Come fly with us - from Oamaru to abroad
Come fly with us - from Oamaru to abroad
The newest tenant of the 1881 Smith's Grain Store in Harbour St does not match the eccentric artistic vibe for which the Oamaru area is now known.
Hamish MacLean
'Piggy-back' plan in place
'Piggy-back' plan in place
Despite a lower-than-anticipated rates rise in the coming year, the Waitaki District Council will consult the community on its 2018-19 annual plan.
Athletes push through for 88km stage
Athletes push through for 88km stage
Ten hours in on the 88km Lake Middleton to Loch Laird stage of the Alps 2 Ocean Ultra, is ''fine'', Maude Ruest, of Montreal, Canada, says.
Sycamore trees to be felled after all
Sycamore trees to be felled after all
Tyne St residents yesterday received notice nine sycamore trees at the entrance to Oamaru Harbour would be felled, as work to realign a stormwater pipe begins next week.
Visitor drops by
Visitor drops by
A little penguin (left) returns from sea and checks out a subantarctic visitor - an erect-crested penguin - at the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony.
Oamaru Harbour, by design
Oamaru Harbour, by design
By of June, the Waitaki District Council will have a 30-year vision and high-level design principles for the Oamaru Harbour area in place. Hamish MacLean checks in.
Parks and reserves investigation to be presented
Parks and reserves investigation to be presented
They fought the lawn, and the lawn won.
Mayor supports time in 'workshops'
Mayor supports time in 'workshops'
Waitaki district councillors held 89 workshop sessions last year - and whether the time spent behind closed doors was "appropriate'' was up for debate, a council response to an OIA request shows.
Athlete keen to swim for supporters at world games
Athlete keen to swim for supporters at world games
The only South Island swimmer heading to the Special Olympics World Summer Games in the United Arab Emirates next month will be swimming "for everyone'' who helped him.
Caravan to make council visible to public
Caravan to make council visible to public
A "retro-looking" caravan will add to the Waitaki District Council's community engagement options, council communications specialist Lisa Scott says.
Reopened museum displays to have four themes
Reopened museum displays to have four themes
When the North Otago Museum reopens it will have ''multi-faceted'' displays, after the Waitaki District Council approved $420k to develop four themes for the main exhibition space.
Forrester Gallery full of surprises
Forrester Gallery full of surprises
Oamaru's 1882 public art gallery - closed for maintenance since the end of last year - has presented ''surprise after surprise after surprise'', Waitaki deputy mayor Melanie Tavendale says.
WDC allocates more funds to harbour plan
WDC allocates more funds to harbour plan
The Oamaru Harbour master plan will get an additional $150,000 and include one more round of community consultation.
Mayor: climate change declaration unimportant
Mayor: climate change declaration unimportant
Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher has questioned the need for a local government declaration on climate change.
Eagle to soar once paperwork is done
Eagle to soar once paperwork is done
Matt King's found-metal Haast's eagle sculpture is almost ready to take flight.
Pulling back the covers on geopark idea
Pulling back the covers on geopark idea
It comes as no surprise to Patrick McKeever that, until recently, many in the Waitaki district had not heard of the global geoparks network.
Council moves to gauge extent of contamination at landfill sites
Council moves to gauge extent of contamination at landfill sites
Coastal erosion along Beach Rd, south of Oamaru, has exposed two former unofficial landfill sites until recently unknown to the Waitaki District Council.
Brothers remembered with memorial paddle-out
Brothers remembered with memorial paddle-out
About 200 people gathered at Kakanui yesterday and around 30 surfers did a paddle-out to remember two men who were swept to their deaths last week.
Cheers to a good time at the harbour
Cheers to a good time at the harbour
Beer, wine, good music, and plenty of sunshine - all the necessary ingredients came together for the inaugural Cheers to Beers and Wine Festival at Oamaru Harbour on Saturday.
Memorial paddle-out to honour men who drowned
Memorial paddle-out to honour men who drowned
Local surfers have organised a memorial paddle-out for the two men who drowned at Kakanui, North Otago, this week.