Trust to be managed with hotel
Trust to be managed with hotel
Management of the Oamaru Licensing Trust has been brought back to Oamaru with the appointment yesterday of a general manager and an accountancy company to manage its books.
David Bruce
Ouse St closure proposed
Ouse St closure proposed
A public meeting is to be held for people to express views on a proposal to close Ouse St where it divides the Waitaki Girls' High School campus in Oamaru.
Fossils collected for Vanished World
Fossils collected for Vanished World
Bill Lee loves fossicking for fossils along the Oamaru foreshore on rocky outcrops eroded by the sea around the mouth of the Awamoa Creek.
Business owner objects to road closure for film
Business owner objects to road closure for film
A gift shop owner in Oamaru's historic Harbour St has "had a gutsful" of road closures affecting her business and plans to object to the closing of the road for the filming of Mister Pip from August 16 to 19.
Parks and streets skiers' playground
Parks and streets skiers' playground
Streets and parks in Oamaru became impromptu skifields yesterday and workers who drove to their jobs skidded on icy roads after a rare snowfall to sea level on Sunday night.
Council reviews changes to structure
Council reviews changes to structure
The workload faced by the Waitaki District Council in the next year has prompted councillors to make changes to its committee and governance structure to cope.
Dates set for filming 'Mister Pip'
Dates set for filming 'Mister Pip'
Dates have been confirmed for the filming of Hollywood film Mister Pip in Oamaru.
Big response to awards
Big response to awards
Twenty volunteer groups in the Waihemo-Palmerston area have been nominated for this year's TrustPower Waihemo community awards.
Plans for belly dance salsa workshop
Plans for belly dance salsa workshop
Belly dancing and salsa will combine in a workshop and dance party in Oamaru next month.
Big numbers set to attend national bowls tournament
Big numbers set to attend national bowls tournament
The town will be bursting at the seams early next year, with between 600 and 800 bowlers and supporters in town for a national bowls tournament.
Emergency sirens being installed
Emergency sirens being installed
Sirens are being installed at Shag Point to warn of emergencies and fires.
Officer follows new line of inquiry
Officer follows new line of inquiry
Removing the phone from the bedroom is one of the first things Detective Sergeant Mike Ryder is going to do when he leaves the police force in Oamaru later this month.
Pupils show character
Pupils show character
Ardgowan School head pupils Mitchell Lowen (12) and Jade Plant (12) yesterday with "Jami", a figure made of clothes and blankets that were donated by the pupils of the school over the past week.
Jet-boating: NZ champ too quick for rivals
Jet-boating: NZ champ too quick for rivals
New Zealand jet-boat champion John Derry reasserted his dominance in the sport by winning the Waitaki River Race on Saturday, but not without a challenge on the down-river leg in the afternoon.
Network Waitaki surplus
Network Waitaki surplus
The consumer-owned electricity network company Network Waitaki has turned in a $1.356 million surplus, despite paying out a $2.67 million discount to its 12,157 consumers.
Input urged on proposed closure
Input urged on proposed closure
A survey is being conducted by the Waitaki District Council on whether Ouse St in Oamaru should remain closed after major roadworks and replacement of water and wastewater pipes is finished.
Irrigators' group expands coverage
Irrigators' group expands coverage
Independent irrigators on the lower Waitaki River have formed themselves into a united group and joined the Waitaki Irrigators Collective Ltd, which was established last year.
Archive photo deterioration spurs shift
Archive photo deterioration spurs shift
More than 600,000 photographs, negatives and images are to be shifted within the North Otago Archives to stop them deteriorating.
More using rates rebate
More using rates rebate
Ratepayers in the Waitaki district are among the biggest users of the Government's rates rebates scheme, being paid out $606,448 last financial year.
Old wire rope wanted
Old wire rope wanted
Used wire rope is wanted to be recycled for flood protection, including along the Waitaki River.