Long lunch chance to rub shoulders
Long lunch chance to rub shoulders
Otago's gallery-museum-archive development project fundraising launch on Harbour St promises to be "unique".
Hamish MacLean
Trust’s funding closer
Trust’s funding closer
The Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust’s long-awaited redevelopment funding is drawing closer.
Board chair drops roles in school
Board chairman drops roles in school
The school board chairman at the centre of a religion-in-schools stoush in Oamaru has stepped away from his roles in religious instruction and chaplaincy at the school after an independent review.
Mayor happy with decision to retain roads contract
Mayor happy with decision to retain roads contract
Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher has defended awarding the council's roading maintenance contract to SouthRoads.
Crash near cliff a close call
Crash near cliff a close call
Emergency crews clean up at a single vehicle crash near Oamaru yesterday.
Roading, services council priorities
Roading, services council priorities
The Waitaki District Council’s draft annual plan consultation document lays out roading and customer services as two council priorities for the coming year.
Barber parting company with business
Barber parting company with business
At his estimate of 100 haircuts a week, Ali Brosnan could have done 200,000 haircuts in his 42 years as the owner of Ali Brosnan Family Hair Care.
Lonely males a threat to nests
Lonely males a threat to nests
Intruders into yellow-eyed penguin nests are interrupting the incubation process and killing chicks.
Boom year for young penguin population
Boom year for young penguin population
Mainland New Zealand’s yellow-eyed penguin populations are in decline, but Moeraki’s Penguin Rescue has experienced a boom year, Hamish MacLean reports.
Feedback call on turn-off warning
Feedback call on turn-off warning
The NZ Transport Agency is asking for feedback on an electronic warning system - and a ''variable speed limit'' of 70kmh - for the intersection of State Highway 1 and the Moeraki Boulders access road.
Donor changed own life too
Kidney donor changed own life too
Pam Browne has had two life-changing experiences in the past 18 months.
Humanitarian organisation flies under the radar
Humanitarian organisation flies under the radar
Those who have not heard of the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) are not alone, board member Bill Woodward says.
Crown grant boosts irrigation scheme funding
Crown grant boosts irrigation scheme funding
A South Canterbury irrigation scheme has received development grant funding of $1,370,000 from Crown Irrigation Investments Ltd.
Councillors seek staffing cost clarity
Councillors seek staffing cost clarity
Waitaki district councillors have raised concerns about detail lacking in council reporting on staffing costs.
Delayed Harbour St project nears completion
Delayed Harbour St project nears completion
The finishing touches are being made to a long-awaited North Otago tourist attraction.
Oamaru high on property website
Oamaru high on property website
Oamaru's property market has received national attention over the past several days as media outlets have picked up on the town's inclusion in a Chinese property website top 10 list.
End date for irrigation project again extended
End date for irrigation project again extended
The completion date for the North Otago Irrigation Company's $57 million expansion have again been revised.
Life in Waimate feels like having won Lotto
Life in Waimate feels like having won Lotto
Kiwi-born Stuart Duncan's left behind 29 years in northern Australia and a CEO role at a regional council for a top job at in Waimate.
Scaled-back move plans concern
Scaled-back move plans concern
Network Waitaki may redevelop its Chelmer St site, in Oamaru, and move storage and servicing facilities to Weston, its chief executive says.
Rapid fire response at station praised
Rapid fire response praised
A fire at an Oamaru petrol station "could have been substantially worse" if not for the quick response from staff and firefighters.