Landfills fail to gain funding
Landfills fail to gain funding
Two unofficial Beach Rd landfills - which have spilled waste on to the beach below - have failed to attract Ministry for the Environment funding.
Hamish MacLean
'Farm base area' among ideas in district plan discussion document
'Farm base area' among ideas in district plan discussion document
The Waitaki District Council could introduce a "farm base area" where more intensive development was allowed.
New point of contact at garden
New point of contact at garden
Meet the new boss - she is the same as the old boss.
'High calibre' WBHS board elected
'High calibre' WBHS board elected
Outgoing Waitaki Boys' High School commissioner Craig Smith says he is "delighted'' with the calibre of the Oamaru high school's first elected board of trustees since 2014.
Group 'stonewalled' over staffing concerns
Group 'stonewalled' over staffing concerns
Oamaru's community hospital action group says it has been "stonewalled'' as it raises concerns over an increasingly unsustainable staffing situation at Oamaru Hospital.
St John takes plans to public at Oamaru park
St John takes plans to public at Oamaru park
St John staked out the footprint of the building it wants to put up in Awamoa Park at the weekend as it welcomed all-comers "inside" to see where and why it wants a new ambulance station.
Landscape plan approved 'in principle'
Landscape plan approved 'in principle'
The Waitaki District Council has approved a landscape plan for Tyne St "in principle".
More detail sought for geopark business case
More detail sought for geopark business case
The business case for the Waitaki Whitestone Geopark has been delayed a month as the window of opportunity for applying to the provincial growth fund (PGF) narrows, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher has confirmed.
Tourism Waitaki given warning
Tourism Waitaki given warning
Amid ongoing contract negotiations Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher has warned Tourism Waitaki it needs to build a "positive relationship" with the community
Stupid way of honouring crash victims: police
Stupid way of honouring crash victims: police
People driving dangerously near Waitaki Boys' High School isn't the way to honour former pupils involved in a fatal crash this week, police say.
Council approves $550,000 repair for Severn St wall
Council approves $550,000 repair for Severn St wall
"Heavy maintenance'' will be used to rebuild the Severn St wall at the southern end of Oamaru.
Retirement village loan change frees funds
Retirement village loan change frees funds
Up to $2.3million could be freed up for further construction at Oamaru's Observatory Hill retirement village or to support a proposed redevelopment of Oamaru Hospital.
School intervention finishes
School intervention finishes
The Ministry of Education's nearly five-year statutory intervention at Waitaki Boys' High School is at an end.
Busy time for fire crews in South
Busy time for fire crews in South
An investigator is en route to a property north of Milton after the Milton Volunteer Fire Brigade put out a small fire in a bedroom this morning.
Annual plan set for approval
Annual plan set for approval
The Waitaki District Council is poised to approve a 2.96% rates rise in the coming 2019-20 annual plan after the council approved a draft plan with very few changes to spending already programmed.
Climate change costs could fall on ratepayers: WDC
Climate change costs could fall on ratepayers: WDC
Waitaki ratepayers could end up on the hook for climate change-related costs, Waitaki District Council chief executive Fergus Power has warned.
Penguin colony expected to return 25% more in profit
Penguin colony expected to return 25% more in profit
The Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony is expected to net a profit of more than $1 million this year - a 25% increase on last year.
Harbour work could mean external loan
Harbour work could mean external loan
Upcoming harbour projects could require the Waitaki District Council to take on an external loan for the first time in five years, council documents show.
Contradictory breakwater access policies need straightening out
Contradictory breakwater access policies need straightening out
The Waitaki District Council is in breach of its consent for the breakwater in Oamaru Harbour as it allows public access to the 1872 Heritage New Zealand category 1 structure, the Otago Regional...
Delays expected due to vacancies
Delays expected due to vacancies
A "tight labour market" has led to vacancies in the Waitaki District Council's heritage and regulatory group - and could mean a bumpy couple of months