Students of Ōamaru Intermediate School, Principal Rebecca Meek, Principal Brent Godfery of Pembroke School and Mayor Gary Kircher stand at the corner of Arundel St and Thames Highway, the site of one of the new fully signalised intersections. Walking, cycling and scooting around Ōamaru will soon be safer and easier for everyone, as the Waitaki District Council moves ahead with its Transport Choices project. Transport Choices is funded by Waka […]

Eleven Waitakians were presented with awards recognising their long-service to their communities at Oamaru Opera House yesterday. At the awards, Piper Rowan Blair piped in the Mayor, Councillors, Community Board Chairs and award recipients. Tania Bungard, Mike Harris, John Hore, Phillip Nicolson, Frances Oakes, Alison Simpson, Gilda Sparks, Helen Stead, Ian and Joan Sutherland and Toeafiafi Taiti were presented with their awards by the Mayor Gary Kircher, Deputy Mayor Hana […]

The Rotary Club of Ōamaru held its Meet the Candidates evening on Thursday night at the Ōamaru Opera House. Adjudicated by Waitaki District Councillor Jim Hopkins, Ethan Reille (Labour), Miles Anderson (National), Roger Small (Democracy NZ), Pleasance Hansen (Greens), Sean Beamish (ACT) and Ray Bailey (NZ Loyal), all had their chance to advocate for themselves and their political parties before the October 14 election. The Waitaki App was there, and […]

Waitaki electorate candidates (left to right and top to bottom); Miles Anderson (National), Ethan Reille (Labour), Roger Small (Democracy NZ), Sean Beamish (ACT), Pleasance Hansen (Green), Ray Bailey (NZ Loyal). As the 2023 election campaign steps up, The Waitaki App asked each of our Waitaki candidates why their party should get your vote over their nearest politically aligned competitor. We gave them a 300 word limit. Here’s what they told […]

Ōamaru rugby player Cheyenne Cunningham has just been named in the Black Ferns XV. PHOTO: Supplied Waitaki rugby player Cheyenne Cunningham has ticked another goal off the list, being named in the Black Ferns XV squad this week. The 23-year-old Ōamaru player said she was “over the moon” to get the phone call from head coach Whitney Hansen letting her know she had been selected. “I made that one of […]

Oamaru Rotary member Sven Thelning (centre) receives a generous donation from the Waitaki Multicultural playgroup for its Toyarama sale, which has been postponed. PHOTO: Supplied Oamaru Rotary’s Toyarama is being postponed. The proposed fundraiser, which was supposed to open on Friday (August 18) came off the back of ever-successful Bookarama, as a possible way to recycle used toys and raise money for the community at the same time. Organiser Ele […]

Waitaki electorate Labour candidate Ethan Reille and his team of helpers have been busy putting up hoardings to drum up support for October's election. PHOTO: Supplied As the general election looms, hoardings have been popping up around the electorate, but as Waitaki electorate Labour candidate Ethan Reille has discovered, they’re not always a welcome addition to the neighbourhood. Last Saturday (August 12), was the official start date for the hoardings […]

(L to R),Mayor Gary Kircher, Chloe Renshaw (United Kingdom), Andrew John Bradley (England), Jan Ralph Pavo Roa , Jan Alexander Montes Roa, Maria Ellaine Montes Roa (Phillipines) and Joanna Lee Perkins (Australia),  Upoko David Higgins of Te Rūnanga o Moeraki. On Tuesday this week, Waitaki District Council co-hosted a formal Citizenship Ceremony with Te Rūnanga o Moeraki at the Moeraki Marae on Tenby Street. This is the third ceremony to […]