Holcim New Zealand is making big changes to its New Zealand operations, by building a new $50 million import cement terminal at Timaru's port, looking at selling its lime operations including Dunback, keeping a new cement plant at Weston on hold and combining management with Australia.
A date of September 17 has been set for the by-election to elect a councillor for the Corriedale ward to the Waitaki District Council, after the resignation of incumbent Sharyn Price.
The Waitaki district plan - the document which tells people what they can do on the land and where - is up for review and the Waitaki District Council tomorrow will decide how the costly process will be done.
The final sale of the Oamaru railway station has been delayed, the buyer asking for more time from the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust to complete due diligence.
Cousins (from right) Abbigail Hutt (4) and Skye Lepage (5) perform with the John Street Waimate and Waimate Mobile Kindergartens at the Matariki Festival in Waimate yesterday to celebrate the Maori new year.
The Waitaki District Council has come up with measures to help people suffering from withdrawal symptoms of ''legal highs'', working in conjunction with several agencies.
Representatives from 39 North Otago organisations celebrate sharing a total of $78,874 in sponsorships handed out on Tuesday by community-owned Network Waitaki Ltd.
A life-threatening brain haemorrhage in early January has forced Waitaki District councillor Sharyn Price to step down, after trying to fill the role since March as she recovers.
Waitake Boys' High School has decided not to proceed further with a proposal to accept more wards of the state and Child Youth and Family children into the school and its hostels under a special programme.
Dog owners in the Waitaki district win some and lose some in a draft dog control bylaw and dog control policy prepared by the Waitaki District Council.
Floods, bad weather and tides have put work on the Waihao Box, on Waimate's coast, about six weeks behind schedule.
''A momentous occasion'', was how Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher yesterday described a landmark agreement signed with four North Otago rural water schemes to take back management of their supplies from the Waitaki District Council.
Two consecutive roll-overs have not diminished Tuturau teenager Larissa Tyler's love for mud and horsepower.
Running out of fuel while leading two races in a row was not the performance two Aucklanders were looking for on the South Island power boat circuit, but they would rather be down here than racing in the North Island.
Omarama is benefiting from a couple who like a challenge and have applied that passion to building up Ladybird Hill Restaurant and Winery in the Waitaki Valley township.
An eight-year effort is nearing an end with a start on the conservation and restoration of the 1890s Nicol's blacksmith forge in Duntroon.
A plan to restore Waimate's historic Quinn's Arcade, believed to be New Zealand's first indoor shopping mall, is about to gather momentum as a rejuvenated Pro-Ject Waimate group moves the project forward.
A long-term strategy for Oamaru's historic precinct is being discussed at a two-day retreat by the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust, which maintains and manages most of the buildings in Harbour and Tyne Sts.
Omarama's fire station is being earthquake strengthened and upgraded to house new-generation appliances and provide a better working environment for volunteers.
Waitaki District Council has set a 2.96% increase in total rates take, slightly higher than forecast but still below the 3% it started with yesterday.
