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Arts and culture organizations ask for a combined total of around $130,000 from the Town, after experiencing post-COVID boom in participation
Northern Ireland-based broadband provider Fibrus has made a new investment as it drives forward its plans for a fully electric fleet in three years.
Garageband Woodstock brings back the songs from, well, a long time ago for an audience just about that old, too
When people imagine their retirement, spending their golden years being abused is not what they picture. Sadly that is the case for many older people in Waitaki, and across New Zealand. As part of Elder Abuse Awareness Week, one Oamaru woman shares her story with Ruby Heyward. It was a Tuesday when Mary* got a call from her daughter-in-law. She remembers the day, because the call – about her her teenage grandson Ryan* being kicked out of home – changed everything for her. Ryan had got into some trouble and, despite warnings from his dad, Mary, whose name has been changed to protect her i...
Sharon McGregor Energy-based climate solutions focus on achieving net zero carbon emissions where carbon emissions equal carbon drawdown and there is no net gain of carbon to the atmosphere. Net zero goals are translated into concrete actions such as putting up solar panels, installing heat pumps and switching over to electric cars. If these actions don’t involve destruction of natural resources, which is carbon-emitting, they make some difference in atmospheric carbon. But net zero isn’t enough given the size and scope of the climate emergency. As a single strategy, net zero won’t even...