction on accepted plastics
Restriction on accepted plastics
Environment-minded Waitakians have lost the ability to recycle almost any plastic.
Leak inquiry resumed after 'globules of hydrocarbon' observed
Leak inquiry resumed after 'globules of hydrocarbon' observed
Investigations are continuing into a suspected fuel leak at Oamaru Harbour, which the Waitaki District Council had hoped it fixed about six months ago.
Recycling centre visit inspires
Recycling centre visit inspires pupils
Among the baled plastic, paper and cardboard, or behind the stockpiles of glass, 22 pupils from East Otago High School looked for inspiration at the Waitaki Resource Recovery Park.
Council defends rise in its hangar rates
Council defends rise in its hangar rates
Trebling the ground rates for a local aviation enthusiast's hangar at Oamaru Airport still offers value for money, the Waitaki District Council says.
Short shutdown as recovery park redevelopment finishes
Short shutdown as recovery park redevelopment finishes
The redevelopment of Waitaki's resource recovery park is entering its final stage, forcing the yard's temporary closure this week.
Congregation celebrates shift to historic building
Congregation celebrates shift to historic building
New life has officially been breathed into the 1883 Columba Church in Wansbeck and Ure Sts, on the South Hill of Oamaru.
A fun way to support women and health
A fun way to support women and health
Hundreds of people in Oamaru, Invercargill and Queenstown spent their Mother's Day morning walking or running for a good cause.
Breakwater repairs will use up WDC budget
Breakwater repairs will use up WDC budget
Upcoming work on the 1872 Heritage New Zealand Category 1 Oamaru breakwater will use up the Waitaki District Council's annual budget of $400,000 for accumulated breakwater repairs and maintenance.