The Friendly Bay Society plans to challenge the Waitaki District Council's Forrester Heights subdivision in the High Court - if it can get funding from the Ministry for the Environment.
Water users who want water from the lower Waitaki River will get the chance to put their case next month, some after waiting up to 10 years for a decision on their resource consent applications.
The Oamaru Opera House will become the focal point, cultural hub and meeting place for the Waitaki community when its redevelopment is completed in October and it is officially reopened in February next year.
The $9.7 million restoration and redevelopment of the Opera House is one of the most significant community projects undertaken by the Waitaki District Council. David Bruce outlines the history of the Opera House and what the project will achieve.
A row of macrocarpa trees believed to be at least 100 years old, next to the Maheno Rugby Club ground, will still be felled despite the Waitaki District Council stopping the work last month.
Transit NZ will attempt to minimise disruption to main-street businesses in central Oamaru when it undertakes a multimillion-dollar safety improvement project later this year.
How much bunting do you need to decorate Tyne St in Oamaru? Organisers of the town's Victorian heritage celebrations now know - about 1km of it.
While some youth organisations may struggle, the Boys Brigade in Oamaru is going strong with the 2nd Company celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend.
Pressure on the Government-instigated Waitaki catchment water allocation plan has prompted Environment Canterbury (ECan) to organise a workshop in Waimate on Thursday to discuss possible changes.
A fairy tale turned into a horror story for children and parents who turned up yesterday in Oamaru for the touring show Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Meridian Energy Ltd and some other groups associated with the Waitaki River agree - they do not want quick changes to the Government-instigated Waitaki catchment water allocation regional plan.
Air quality is one of the major concerns people have concerning a $300 million cement plant being built at Weston, near Oamaru, according to information being gathered by Otago University masters student Ngaio Fletcher.
A mystery hunting competition where teams will not know until the event what they will be trying to shoot is planned for Omarama from July 25 to 27.
A Kakanui family who lost their rented home and virtually all their belongings in a fire last week now want to get on with life.
A proposal by the Waitaki District Council not to maintain country roads beyond the last house has struck opposition from farmers and community groups.
The Waimate District Council will look again for a site for new public toilets in the town.
The Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust's constitution is in for a major review, following controversy earlier this year about when new members could vote to elect trustees or at an annual meeting.
"Relief" is how Oamaru woman Diane Millns described her feelings about the sentence imposed on her brother for attempting to murder their dying mother.
Cricket is a career option, but it needs a lot of hard work, was one message former Black Caps captain Stephen Fleming gave to young North Otago cricketers yesterday.
A retired Royal Air Force air commodore and his son were killed when the right wing of their glider struck terrain during a reversal turn away from a ridge and the glider was destroyed, the Oamaru Coroners Court heard yesterday.
