Easter and Anzac Day holiday closing hours 2025 Published on 18 April 2025 Check here for updated lists of Council services opening hours over Easter and Anzac Day holiday period. Tagged as: , Community, Media Releases
Community information on Local Water Done Well Reforms Published on 17 April 2025 Waitaki District Council would like to provide some detailed information on the upcoming consultation regarding proposed models for Water Service Delivery, in May 2025. This includes information about the Local Water Done Well Reforms, and many important factors regarding Council's Water Service Delivery Plan. Tagged as: , Community
Seasonal planting underway Published on 08 April 2025 You might have noticed our contractors Green by Nature, refreshing the town beds for Anzac day and winter. We asked them for a list of what's going where, so you know what beautiful flowers you'll be seeing over this season at our town's war memorial and other flower bed sites. Tagged as: , Community, Projects & Works
Waitaki Welcomes New Citizens Published on 13 March 2025 Waitaki welcomed thirty of the newest New Zealand citizens on Tuesday this week at the first Citizenship Ceremony of 2025, held at the Oamaru Opera House. Tagged as: , Community
Response to claims about Council's Financial Position Published on 06 March 2025 Waitaki District Council would like to respond to claims made in a recently published long-form article by the Ratepayers Association. We have contacted the association with this information, and requested corrections or retractions of the erroneous claims made in that article. We are publishing it here to inform the community. Tagged as: , Community
Breakfast demolished while learning about recycling construction waste Published on 05 March 2025 A bacon sandwich, and how to reduce the amount of landfill produced by construction and demolition work, were on the menu at the Waitaki Resource Recovery Park this morning at the inaugural Waitaki Construction and Demolition Tradie Breakfast. Tagged as: , Community
Thanks to Project Team and Community Partners Published on 20 February 2025 With the Thames Street Public Space trial open from Wednesday 19 February until the end of March 2025, recognition should be given to all of those involved in the project.The Community Led Project, part of the Central Ōamaru Masterplan and CBD Revitalisation, used Government Better Off Funding to deliver a long-discussed but never tried expansion of pedestrian space in Lower Thames Street. Tagged as: , Community
Lower Thames Street takes shape with proposed public space trial Published on 11 February 2025 A long-discussed trial of additional pedestrian space in Lower Thames Street will be considered by an additional meeting of Waitaki District Council at a meeting on Monday 17 February. Tagged as: , Community, Media Releases, Projects & Works
Extended hours and a new location for Council services Published on 24 January 2025 From early March we're opening a service hub in the Ōamaru Public Library. It'll have extended hours including Saturday hours so you can get things done on the weekend, instead of juggling with your work commitments. Tagged as: , Community
Holiday closing hours Published on 13 December 2024 Check here for updated lists of Council services opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period. Tagged as: , Alerts & Announcements, Community