North Otago

Pedestrianisation trial decision to go to extraordinary meeting

Pedestrianisation trial decision to go to extraordinary meeting

An extraordinary meeting of the Waitaki District Council will decide on Monday if a trial pedestrianisation in Oamaru’s CBD gets over the line.

Call for government to investigate road closure

Is Beach Rd a ‘‘must have’’ or a ‘‘nice to have?’’ PHOTO: BRENDON MCMAHON

Call for government to investigate road closure

The government is being called to investigate the Waitaki District Council’s role in the closure of Beach Rd.

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Friends, family help to mark anniversary

Val and Ted Tempero celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in Oamaru last week. PHOTO: NIC DUFF

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Friends, family help to mark anniversary

Oamaru couple Ted and Val Tempero have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.

AED for street a ‘no-brainer’

Blue Stone Dr resident Merie La Grange performs CPR as fellow resident Francois La Grange (right)...

AED for street a ‘no-brainer’

"We hope we never have to use it but at least we know it’s there."

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Library service hub only a few weeks off

Arts, culture and libraries manager Chloe Searle (left) and new children and youth library...

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Library service hub only a few weeks off

A new service "hub" at Oamaru Public Library will begin next month as part of the Waitaki District Council’s transformation phase as unease in the community about the changes continues.

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Changes to Waitaki Week ‘blood match’

Waitaki Boys’ High School. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON

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Changes to Waitaki Week ‘blood match’

Changes are coming for the biggest week in the sporting calendar for Oamaru’s secondary schools, which includes what is sometimes referred to as the "blood match".

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Offer of land for Project Kea lapses

An artist’s impression of what a new $350 waste-to-energy plant in the Waimate / Glenavy district...

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Offer of land for Project Kea lapses

Project Kea has been dealt a blow.

UN trip opens eyes to world

East Otago High School student Sam Paton, with his notebook from his trip with the United Nations...

UN trip opens eyes to world

An Otago student has returned from a United Nations trip with a head full of ideas and hopes to encourage his rural classmates to become future leaders.

Trail ride to give support

Trail ride to give support

In just over a fortnight, Five Forks School will stage its annual Foothills Trail Ride.

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Community anxiety around new library service hubs persists

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Community anxiety around new library service hubs persists

A new service "hub" at Oamaru Library will begin next month as part of the Waitaki District Council’s transformation phase and unease in the community around the changes continued.

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Devotees aflutter over July bird show

North Otago Bird Club committee members (from left) Sandra Thompson, Diana Tonkin, Joanna...

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Devotees aflutter over July bird show

The best bird exhibitors in the country will flock to Oamaru later this year.

Oamaru carport blaze contained

There was also a shortage of relief trucks which were used when firetrucks were being serviced or...

Oamaru carport blaze contained

Firefighters in Oamaru worked to contain a blaze in a carport on a residential street this afternoon.

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Work starting on hard sums

The design concept for the planned Forrester Gallery extension of the former Bank of New South...

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Work starting on hard sums

A 10.3% rates rise, anyone?

Cleanup, fund timeline didn’t align: council

The Waitaki District Council headquarters in Oamaru's Thames St. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Cleanup, fund timeline didn’t align: council

Project Reclaim did not qualify for special funding to remediate contaminated sites, and there were no guarantees it would get a slice of emergency funding announced by the government early last...

Meeting on efforts to save hoiho

A 90-day-old yellow-eyed penguin chick at the Penguin Rescue sanctuary.The chick will fledge at...

Meeting on efforts to save hoiho

The Penguin Rescue sanctuary at Katiki Point in Moeraki continues to work tirelessly to help save the embattled yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho) from extinction.

Mural a credit to students’ work

St Kevin’s College will unveil their Tūrakawaewae Mural later this month. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Mural a credit to students’ work

St Kevin’s College will unveil a new mural created by students later this month.

Export roots to be celebrated

The historic slaughterhouse and carcass shed at Totara Estate. PHOTO: HERITAGE NZ

Export roots to be celebrated

The sea change which transformed the North Otago economy in the 1880s will be celebrated again this month at Totara Estate.

Engineer to give advice on slumping

Erosion of the Oamaru Creek bank at the Top 10 holiday park has been monitored since the early...

Engineer to give advice on slumping

The Waitaki District Council is starting to resolve "urgent work" on the Oamaru Creek bank with part of the leasehold Top 10 holiday park cordoned off.

Oamaru out to put best feather forward when hosting nationals

The best bird exhibitors in the country will flock to Oamaru later this year.

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3-D mapping of coast to shed light on erosion

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3-D mapping of coast to shed light on erosion

Oamaru residents will soon have access to high-definition data to help navigate the effects of coastal erosion.

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