Spoiler alert - Council on board with Eat Me First Published on 24 April 2024 Council’s Waste Free Waitaki team are supporting the Love Food Hate Waste “Eat Me First" campaign, supplying free reusable stickers to help local households eat food that needs to be used up first in their fridge, to prevent unnecessary food waste. Tagged as: , Business & Economy, Community, Land & Environment, Media Releases
Landfill learning for Hampden School students Published on 27 February 2024 Hampden School students took a look at where the historical landfill in their township will eventually end up this week. Tagged as: , Land & Environment, Media Releases
A better future for Waitaki’s waste – let’s talk trash! Published on 23 January 2024 Public consultation on the draft Waste Minimisation and Management Plan 2024 - 30 (WMMP) for the Waitaki District begins next Monday 29 January.The WMMP considers how the Waitaki community creates and deals with the refuse and recycling to better protect our environment and reduce the impact of waste. Tagged as: , Community, Consultations, Land & Environment, Media Releases
Water Services Update Published on 27 October 2023 The new government forming signals some changes for water services but exactly what those are is not yet clear. Tagged as: , Land & Environment, Projects & Works
Palmerston landfill to close on October 31 Published on 02 October 2023 Palmerston’s landfill is to close permanently to the public and commercial operators at the end of October.From November a contractor will be preparing a new landfill cell, as the site prepares to receive the material from Beach Road and Hampden sites, as part of Project Reclaim. Tagged as: , Land & Environment, Media Releases
Project Reclaim to protect Waitaki coastline Published on 29 September 2023 Waitaki District Council is pleased to announce the next stage of Project Reclaim will soon get underway. Tagged as: , Land & Environment, Media Releases, Projects & Works
New Migrants Put Down Roots In Waitaki Published on 12 September 2023 Waitaki Multicultural’s ‘Welcoming Week’ saw new migrants to the Waitaki District help restore the Waitaki river in the early spring sunshine on Friday 8 September. Tagged as: , Community, Events & Activities, Land & Environment, Media Releases
Breakwater maintenance places rocks in a hard place Published on 04 September 2023 Keen eyed observers of the Oamaru Harbour will have noticed some heavy plant machinery at work on the breakwater over the last week.Around 2000 tonne of rock has been placed on the sea-ward side, as part of maintaining the revetment and protecting the breakwater. Tagged as: , Land & Environment, Media Releases
Omarama Water Supply upgrade gains momentum Published on 31 August 2023 Work has ramped up in recent weeks at the site of the new Omarama Water Treatment Plant and all going well, things are looking good for scheduled completion in mid-December. Tagged as: , Community, Land & Environment, Media Releases, Projects & Works
Farmers urged to avoid leaving mud on roads Published on 19 July 2023 Muddy roads caused by farm vehicles and cattle movement are making driving unsafe on a number of roads around the Waitaki district. Tagged as: , Community, Land & Environment