Oamaru Leaders say Undie 500 not welcome
Oamaru Leaders say Undie 500 not welcome
Oamaru does not want the Undie 500, as the risks of hosting the university student event far outweigh any benefits, community leaders decided yesterday.
David Bruce
More young caught
More young caught
The salmon population in the Waitaki River could be bouncing back if an unofficial gauge used by Central South Island Fish and Game officer Graeme Hughes is any indication.
Works sold at art show
Works sold at art show
Budding artists' work is in demand - a bonus for young people involved in an exhibition being staged in Oamaru as part of Youth Week.
Perfect female contest fun for third place-getter
Perfect female contest fun for third place-getter
Katherine King comes close to being the perfect female.
Expo aims to educate, inspire.
Expo aims to educate, inspire.
The small North Otago community of Hampden is going to be at the forefront of the energy efficiency field on Monday when it stages its first energy expo.
Herbert Folk gather for festival
Herbert Folk gather for festival
The reputation of the annual Whitestone Winter Festival as a fun event has spread to such an extent that a record number of people are expected at this year's event at Camp Iona, Herbert, this weekend.
Cash short for healthy homes
Cash short for healthy homes
Money is required to make more homes in the Waitaki district healthier and the Waitaki District Council has been asked to put $10,000 towards that.
Chairman of Whitestone steps down
Chairman of Whitestone steps down
Whitestone Contracting Ltd chairman of directors Donald Taylor is to retire after 17 years heading the Waitaki District Council-owned private company.
Undie 500 organisers consider Oamaru
Undie 500 organisers consider Oamaru
Dunedin may be replaced by Oamaru as the destination for participants in this year's Undie 500 student car rally, but only if organisers can guarantee participants will behave.
Safeguards sought for meatworks
Safeguards sought for meatworks
The Waitaki District Council plans a proactive approach to ensuring Alliance Group's Pukeuri meatworks - which contributes about $90 million a year to the local economy - stays.
A long wish list
A long wish list
The Waitaki District Council has a big wish list to consider before it sets its final rates for the coming financial year.
Council blocks distribution of letter
Council blocks distribution of letter
An attempt by the Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust to distribute a letter to Waitaki district councillors asking them to delay a decision on a solid waste contract was blocked by council chief executive Michael Ross.
Whitestone Ltd running surplus
Whitestone Ltd running surplus
Waitaki district ratepayers have benefited to the tune of $3.1 million from the Waitaki District Council's ownership of contractor Whitestone Ltd.
Doc plan criticised
Doc plan criticised
A coastal policy statement being prepared by the Department of Conservation has been criticised by Waitaki District Council chief executive Michael Ross for not covering erosion problems.
Pre-hearing meeting to consider Holcim issues
Pre-hearing meeting to consider Holcim issues
Proposals to build a $200 million cement plant near Weston and a 23-section residential subdivision in Oamaru will come before the Environment Court on April 28 at a pre-hearing conference in Oamaru.
Three-bin rubbish collection system rejected
Three-bin rubbish collection system rejected
The controversial three-bin kerbside rubbish collection system proposed for the Waitaki district was rejected by the Waitaki District Council yesterday.
Winged multitude makes harbour home
Winged multitude makes harbour home
Birds of a feather flock together, with thousands of spotted shags making Oamaru Harbour their home, roosting on a wharf and the breakwater.
Group wants in
Group wants in
A new community group in Palmerston has rubbished the way the Waitaki District Council has handled its solid waste strategy, calling the procedures "shoddy''.
Youth art exhibition to foster young artists
Youth art exhibition to foster young artists
The positive achievements of young people in the Waitaki district will be the focus of events organised for the end of next month.
Decision time for council on rubbish
Decision time for council on rubbish
Tuesday is crunch time for the Waitaki District Council, which must decide how rubbish in the district will be handled and disposed of in the future.