Call for help from public for upgrading of hospital chairs
In North Otago, we are showing our true colours as one of the best little rural hospitals in the country.
But our team is being...
Choose kindness, ignore gossip
There are lots of things about living in the wonderful Waitaki that contribute towards our goal of being the best place to live.
Some things...
Facing our fears, working together
Alex and I popped down to The Business Hive this week, masked and dangerous, armed with the now familiar Covid-yellow insulation tape and (coincidentally)...
Sea birds have outstayed their welcome
OPINION: Whose habitat is this?
We have some real hero architecture in our urban area - and we also have settled right upon the coastline.
However,...
Sharing the lockdown load vital
Lockdowns throw our usual routines out of sequence. Oamaru counsellor Amanda Acheson offers some tips to help keep your mental wellbeing in balance during...
Give cyclists some time and space
As I write this, as a country we are still in Level 4, but due to go to Level 3.
As with the previous lockdown,...
Distancing yes, but no need to be isolated
Maybe it's the familiarity, maybe it's the southern way, maybe it's both - it is amazing how quickly we adapt to life in lockdown...
Exercise byproduct of roller skating fun
I got a brand new pair of roller skates!
You just sang that, right?
Learning to ice skate was part of the primary school curriculum where...
Good discussion on both reforms vital
Hello everyone.
First of all, I want to express my thanks to all of you who are looking out for others during this Level 4...
In praise of fire brigade volunteers
Thank you, volunteers.
At the end of July, I had the pleasure of throwing a little thank you shout for the Omarama Volunteer Fire Brigade.
It...
Three Waters numbers need verification
Hello again.
I trust you are well and that you are getting through the winter OK.
It has been a challenging one, weather wise, and as...
Awards chance to be involved
Want to go to space?
Richard Branson just did. Jeff Bezos is about to. Elon Musk, no doubt, will do.
Would you?
Apparently, Musk is all about...
Still too many crashes on roads in our district
Half the year gone.
Firstly, my deepest sympathies if it is one of your loved ones who has been involved in any serious crash here...
Chance to to have your say on council’s long-term plan
After many months of flood-related disruption and repairs, we were delighted to reopen the main Waimate District Council office in Queen St.
In recent weeks,...
Scheme a tax, pure and simple
There are many people around the Waitaki district who are justifiably peeved off about the Government's clean-car discount scheme that's dominated headlines recently.
I've been...