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A local Liberal Democrat candidate blamed 'unsustainable rent and rates' for the imminent closure of a popular fashion store in Wick.
Representatives of 39 groups have a growing interest in the success of a community woodland venture which has marked a historic milestone.
The arrival of supplies and warmer weather means the redevelopment work on Waimate’s White Horse monument has resumed.
Boulton’s parents had donated to the construction of the White Horse in 1968 which was laid in concrete slabs over a three month period, costing $240 at the time according to Waimate.org.nz. Boulton said he could remember when the sculpture’s instigator Norman Hayman approached his parents, who were farmers in the Waimate district, about making a donation. JOHN BISSET/Stuff From left Waimate2gether project manager, Jo Sutherland with 84- year-old Robbie Boulton at the White Horse monument. “My parents happily donated £10 which was quite a substantial amount back in those days,” Bo...
Waimate’s White Horse is getting a brighter future. The landmark on the hill above Waimate has been water-blasted and touched up, and over the next two weeks will be repainted in a glow-in-the-dark paint, donated by Resene. The work is part of a major redevelopment of the area, co-ordinated by Waimate2gether, which includes the construction of viewing platforms, new toilets, a car parking area, landscaping and new signs and information panels on the history of the South Canterbury town. Waimate2gether project manager Jo Sutherland said the redevelopment would give the area more of a purpose...