New member selected to trust
New member selected to trust
Two new trustees have been elected to the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust after postal elections held recently.
David Bruce
Meetings on rates
Meetings on rates
How much Waitaki District Council ratepayers will pay over the next 10 years will be discussed at six public meetings during the next two weeks.
Water race transfer
Water race transfer
The Waitaki District Council's Otekaieke water race looks set to transfer into private hands.
Plan to sell Kurow sections
Plan to sell Kurow sections
Two Kurow sections may again be put up for sale by the Waitaki District Council, after a similar move four years ago caused a major row in the Waitaki Valley township.
Greater use of scanner urged
Greater use of scanner urged
Oamaru Hospital's radiology service is still being under-used, despite the opportunity to reduce waiting lists at Dunedin Hospital and save North Otago patients travelling to Dunedin.
Slide's future still undecided
Slide's future still undecided
The future of the elephant slide in the Oamaru Gardens children's playground is still unknown after the Waitaki District Council's corporate services committee yesterday declined to make a decision regarding its removal.
Dunedin angler left high and dry
Dunedin angler left high and dry
A Dunedin angler's Anniversary Day weekend on the Waitaki River was full of drama, but no salmon.
Longslip home muster for 150th party
Longslip home muster for 150th party
A three-bedroom homestead made from local rock and clay, now hidden by trees, was home in the 1930s for a brother and sister who returned to Longslip Station at the weekend to celebrate its 150th anniversary.
River schools' pupils united
River schools' pupils united
Rain, hail or shine, in 1921 Jessie Allnutt walked more than 3km to school every day - and that included the 500m driveway to the family farmhouse.
Landscape proposal
Landscape proposal
Landscaping around the relocated Boer War monument could cost the Waitaki District Council about $52,000.
Community centre hosts first function
Community centre hosts first function
A new debt-free $450,000 community centre was handed over to the Otematata community yesterday and today it will host its first function, the wedding of a local couple.
Transfer of water race proposed
Transfer of water race proposed
The ownership of the Otekaieke water race, which about 75 people use for irrigation, may be transferred by the Waitaki District Council to the Otekaieke Water Company Ltd.
Waimate irrigation decision months away
Waimate irrigation decision months away
A decision on whether a new $150 million to $200 million irrigation scheme for the Waimate district will be able to draw water from the lower Waitaki River is unlikely before May this year.
Close calls on Oamaru's first day with traffic lights
Close calls on Oamaru's first day with traffic lights
Oamaru drivers appear to have survived their first day of coping with traffic lights at an intersection in town, but there were some close calls.
Jason's business growing at fast clip
Jason's business growing at fast clip
"You have to do what you have to do. You're never out of the game," was Jason McNeill's reaction to being made redundant in 2006.
Lights switched on tomorrow
Lights switched on tomorrow
Motorists in Oamaru will have to cope with something new tomorrow - the first set of intersection traffic lights in the town.
Plunket service future at risk
Plunket service future at risk
The future of Omarama's Plunket service looks bleak despite the sub-branch having celebrated its 50th anniversary last year.
Hopes for static locomotive display
Hopes for static locomotive display
The remains of old locomotives which ran on New Zealand tracks early last century may turn out to be a treasure trove for rail enthusiasts.
Group opposes court venue
Group opposes court venue
"Not a fair go", is how Waitaki First describes having part of an Environment Court hearing into the Waitaki River tunnel development in Christchurch.
Historian supports plant
Historian supports plant
Support for building a cement plant in the Waiareka Valley was voiced this week by a long-time North Otago resident, whose family connections with the valley date back 130 years.