Thinking outside the car
Thinking outside the car
An event to get Oamaru people out of their cars and into alternative modes of transport is on next week.
David Bruce
Sports facilities: Codes urged to resolve conflict
Sports facilities: Codes urged to resolve conflict
Sporting codes have been urged to sort out between themselves any conflicts over the use of sports grounds in Oamaru because of overlaps in seasons.
Big fleet expected at Aviemore
Big fleet expected at Aviemore
Lake Aviemore will be a blaze of colour this weekend when 100 yachts or more, of all shapes and sizes, are expected to contest the 21st Meridian Aviemore Classic.
Duntroon: Carpark to make site safer
Duntroon: Carpark to make site safer
A $260,000 car park is being built to make the Takiroa Maori rock art site, near Duntroon, a safer place to visit.
Roading cut by $3m due to reduced agency funding
Roading cut by $3m due to reduced agency funding
The Waitaki District Council is facing a $3 million cut in its roading budget over the next three years, because of a reduction in subsidies by the New Zealand Transport Agency.
Closing main road into Moeraki no longer an option
Closing main road into Moeraki no longer an option
Closing Haven St, the main route into Moeraki, is not on the Waitaki District Council's agenda.
Disposal station possible
Disposal station possible
The Waitaki District Council could install a waste disposal station for campervans and caravans in Humber St - the first publicly available facility in Oamaru for decades.
Oamaru air service axed
Oamaru air service axed
Waitaki Development Board general manager Glen Ormsby says he has not given up on Oamaru retaining an air service, despite Eagle Air announcing yesterday its twice-daily flights to and from Christchurch would end from January 1 next year.
Tough work, but few options
Tough work, but few options
Hard labour was used to build the Waitaki dam and powerhouse, and Oamaru centenarian Arthur Wilson recalls with clarity the tough conditions workers had to endure.
Double festivities for church
Double festivities for church
St Patrick's Church has a double celebration coming up - 100 years to the day it was opened and completion of a nine-year, $600,000 restoration project.
Harnessing the current
Harnessing the current
Happy birthday - the Waitaki dam celebrates its 75th anniversary at Labour Day weekend. David Bruce looks at its history, its future and some of the people who worked there.
Resident recalls night-carts, frigid winters and fun
Resident recalls night-carts, frigid winters and fun
The Public Works Department built the Waitaki dam, but Brenda Taylor says PWD stood for "Packwood, Wally and Dad".
Cold, dam cold
Cold, dam cold
The coldest day in Bruce Painter's life was working to build the Waitaki dam in the 1930s with 40cm of snow on the ground, a 10degC frost and icicles more than 60cm long hanging off cottage roofs.
Home is where the dam is
Home is where the dam is
When Ivan and Noeline Wilson visit Lake Waitaki Village, they feel they are coming home.
Old hand's 'dream job' 'driving' the Waitaki dam
Old hand's 'dream job' 'driving' the Waitaki dam
Syd Winward reckons he changed his jobs more than his underwear.
Jumble sale coming to Opera House
Jumble sale coming to Opera House
Oamaru's redeveloped Opera House will play a new role next month when it becomes the venue for a "Great Trash 'n' Treasure Sale".
Pair plucked from capsized boat
Pair plucked from capsized boat
Kakanui fireman Allan Jones was on the receiving end of a rescue when he and wife Chris were plucked by helicopter from their capsized boat off the Kakanui coast yesterday.
Businesses seek way to keep air services
Businesses seek way to keep air services
The North Otago branch of the Otago Chamber of Commerce has hired an aviation consultant to prepare a proposal for continued air services for Oamaru.
End to air service no surprise to MP
End to air service no surprise to MP
Eagle Air's decision to stop its Oamaru service has come as no surprise to Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean, a regular user.
$1000-plus for contaminated sites list access
$1000-plus for contaminated sites list access
A list of 3400 potentially contaminated sites in Canterbury is available to the public, providing they are prepared to pay Environment Canterbury for a copy.