Call for coast road costs to be shared
Call for coast road costs to be shared
The ongoing problem of erosion along the North Otago coast, threatening roads and property, is being attacked on two fronts by the Waitaki District Council.
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Water board appointed
Water board appointed
A four-member interim Kakanui water supply committee has been appointed by the Waitaki District Council to provide a liaison to the community.
Costings up $100m - Holcim
Costings up $100m - Holcim
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd says the cost of building a cement plant near Oamaru could be $300 million, $100 million more than its estimate in 2005.
Row over memorial oak resolved
Row over memorial oak resolved
A Duntroon dairy farming couple will remove a fence in front of a memorial oak dedicated to a North Otago soldier killed in World War 1, but feel they have been "picked on" by the Waitaki District Council.
Replacement walkway proposed
Replacement walkway proposed
Weston will get a new walkway to replace the one it will lose if OnTrack reopens the Waiareka to Weston branch railway line to a proposed $300 million cement plant.
Retention of rail line ownership conscious decision, OnTrack says
Retention of rail line ownership conscious decision, OnTrack says
OnTrack deliberately retained ownership of the Waiareka-Weston branch railway line for possible use by a cement plant at Weston, its southern service manager, Neil Campbell, said yesterday.
Offer to build harbour road
Offer to build harbour road
Contractors and farmers have offered to build a new road to Oamaru Harbour, giving their time and equipment to slash the cost to the Waitaki District Council.
Signs, but no road works at bridge
Signs, but no road works at bridge
New signs are to be put up at the accident-prone Deborah rail overbridge on State Highway 1 and Transit NZ also wants to reduce the speed limit to below 100kmh.
Proposal to alter policies
Proposal to alter policies
Three proposed roading policy changes could have a big financial impact for Waitaki district ratepayers.
Wind farms supported
Wind farms supported
The South Island does not need more hydro-generated electricity but it desperately needs electricity from alternative sources, such as wind, Waitaki First chairwoman Helen Brookes said yesterday.
Fires in truck and buildings
Fires in truck and buildings
An Oamaru house received fire and smoke damage, a Kurow shop, used as a residence, suffered minor damage and a stock truck cab was destroyed at Hakataramea Station in three separate incidents yesterday.
Design for major harbour development
Design for major harbour development
A comprehensive landscape plan to develop Oamaru Harbour and its environs for a wide range of uses will go to the Waitaki District Council on Tuesday for endorsement.
Reopening line vital for plant
Reopening line vital for plant
Reopening the Waiareka branch railway line, a vital component of the proposed $200 million Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd cement plant near Weston, will come under scrutiny at a Waitaki District Council resource consent hearing lasting three days from May 21.
Waitaki residents oppose stadium cost
Waitaki residents oppose stadium cost
People living in the Waitaki district should not have to help pay for the proposed $188 million Awatea St covered stadium in Dunedin
Driver wants changes to overhead bridge
Driver wants changes to overhead bridge
"It's a damn dangerous bridge," is crash victim Dunedin truck driver Nathan Anderson's description of the Deborah rail overbridge on State Highway 1
Smelter closure 'threat' dismissed
Smelter closure 'threat' dismissed
Rio Tinto's threat of closing the Bluff aluminum smelter is an attempt to shift the cost of the plant's greenhouse emissions to the taxpayer, Minister Responsible for Climate Change David Parker said in Oamaru last night.
Fund includes new bridge
Fund includes new bridge
Major roading projects in Canterbury, including replacement of the State Highway 82 twin bridges at Kurow, received a major boost yesterday with a $244 million funding package from the Government.
Nurse to make home visits
Nurse to make home visits
Waitaki Valley patients have a new medical service, after the Kurow Medical Centre successfully lobbied the Rural Otago Primary Health Organisation for funding.
16 offence notices issued at overbridge
16 offence notices issued at overbridge
Sixteen offence notices were issued in about two hours to motorists yesterday as the Oamaru police highway patrol continued to target the Deborah rail overbridge on State Highway 1 where two crashes have occurred within nine days recently.
High quality wines predicted
High quality wines predicted
The Waitaki Valley grape picking season is drawing to a close with a prediction of some high quality wines and more labels this year.