Work under way on harbour access
Work under way on harbour access
Work is well under way on a $788,000 new entrance to Oamaru Harbour by extending Wansbeck St to Marine Parade.
David Bruce
Dailrying effects minor, or for ECan: council
Dailrying effects minor, or for ECan: council
The Waitaki District Council has moved to clarify its role in issuing resource consents for 16 proposed dairy farms in the Ohau and Omarama areas amid increasing criticism that the public never had a chance to comment on them.
Decision on cement plant expected
Decision on cement plant expected
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd is still expected to make a decision by the end of this year on whether to build a $400 million cement plant in the Waiareka Valley near Weston.
Big flows pushing didymo down river
Big flows pushing didymo down river
High flows in the Waitaki River over the past week are playing havoc with trout-fishing, but could bring a smile to the faces of salmon anglers.
Dairy plant could create up to 70 jobs
Dairy plant could create up to 70 jobs
A new $90 million milk processing plant near Glenavy could create between 60 and 70 new jobs while increasing competition to buy milk from North Otago and South Canterbury dairy farms.
Support for $100 million dairy plant plan
Support for $100 million dairy plant plan
A $100 million dairy factory could be built near Glenavy, subject to a raft of conditions being put forward by Environment Canterbury (ECan) officers in reports on the project proposed by Oceania Dairy Ltd.
$200m irrigation scheme closer
$200m irrigation scheme closer
Water from the lower Waitaki River will probably be made available for a scheme costing as much as $200 million to irrigate up to 40,000ha in the Waimate area.
Crackdown on bad behaviour
Crackdown on bad behaviour
Police are boosting their numbers in the Waitaki Valley during the Christmas holiday period in an attempt to quell the type of disorderly behaviour which disrupted Otematata at Labour weekend.
Commissioner's inquiry into two rivers sought
Commissioner's inquiry into two rivers sought
Two community groups want minimum flows set by the Otago Regional Council for the Waianakarua River and Trotters Creek investigated by the parliamentary commissioner for the environment, Dr Jan Wright.
Lakeside campers warned to watch for rising levels
Lakeside campers warned to watch for rising levels
Waitaki lakes campers have been warned to keep a watch on lake levels during the Christmas holidays.
Fears for paeony business
Fears for paeony business
A new dairy processing plant near Glenavy could have a catastrophic effect on a paeony export venture established by a family whose farming links with the area go back four generations.
Council changes day of meetings
Council changes day of meetings
The Waitaki District Council has changed the days on which it meets, to cater for deputy mayor Gary Kircher's appointment to the Community Trust of Otago.
Officer questions fire organisation
Officer questions fire organisation
"Why tinker with something that's working?" Waitaki rural fire officer at Omarama, Lex Perriam, wants to know.
Operators to benefit from new fuel tanks at airport
Operators to benefit from new fuel tanks at airport
A new $80,000 fuel tank being installed at Pukaki Airport at no cost to ratepayers is the latest development at the Mackenzie District Council-owned facility.
Council supports feasibility study
Council supports feasibility study
Gary Kircher
Sports facilities in the Waitaki district need to be sorted out, rather than the Waitaki District Council making ad hoc decisions about their future, Cr Gary Kircher told a council meeting this week.
The council decided to contribute $20,000 towards a feasibility study that will lead to a plan for the future development of the district's sporting facilities.
Call centre restructure
Call centre restructure
An Oamaru call centre for an internet-based tax refund company has confirmed it has made 66 staff redundant because of new computer technology which means it does not need so many employees.
Keen interest in dairy plans
Keen interest in dairy plans
New dairy farms in the Omarama and Ohau areas are the second most controversial resource consent issue Environment Canterbury (ECan) has had to deal with in its 20-year history.
Starry bid gets boost
Starry bid gets boost
The Tekapo and Aoraki-Mt Cook area's bid to become a world heritage night sky reserve will be decided in June at a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) meeting in Brasilia, Brazil.
Submissions flood in
Submissions flood in
More than 3500 public submissions have so far been received on proposals for three big dairy farm developments in the Ohau and Omarama areas with one day to go for public submissions on two of those.
1628 dairying submissions
1628 dairying submissions
Submissions on the development of 16 new dairy farms in the Omarama and Ohau areas continue to pour in to Environment Canterbury (ECan), at the rate of up to 20 an hour.