Hamish MacLean

The trust formed to protect the "extremely iconic and valuable" land in the Ohau, Mackenzie and Omarama basins is ready to put boots on the ground, its chairwoman says.

How it is decided whether to publicly notify a consent application in the Waitaki district will require further discussion, Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher says.

The Mackenzie District Council expects a seamless switch when current planning and regulations manager Suzette van Aswegen assumes the council’s top job in November.

A replacement for outgoing Tourism Waitaki general manager Jason Gaskill could be named before Christmas.

The Ministry of Education "owes" Fenwick Primary School "at least one classroom", the school’s principal says.

The first water of the North Otago Irrigation Company's $57million pipeline expansion was turned on at a Weston farm yesterday.

Three potential developers have been identified as accommodation providers at Oamaru’s waterfront.

The Waitaki District Council is well placed to take a few "adventurous" steps, its new chief executive says.

Remaining  artefacts  at Awamoa Foreshore Reserve near Oamaru are to stay in situ in accordance with Te Runanga o Moeraki wishes.

This summer a popular Waitaki camping spot could be used by locals the way it once was.

On the last day of the festival, people will be encouraged to take to their bikes to celebrate art.

A cornerstone of Oamaru’s homegrown arts scene, the Oamaru Stone Symposium will this year run throughout the inaugural Waitaki Arts Festival.

The Waitaki Arts Festival’s "Made in the Waitaki" is a celebration of Oamaru’s established arts community.

The Waitaki Arts Festival — three weeks of events, exhibitions and performances drawn from all over New Zealand — starts on Tuesday, the hope being  it will set the stage for future festivals....

The North Otago Irrigation Company is pressure-testing the "top half" of its stage 2 expansion.

For the first time the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust will restrict access to one of its reserves during breeding season in the hope an apparent increase in bird numbers in the area will continue.

An Oamaru retiree with a suspected heart condition feels "let down'' after learning she has to wait up to eight weeks for an outpatient appointment at Dunedin Hospital.

Oamaru police are asking neighbours at Awamoa Park to be vigilant after would-be thieves broke into - and tried to start and steal - two cars at Oamaru's unofficial car sale yard at the weekend.