Beach Rd to be reinstated
Beach Rd to be reinstated
The Waitaki District Council has confirmed plans to reopen Beach Rd, near Kakanui, as a two-lane road.
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Weekend only plan for foot traffic
Weekend only plan for foot traffic in street
A "smaller step" towards making Harbour St, in Oamaru, more foot-traffic friendly could get the go-ahead in the new year, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.
Chairman regrets churchy message
Chairman regrets churchy message
Religious instruction in a North Otago primary school will be reviewed in the new year after parents complained.
Big blow to irrigation scheme
Big blow to irrigation scheme
A "significant setback'' for the North Otago Irrigation Company's expansion brought McConnell Dowell's New Zealand managing director to the district yesterday.
Freedom camping crackdown in Waitaki
70 infringement notices issued by council
More than 70 infringement notices have been issued to freedom campers in the Waitaki district since the district council’s new freedom camping bylaw came into effect on October 21.
Success with strawberries a mystery
Success with strawberries a mystery
Despite 32 years as the major supplier of fruit for the Waimate Strawberry Fare, Donald Butler says he does not know why the district produces top quality strawberries — but it does.
Council has no date for reopening courthouse
Council has no date for reopening courthouse
While Dunedin’s historic Lower Stuart St courthouse is expected to reopen early 2018, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher will not make any predictions for Oamaru’s 133-year-old courthouse.
Invercargill lawyer to govern WBHS
Invercargill lawyer to govern WBHS
Waitaki Boys’ High School commissioner Nicola Hornsey has announced her departure from the school and identified her successor.
Man injured in crash airlifted to Dunedin
Man injured in crash airlifted to Dunedin
Emergency services crew load a Christchurch man with suspected serious injuries into the Otago Regional Rescue Helicopter at Pukeuri, 9km north of Oamaru, shortly after 3pm yesterday.
Man taken to hospital after crash
Man taken to hospital after crash
A Christchurch man in his 20s has been flown to Dunedin Hospital after a two-car head-on collision on a gravel road at Pukeuri, north of Oamaru, about 3.30pm today.
Harbour St plans to be discussed
Harbour St plans to be discussed
"Numerous affected" Harbour St area business owners will meet next week to discuss the Waitaki District Council’s contentious Victorian Precinct concept plans.
Extra parks maintenance staff added
Extra parks maintenance staff added
Five additional temporary workers have been added by the Waitaki District Council’s parks maintenance contractor to catch up after "teething problems" were exposed last month.
'You have proven to us the coward that you are'
Crash driver branded 'coward'
The family of a man killed in a crash after a rugby club celebration near Kurow has blamed the ''cowardice'' of the driver of the vehicle for dividing the community.
Fatal crash: 'Community still devastated'
An issue for all NZ
In the aftermath of the crash that killed a young Danseys Pass farmer, the sentencing judge said ''this is not a North Otago issue in isolation'' but rather an issue for all of New Zealand.
Edible Architecture
Edible Architecture
Oamaru hotelier James Glucksman poses with York Minster - in gingerbread form - in Oamaru yesterday.
'Good news' for peacock and resident
'Good news' for peacock and resident
The new owner of Oamaru's notorious ''screaming'' peacock has asked for anonymity.
Mayor trips up on Harbour St
Mayor trips up on Harbour St
Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says he ''got it wrong'' after a bid to turn Harbour St, in Oamaru's Victorian Precinct, into a pedestrian-only street during summer business hours stalled.
Moeraki highway action wanted
Moeraki highway action wanted
The Waitaki District Council will make a formal request to the NZTA ''demanding urgent action'' on SH1 at Moeraki after the latest in a series of recent deaths on the highway.
Hotelier impressed with firefighters
Hotelier impressed with firefighters
Life has been a ''roller-coaster'' for Tonni Andersen since the Glenavy Hotel went up in flames on Saturday.
Diphtheria threat to penguin colonies
Diphtheria threat to penguin colonies
For the second year in a row, Moeraki’s yellow-eyed penguin colonies have suffered a "terrible" outbreak of the mysterious disease that could threaten the species in mainland New Zealand.