Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd has appealed to the Environment Court against a proposed plan change by the Waitaki District Council which the cement manufacturing company fears could affect plans for a new cement plant near Weston.
Development in the Mackenzie, Omarama and Ohau basins - and dealing with threats posed by development - should be "driven" by local people, Environment Minister Nick Smith said at a symposium on the Mackenzie Country on Saturday.
A final decision clearing the way for Meridian Energy to use water from the lower Waitaki River for a new power scheme has been issued by the Environment Court in a process that has taken almost four years.
Complaints about the untidy state of two reserves in Oamaru and another in Kurow - a result of maintenance cuts - may not persuade the Waitaki District Council to change its policy.
Simple but ingenious, the Waihao box is still helping prevent flooding of coastal Waimate after 100 years, as David Bruce reports.
The centennial commemorative plaque said it all - "To commemorate 100 years of benefit to drainage and recreation for the community".
Spuds - Willowbridge is famous for them.
Last weekend's Omarama Hoedown was such a success for the town that organisers are already planning next year's event, expecting even more than the 600 to 700 who turned up this year.
Fresh from confirming a loss of more than $500,000 at its annual meeting on Thursday night, the Oamaru Licensing Trust board yesterday started a strategic review of its operations with the aim of producing a plan to improve performance.
Spare a thought for Richard Peacocke, the public face of developers who want to establish 16 dairy farms with almost 18,000 cows in the Omarama and Ohau regions.
Hampden: A top team has been put together by organisers of a Hampden debate on economic sustainability, and they want the Government to match it.
Even the name - the Mackenzie Country Symposium - has some local people up in arms about a forum organised by an Auckland-based environmental group. The Environmental Defence Society (EDS), in...
A major review will start today of the Oamaru Licensing Trust's future direction in the wake of a major loss last financial year.
Eligible voters in the Waihemo Community Board area are urged to enrol now or check their enrolment details, for a by-election to be held on February 10.
Tips from an Oamaru community not prepared to accept drug-dealing led to a police operation lasting more than a year that spread outside the town and has so far resulted in 13 arrests.
A new campaign to make cyclists more visible could lead to the Waitaki District Council being asked for what may be a New Zealand-first bylaw, making it compulsory.
Waitaki Mayor Alex Familton spent $3023 on his successful bid to be re-elected in the Waitaki District Council mayoralty election last month.
Stewart Harvey is a born and bred North Otago country boy, but it was only when he retired to Christchurch that he really fell in love with country music.
A cut in mowing some reserves has come back to haunt the Waitaki District Council more than a year after it made the decision, with complaints about the state of one in Oamaru and those in Kurow.
The roads will be better but the cars will be similar when a 1910 reliability trial from Christchurch to Dunedin and return is re-created from today.
