Church expects more for 'Big Feed'
Church expects more for 'Big Feed'
Tough economic times are expected to result in more people at this year's "Big Feed", Oamaru's biggest Christmas dinner which is run by the Orwell St Church.
David Bruce
Project established to help migrants
Project established to help migrants
Making life easier for migrants coming to live or who are already in the Waitaki district is the aim of a new project by the Ministry of Social Development through the Waitaki Multicultural Council.
Roses scent south by St John
Roses scent south by St John
The Waitaki district this week received three of a new variety of scented roses bred to mark the 125th anniversary of St John in New Zealand.
Omarama Trespassing action call Farmers urged to join initiative
Omarama Trespassing action call Farmers urged to join initiative
Farmers are being urged to join a police initiative issuing trespass notices to poachers and others illegally on their land.
Steampunk exhibits could go international
Steampunk exhibits could go international
The record-breaking Steampunk exhibition at the Forrester Gallery in Oamaru has attracted international attention, and organisers of a similar event in Melbourne want to borrow some of its exhibits.
Second placegetter spent most on poll
Second placegetter spent most on poll
Former deputy mayor Gary Kircher was the biggest spender in the Waitaki District Council's October elections, more than double Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton's budget to win the mayoralty, and came second.
Harbour, environs plan to be created
Harbour, environs plan to be created
A strategic nine-year plan for the development of the Oamaru Harbour and its environs is to be prepared by a Waitaki District Council subcommittee after consultations with groups and individuals who have a stake in the area.
Survey results given weight
Survey results given weight
A survey of Waitaki residents could influence where the Waitaki District Council spends money in the future.
Contamination affects new plant
Contamination affects new plant
A small rural community south of Oamaru which invested about $50,000 upgrading its water scheme to new drinking-water standards is now having to boil its water because of contamination.
Local solutions the key to high country development
Local solutions the key to high country development
Outside interests are increasing pressure over development in the Mackenzie and upper Waitaki basins - not just on farmers but all residents.
Waitaki looks to Nevada
Waitaki looks to Nevada
A sister city relationship is to be set up between the Waitaki district and Douglas County in Nevada.
Work begins on Weston pipeline
Work begins on Weston pipeline
Weston consumers will be getting top-quality water and more of it by April next year through a $1.2 million project that contractor Downer has just started.
Records smashed at Oamaru exhibition
Records smashed at Oamaru exhibition
People only have until Sunday to visit the most popular exhibition in the 27-year history of the Forrester Gallery.
Symposium on basins' future hailed a success
Symposium on basins' future hailed a success
A symposium on the future of the Mackenzie, Omarama and Ohau Basins at Twizel last weekend has been judged a success in initiating discussion, says one of the event's organisers.
Council to meet on Tuesdays
Council to meet on Tuesdays
The Waitaki District Council is to hold its meetings on Tuesdays, the decision being made yesterday without debate.
Setting of pay rates deferred
Setting of pay rates deferred
Setting pay rates for Waitaki District Council elected representatives proved more difficult than first envisaged at a council meeting yesterday.
Height of grass in parks a worry
Height of grass in parks a worry
Two reserves in Oamaru and one in Kurow should have been mowed in the spring, which might have stopped complaints to the Waitaki District Council from residents about untidy long grass now.
Sports facilities: Declining of grant application setback for sports hub
Sports facilities: Declining of grant application setback for sports hub
The vision of a $1 million sports hub complex at Centennial Park has received a setback with an application for a grant needed to ensure its construction turned down by the Lotteries Grants Board.
MPs withdrawn from debate
MPs withdrawn from debate
A Hampden debate over economic growth versus sustainability has just got hotter, with a team of National Party MPs being withdrawn by Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean.
Event labelled `imposium' by farmer
Event labelled `imposium' by farmer
High country farmers appear to be staying away in droves from a Twizel symposium later this week where environmentalists and others will discuss ways to protect the Mackenzie, Omarama and Ohau Basins' landscapes.