Property's potential excites new owners
Property's potential excites new owners
The "very proud" new owners of the historic Teschemakers former Catholic girl's boarding school are "blown away" by their purchase.
David Bruce
Agitation for new bridges
Agitation for new bridges
Hakataramea and Kurow residents are running out of patience.
4.38% rates increase to be considered
4.38% rates increase to be considered
A 4.38% increase in the overall rates take has been recommended to the Waitaki District Council in a draft annual plan for the next financial year.
Novelty of bridge trek wearing thin
Novelty of bridge trek wearing thin
Kataramea Valley mother Juliet Gray is "getting a bit sick of this" - having to make the trek across the Waitaki River bridge since its closure to vehicles because of flood damage.
Hopes bridges' reopening imminent
Hopes bridges' reopening imminent
Kurow and Hakataramea residents are hoping tests today will clear the twin bridges across the Waitaki River on State Highway 82 for, at least, light traffic by the weekend.
Swish go the scythers of summer
Swish go the scythers of summer
After Ross Doyle's line trimmer was stolen, he turned to a scythe to cut his grass.
Urgent call over bridges
Urgent call over bridges
Plans for new bridges across the Waitaki River needed to be speeded up, the Waitaki District Council's committee of the whole said yesterday, recommending urgent representations be made to Transport Minister Steven Joyce to have them built.
Dean backs call for new bridges
Dean backs call for new bridges
Anger and frustration being felt by the Hakataramea and Kurow communities over closure of the twin bridges across the Waitaki River is also being felt by Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean who yesterday backed fast-tracking new bridges.
Call to sell assets of Licensing Trust
Call to sell assets of Licensing Trust
The assets of the loss-making Oamaru Licensing Trust should be sold, the money invested and interest it earns paid out in grants, the Waitaki Ratepayers and Concerned Citizens Association believes.
Farmers market site identified
Farmers market site identified
The old railways goods yard next to Oamaru's historic area is being considered for a farmers market planned to start in the spring, with 25 stallholders already signed up.
Motorcycle races put off for year
Motorcycle races put off for year
Plans for a motorcycle street race in Waimate next month have had to be postponed.
Waitaki Council to act with Authority
Waitaki Council to act with Authority
A new $600,000 computer system being installed by the Waitaki District Council will make more information and services available online to people living in the district and to council staff.
Collision disrupts bridge
Collision disrupts bridge
The spectacular sight of the Waitaki River in flood may have contributed to a four-vehicle nose-to-tail collision on the SH1 bridge yesterday morning which virtually stopped traffic for more than an hour.
Misgivings over process
Misgivings over process
People in the Omarama and Mackenzie Basins fear they are being cut out of a Government-driven process to determine acceptable development in the areas where they live and work, despite an assurance they have to be involved.
Bridge assessment frustrated by flow
Bridge assessment frustrated by flow
The twin bridges at Kurow across the Waitaki River will remain closed until at least the middle of next week until damage to them can be assessed.
Racing board calls for pokies in TABs
Racing board calls for pokies in TABs
The New Zealand Racing Board has called on the Waitaki District Council to change its policy and allow the placement of gaming machines in TAB outlets.
Council wary of trust plan
Council wary of trust plan
A plan by Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean to form a trust for a collaborative approach toward the future of the Omarama and Mackenzie basins has been met with caution by the Waitaki District Council.
Memories will last forever
Memories will last forever
The experiences of 36 Oamaru Intermediate School pupils exploring Oamaru yesterday will be transformed into a lasting memory as part of a new play programme in the town.
Volunteers put gleam on opera house
Volunteers put gleam on opera house
It may be summer, but Oamaru Opera House has had a thorough spring clean by about 30 community volunteers.
7.92% draft rates rise likely to be reduced
7.92% draft rates rise likely to be reduced
A draft rates rise of 7.92% next financial year is likely to be reduced when the Waitaki District Council next week starts making the first decisions on its 2011-12 annual plan.