Consumers on the Otematata water supply are advised to BOIL all water used for drinking, food preparation and oral hygiene such as brushing teeth until further notice.
Registrations have opened for the Waitangi Day commemorations to be held in Ōamaru this Waitangi Day, Friday 6 February.Click the link below for more information how to join us for an educative day with fun activities for kids.
In the Autumn of 2014 a 40 year old plantation of radiata pine was clear felled on Cape Wanbrow. Council and community members decided that the Cape should not be entirely replanted with pine trees, and that native trees and shrubs should be promoted instead.
A landscape plan was developed for the 13.5 ha site, that reverted some areas to plantation forestry, but primarily focussing on amenity plantings to improve the values of the site as a recreational reserve.
By November 2016 approximately 5000 native plants have been planted on the cape, almost entirely using volunteer workers. Furthermore, many of the trees planted at the Cape were propagated by the Waitaki Branch of Forest and Bird at the Oamaru Public Gardens Community Nursey.
For updates on public planting days at Cape Wanbrow please visit the Community Nursery Facebook page.