Information regarding January Film Production Published on 24 December 2024 With the holidays ahead, Waitaki District Council would like to provide an update on the planned film production taking place in Oamaru in January. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Mayor & Councillors approve Water Services consultation Published on 17 December 2024 The future of Waitaki’s Water Services will be put to public consultation in 2025 following a decision from the Council’s Governance Team at their final meeting of 2024. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Dog Control Policy and By-Law to be considered Published on 11 December 2024 It’s an early present to dog owners in the Waitaki District as the Dog Control Policy and By-Law is considered by the full Waitaki District Council next week. Keen eyed readers of our media releases may recall we issued a similar update ahead of November’s meeting, however we needed a little extra time to ensure the policy language was fit for the future and a ten-year policy. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Waitaki Biodiversity Fund Grants Awarded Published on 06 December 2024 In September the Waitaki Biodiversity Fund committee met to award grants to landowners in the Waitaki District who are taking practical steps to enhance and protect indigenous biodiversity in the Waitaki District, on private land. Tagged as: , Community, Media Releases
Waitaki Waste Minimisation Fund Grants Awarded Published on 03 December 2024 At the meeting of the Waitaki Waste Minimisation Fund committee on October 8, thirteen applications were awarded grant funding to encourage the reduction of rubbish, the reuse, recycling and recovery of waste material. Tagged as: , Community, Media Releases
Heritage Grants Awarded Published on 02 December 2024 At the meeting of the Heritage Grant Committee on October 15 2024, the following grants were awarded for the following projects in the Waitaki District Tagged as: , Community, Media Releases
Lights, camera, road closures! Published on 28 November 2024 It may be one of the worst kept secrets in Oamaru, but the visit of a production team for a film project will mean road closures in and around the Heritage Precinct in early January. Tagged as: , Media Releases
Kurow community get the job done Published on 25 November 2024 A new 600 metre section of track will be opened to Alps 2 Ocean users, thanks to the hard work of Kurow locals. In a 100% community driven project, all of the time, skill and materials for this work were sourced locally from the Waitaki Valley. Tagged as: , Community, Media Releases
Future of Beach Road on Council Agenda Published on 21 November 2024 The future of Beach Road will be considered by the Mayor and Councillors at next week’s full meeting of Waitaki District Council. Tagged as: , Land & Environment, Media Releases, Projects & Works
Dog Control Policy and By-Law Update on Council Agenda Published on 21 November 2024 Changes to Waitaki District’s Dog Control Policy and Dog By-Law will be brought to next week’s full meeting of the Waitaki District Council.The review of both the policy and by-law began in late 2023, with a community engagement about the existing policies. Council must review them every ten years, with the last update being 2014. Tagged as: , Media Releases