A Waitaki Valley family-owned company wants to build its own hydro scheme on the lower Waitaki River to generate electricity for its two farms, with any surplus being sold to local network lines companies.
Meridian Energy Ltd would have to give up some of the water it needs for a new power scheme on the lower Waitaki River if it wanted to meet a demand from farmers to retain their almost 100% reliable irrigation schemes.
A North Otago couple is being pursued for more than $3.6 million in unpaid taxes and penalties by the Inland Revenue Department.
Any hope of an early agreement between lower Waitaki River irrigators and Meridian Energy Ltd on a 100% reliable supply of water for irrigation was dashed yesterday.
A $3.1 million contract has been awarded to Fulton Hogan by the New Zealand Transport Agency for a major project through the centre of Oamaru.
Work on deepening the Oamaru Harbour entrance cannot start soon enough for many.
Dry years are threatening the viability of two properties owned by a Maerewhenua farmer and he wants to build a small irrigation scheme making "smart use of water" to maintain production.
The Waitaki District Council is still waiting for Parliament to pass a vital piece of legislation so the Forrester Heights subdivision in Oamaru can be developed and titles issued.
A fire which caused major damage to a Tees St house early last Saturday morning was caused by a faulty door on a log burner, Fire Service safety officer Stuart Ide, of Dunedin, said.
The old Hampden landfill, which is leaking rubbish to the coast because of erosion, could be shored up if the Waitaki District Council can get resource consent from the Otago Regional Council.
Moeraki's landfill may have been closed for several years, but people are still illegally dumping and burning rubbish there.
Coastal erosion report is taking priority over replacing a section of a fence threatened by the sea at the blue penguin reserve north of Holmes Wharf.
Popular jet-boat launching ramp on the Waitaki River should be back in action by the start of the fishing season on October 1.
New public toilets at Kurow, opened in January, are proving such a hit they will be used as a model elsewhere in the Waitaki district and possibly Waimate.
A concert featuring opera singer Dame Malvina Major will help pay for the final stage of the $610,000 restoration of St Patrick's Basilica in Waimate.
Otematata wants to take advantage of its lakeshore by opening it up with walkways around a wetland and popular camping and boating areas.
The historic Oamaru stone terraces on Severn St will undergo major repairs and redevelopment for the first time in 70 years.
An Auckland company which has bought 22ha of industrial land north of Oamaru is planning to subdivide and then offer lots for sale.
Businesses will get some car parks back in the centre of Thames St under a new proposal put to the Waitaki District Council by the New Zealand Transport Authority.
Mark Jurisich has stepped down as chief executive of the Waitaki Development Board after two years in the role.
