Speeding motorists worry bus drivers
Speeding motorists worry bus drivers
Palmerston school bus drivers are worried motorists speeding past their stationary buses pose a threat to the children they carry to and from school.
Bill Campbell
$2000 tree-planting to mark 150 years
$2000 tree-planting to mark 150 years
A tree-planting ceremony and an upgrade of the Palmerston town centre around the public toilets is planned to mark the 150th anniversary of Palmerston in October.
Community offers help for repairs
Community offers help for repairs
Moeraki residents are keen to work with the Moeraki liaison group, a subcommittee of the Waihemo Community Board and the board to help solve problems confronting the town.
Meeting 'last shot' to set up water scheme
Meeting 'last shot' to set up water scheme
The Waitaki District Council is meeting local farmers for what it says is a ''last shot'' to set up a water retention and irrigation scheme in the Shag Valley.
Show focusc on lifestyle blocks
Show focusc on lifestyle blocks
The Palmerston and Waihemo A&P show committee is planning to develop a lifestyle-blocks emphasis at the 2015 Palmerston show.
Restored Dunedin cable car wins award
Restored Dunedin cable car wins award
A Mornington cable car trailer that last ran on the High St cable car line in January 1957 has received a major award from the Federation of Railway Organisations of New Zealand, being named as the best restoration of a tramway vehicle for 2014.
New premises
New premises
Marilyn Muir, pictured outside ''Marilyn's Shop'' in the Palmerston town centre, which has reopened in the main street building occupied for 105 years by the Appleby family.
Happy anniversary
Happy anniversary
Palmerston St John staff and volunteers celebrated its first birthday with an open day on Sunday at the Palmerston St John station.
Change in water control
Change in water control
Governance of Waihemo water has been taken over, with little notice, by the Waihemo Community Board.
Dozen cycle trails for East Otago?
Dozen cycle trails for East Otago?
Twelve cycle trails are being planned around Palmerston.
School reopened
School reopened
After a recent $230,000 refurbishment the Hampden School has been officially reopened by former principal Ann Coe, of Moeraki.
Mine tours may resume
Mine tours may resume
Train and road tours for public viewing of the Oceana Gold mine at Macraes might resume for next summer.
Call for attractive new toilets
Call for attractive new toilets
A group of Hampden residents is seeking construction of a toilet block in the town that will be recognisable and encourage visitors to stop.
Wagon failings possible factor in derailment
Wagon failings possible factor in derailment
A mass derailment of wagons laden with meat and byproducts near Palmerston yesterday morning closed the main south railway line and sparked an investigation.
Changes to A&P show considered
Changes to A&P show considered
The Palmerston and Waihemo A&P Show committee is considering new directions for the 131-year-old show.
Report sought about memorial
Report sought about memorial
The Waikouaiti RSA wants the town's war memorial shifted to a more central site.
Seasider trips may stop for the winter
Seasider trips may stop for the winter
The Seasider train service between Dunedin and Palmerston that has run during the past five winters may be dropped for 2014.
Long love affair comes to an end
Long love affair comes to an end
Forrester Gallery director Warwick Smith revealed, on his retirement, his passion for valuable artworks at the gallery sometimes meant spending the night on a mattress there for added security.
Plenty for a digger to do
Plenty for a digger to do
Flood debris clogging a stretch of the Shag River will be removed when the water level drops sufficiently to allow a digger access.
Board backs call for name consistency
Board backs call for name consistency
A resident of the Macraes township wants it to be called just that - Macraes, not Macraes Flat or Macraes Township, and the Waihemo Community Board agrees.