Fatal crash close to farmer's home
Fatal crash close to farmer's home
The Waihao Downs farmer who died after an ATV buggy crash near Waimate at the weekend was less than 50m from his home.
Hamish MacLean
Zipline stance independent
Zipline stance independent
An independent commissioner will hear any consent applications for a zipline activity at Oamaru Harbour.
Health plan consultations being held
Health plan consultations being held
Waitaki District Health Services will take its draft plan for "sustainable health services" to community health providers in two consultation sessions today.
Protecting foreshore and penguins
Protecting foreshore - and little blue penguins
The Waitaki District Council’s $770,000 foreshore protection work at Oamaru Creek has started.
Borrie descendant wants road name corrected
Borrie descendant wants road name corrected
Pat Robertson believes it is time for a change.
Car-free weekends find favour
Car-free weekends find favour
Harbour St businesses are generally pleased with the historic street's car-free weekends, the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust says.
Gardening find inspires time capsule
Gardening find inspires time capsule
A ''magical'' find at Papakaio School about six weeks before the school celebrated its 150th jubilee over Easter helped to shape the day's events.
Golf club marks 125 years
Golf club marks 125 years
Ready to tee off on the 10th hole at the North Otago Golf Club's 125th jubilee are Tim Hutchinson, Marty Davey, Graeme McIntyre, and Harry Jones, all of Oamaru.
List of potential sites cut
List of potential sites cut
About seven viable sites remain in the search for a home for a potential indoor sports facility in Oamaru.
Progress at WBHS but board unlikely
Progress at WBHS but board unlikely
A new board of trustees is unlikely for Waitaki Boys' High School this year.
Rough seas halt South Island sea journey
Rough seas halt South Island sea journey
A man circumnavigating the South Island was forced into the safety of Oamaru Harbour yesterday as "confused seas'' created the worst conditions he had experienced in his journey back up the east coast to Nelson.
Seal carcass at Oamaru not foul play
Seal carcass at Oamaru not foul play
A headless seal carcass on the Oamaru breakwater is probably just decomposing and not a case of foul play, the Department of Conservation (Doc) says.
Boulders turnoff lower speed limit in place soon
Boulders turnoff lower speed limit in place soon
A variable speed limit will be in place at the Moeraki Boulders by the end of April or early May, the NZ Transport Agency says.
Water quality backed
Water quality backed
The Otago Regional Council is "well ahead of the majority'' of the Government's goals for improving water quality, council policy planning and resource management director Fraser McRae says.
Possible Govt changes slow air strategy progress
Possible Govt changes slow air strategy progress
Due to Government delays, only "marginal" progress has been made on the Otago Regional Council’s air strategy.
Grey water plan for golf links funded
Grey water plan for golf links funded
The possibility of using grey water on a golf course should spark an "interesting debate" Otago Regional Council chief executive Peter Bodeker says.
Meeting with Linz to discuss ORC role
Meeting with Linz to discuss ORC role
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) will meet Land Information New Zealand (Linz) to discuss the ORC’s role in administering the 10-year (2016-25) management plan for lagarosiphon at Lake...
ORC cautious over hospital campaign
ORC cautiously supports efforts
The Otago Regional Council will dip its toe in, but will not dive into a campaign to secure a central city Dunedin hospital rebuild.
Interest-free loan 'sticks in the craw'
Interest-free loan 'sticks in the craw'
North Otago Grey Power president John Sim took aim at the Waitaki District Council's interest-free loan to the Observatory Village Trust during yesterday's annual plan forum at the Oamaru Opera House.
Lakeweed action sought
Lakeweed action sought
Otago Regional Council (ORC) chairman Stephen Woodhead will this week update councillors on his efforts to gain more resources to help counter the invasive aquatic weed lagarosiphon in Lake Dunstan.