Ready, set and go . . .
Ready, set and go . . .
Getting ready for the egg-and-spoon race at yesterday's Oamaru Harbour Regatta are Louie Baster (11, left) and Ray Meech (9), both of Oamaru.
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Organiser hopes we will not forget
Organiser hopes we will not forget
John Longman of the Returned and Services Association, at Oamaru's World War 1 monument, wants more Otago and Southland school pupils to enter a speech contest which could win them a trip to Gallipoli for Anzac Day commemorations.
Oamaru flyers make a splash
Oamaru flyers make a splash
They crashed, splashed but hardly flew in the Oamaru Harbour birdman competition, but their antics thoroughly entertained between 300 and 400 people who turned up yesterday to watch.
Fishing contest lures 300
Fishing contest lures 300
The Waitaki lakes' biggest fishing contest had almost 300 anglers out in between 60 and 70 boats and along the Lake Aviemore shoreline from Friday to yesterday.
Highlanders to play on No 2 ground
Highlanders to play on No 2 ground
Rugby is staying with the No 2 ground at Whitestone Contracting Centennial Park for next Friday's pre-season match between the Highlanders and Crusaders, instead of switching to the main oval.
Community still boiling over water
Community still boiling over water
The Reidston community is tired of fighting for quality drinking water from a water treatment plant they spent $50,000 upgrading.
Two-day meeting on structure of new trust
Two-day meeting on structure of new trust
About 30 groups and organisations with an interest in the Omarama and Mackenzie Basins are being invited to a proposed two-day meeting in Twizel next week to discuss the structure of a trust being set up by Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean.
Windy today and tomorrow, so light no fires
Windy today and tomorrow, so light no fires
A warning not to light fires from noon today has been issued to Waitaki district residents, because severe northwest winds and dry air have been forecast.
Wind farm decision likely by middle of year
Wind farm decision likely by middle of year
A decision on the next step leading to a possible wind farm generating electricity on the Kakanui Mountains could be made towards the middle of this year by a North Otago company investigating two sites.
Protocol slips kill meeting
Protocol slips kill meeting
The Oamaru Licensing Trust called off its scheduled monthly meeting yesterday after it was told at a public forum it was acting illegally under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.
Lots on offer for family at regatta
Lots on offer for family at regatta
The tradition of boat days on Oamaru Harbour goes back to 1885 and will continue on Sunday, with the Oamaru Harbour Regatta, which has revived the event in recent years.
Graffiti artist sprays it publicly
Graffiti artist sprays it publicly
It may be graffiti, but it is also art which is decorating a central Oamaru building, with the owner's approval.
Studholme uncertainty still stalling milk plant
Studholme uncertainty still stalling milk plant
A new $90 million dairy factory near Glenavy is still on hold as the company planning it, Oceania Dairy Group, waits to see what happens with the neighbouring Studholme plant.
School pupils launch play project
School pupils launch play project
A youth project to "trigger the kid in us all" is being planned by three secondary school pupils in Oamaru.
Leaders want trust clarity
Leaders want trust clarity
Farming and local body leaders in the Omarama and Mackenzie basins are cautiously positive about a trust being set up by Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean to determine the future of the areas.
Trust being formed in bid to resolve land-use issues
Trust being formed in bid to resolve land-use issues
Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean is forming a trust in a bid to resolve differences over the future of the Omarama and Mackenzie basins.
Going up
Going up
Jeremy Smit (left) helps Ajah Cropley (13), of Oamaru, try the Waitaki Recreation Centre climbing wall for the first time yesterday.
Licensing Trust management returning to Oamaru
Licensing Trust management returning to Oamaru
Management of the Oamaru Licensing Trust will return to Oamaru and the Ashburton Licensing Trust will not renew the contract it has held for the last five years.
Water charge announced
Water charge announced
Water users will pay more for the privilege under new charges introduced from the start of the year by Environment Canterbury to help pay for investigations and monitoring.
Dredging explored
Dredging explored
Options for dredging the Oamaru Harbour and its entrance are being considered again by the Waitaki District Council, after an experiment using a pump did not work out last year.