Residential extension plans to be considered
Residential extension plans to be considered
The residential area of Omarama may be expanded as demand for housing grows.
David Bruce
Oamaru writers' workshop treated to a literary weekend
Oamaru writers' workshop treated to a literary weekend
Meeting a well-known playwright in a house where a famous author grew up provided inspiration for a group of secondary school pupils in Oamaru on Saturday.
2000 wallabies killed at annual hunt
2000 wallabies killed at annual hunt
About 2000 wallabies were killed during the annual Waimate wallaby hunt at the weekend.
Demand outstrips supply
Demand outstrips supply
Omarama is to get more holiday accommodation to meet the growing demand in the Waitaki Valley township.
Lower Thames St toilets get reprieve
Lower Thames St toilets get reprieve
The Waitaki District Council has decided not to demolish the toilets in lower Thames St.
‘Watchdog' group set up
‘Watchdog' group set up
A watchdog and caretaker'' society has been set up to ensure the Waitaki District Council follows the rules - and its first target is the council's Forrester Heights luxury residential subdivision on Cape Wanbrow.
New chapter in Oamaru library's history
New chapter in Oamaru library's history
Bookworms will be able to burrow into the Oamaru Library on Monday for the first time since it closed on February 16.
Proposed rates rise reduced a little more
Proposed rates rise reduced a little more
The Waitaki District Council has had a second go at next financial year's budget, and managed to carve a small amount more off its proposed draft rates rise.
Oamaru's Trooper one step closer to move
Oamaru's Trooper one step closer to move
Trooper M. Jack, of North Otago, is about to be shifted 40m south and turned 180 degrees at a cost of $685,000.
Donated 1890s cottage to be restored
Donated 1890s cottage to be restored
Edwardian ladies and gentlemen were promenading around Waimate's Seddon Square on Saturday in aid of a cottage more than 100 years old.
Memory arch gate to be repaired and repainted
Memory arch gate to be repaired and repainted
The gates have gone at the Garden of Memories World War 2 memorial in Oamaru, but they will be returned as good as new.
Historic precinct trust shaken by divisions
Historic precinct trust shaken by divisions
The Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust is embroiled in a row over new members and its annual elections, but the disquiet goes deeper than that, David Bruce reports.
Voters choose Dennison for Waitaki board
Voters choose Dennison for Waitaki board
Waihemo voters could be voting in their second by-election this year after they elected their community board chairwoman Kathy Dennison on to the Waitaki District Council yesterday.
Mortgages raised to fund Holcim plant appeal
Mortgages raised to fund Holcim plant appeal
Some homeowners are taking out mortgages to oppose a $200 million cement plant in the Waiareka Valley, according to Waiareka Valley Preservation Society society spokesman Rodney Jones.
Funding shortfall for memorial
Funding shortfall for memorial
The Waitaki District Council is investigating ways to find funding so the Boer War monument in central Oamaru can be shifted to make way for major road works Transit NZ plans through Oamaru.
Four appeals lodged over Holcim plant
Four appeals lodged over Holcim plant
Four appeals have been lodged with the Environment Court over the granting of resource consents for a $200 million cement plant in the Waiareka Valley near Weston.
Art auction helps animal shelter
Art auction helps animal shelter
The North Otago SPCA is on the way towards building a new $200,000 shelter, after a silent art auction last week raised $2565.
Still time to return by-election voting papers
Still time to return by-election voting papers
With less than a week to go, only 47% of Waihemo voters have returned their voting papers to elect a councillor to represent their ward on the Waitaki District Council.
Railway footbridge to be restored
Railway footbridge to be restored
A pedestrian bridge that has been closed for years because it is dangerous, is to be restored to provide access from Oamaru's historic precinct to the Oamaru Harbour.
Subdivisions could create 40 sections
Subdivisions could create 40 sections
Two ambitious subdivisions combining business and recreation in the Waitaki Valley could see up to 40 residential sections developed around the historic Campbell Park property at Otekaieke.