Tourism Waitaki to slash two-thirds of workforce
Tourism Waitaki to slash two-thirds of workforce
Oamaru-based Tourism Waitaki is to slash its workforce by two thirds and close two information centres under a restructure amid the Covid-19 crisis.
Daniel Birchfield
Oamaru Mitre 10 set to open early August
Oamaru Mitre 10 set to open early August
Oamaru’s long-awaited Mitre 10 Mega store is taking shape.
Domestic visitors bring hope
Domestic visitors bring hope
As autumn leaves fall, optimism in the face of Covid-19 is on the rise in the Waitaki Valley.
Covid delays Oamaru Mega store
Covid delays Oamaru Mega store
Oamaru’s long-awaited Mitre 10 Mega store is taking shape but its official opening has been delayed owing to Covid-19.
Coastline feedback sought
Coastline feedback sought
Striking a balance between development and retaining the natural features of Waitaki's coastline is an issue the Waitaki District Council must get right, Mayor Gary Kircher says.
Look, no hands! Oamaru firm designs sanitiser dispenser
Look, no hands! Oamaru firm designs sanitiser dispenser
An Oamaru engineering firm has designed an ingenious hands-free hand sanitiser.
Council projects brought forward to provide jobs
Council projects brought forward to provide jobs
A million-dollar "guaranteed work programme" has been signed off for Whitestone Contracting Ltd by the Waitaki District Council.
Hospitality yet to feel full effect, trust warns
Hospitality yet to feel full effect, trust warns
Waitaki's hospitality sector is yet to feel the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Oamaru Licensing Trust warns that the fallout will be dramatic.
Digital push for tourism
Digital push for tourism
Boosting domestic tourism through digital means is the focus of a new Tourism Waitaki marketing campaign.
Stability tests for wall work take time
Stability tests for wall work take time
Four years after a section collapsed, Oamaru's Severn St wall has yet to be rebuilt.
Job losses possible
Job losses possible
Tourism Waitaki may be forced to lay off staff within three months amid uncertainty about the future of tourism in North Otago.
Recruitment delayed
Recruitment delayed
Recruitment for a new Waitaki District Health Services chief executive is well advanced and the board is hoping to make an appointment in the ''next few weeks'', chairman Paul Allison says.
Oamaru woman arrested after vehicle spiked
Oamaru woman arrested after vehicle spiked
An Oamaru woman has been arrested after breaching Covid-19 Level 3 restrictions when the vehicle she was in was spiked south of Oamaru this morning.
Mixed recycling to continue to go to landfill in Level 3
Mixed recycling to continue to go to landfill in Level 3
Mixed recycling will continue to be dumped in landfills in Otago and Southland when the nation moves to Covid-19 Alert Level 3.
Some WDC staff resuming
Some WDC staff resuming
Waitaki District Council contractors and building control staff are preparing to return to work as the Government eases the Covid-19 alert level.
Time to dive into maintenance
Time to dive into maintenance
The closure of the Waitaki Aquatic Centre may yet have a silver lining.
For the first time ever, Whitestone Contracting not debt-free
For the first time ever, Whitestone Contracting not debt-free
Whitestone Contracting Ltd may have "moved from a debt-free position for the first time" but it remains financially sound, Waitaki district councillors heard on Thursday.
Ministry returns reins to Weston School board
Ministry returns reins to Weston School board
After close to two years, Weston School near Oamaru is no longer under statutory management.
Picnickers ignore the Covid risk
Picnickers ignore the Covid risk
Life under Covid-19 lockdown was never going to be a picnic.
New North School head sees potential
New North School head sees potential
Oamaru North School’s newly-appointed principal says the North Otago school has "a lot of potential", which she is keen to see flourish.