Services in Kurow and the Waitaki Valley


Museum & Information	Gymnasium	Library	Rubbish & Recycling
Doctor	Ambulance Information	Fire Service Information	Church Information
Plunket	Multicultural Support	Public Swimming Pool	Water & Council Services
	Waitaki Road Conditions

Kurow Museum and Information Centre - 57 Bledisloe Street, Kurow Pop in and visit Carron at the Kurow Museum & Information Centre for information, internet access, car registrations, road miles, newspapers, photocopying services, souvenirs and a friendly chat! Phone (03) 436 0950. Open 10.30 - 3.30 Monday-Friday over Winter and by appointment at other times.
Kurow Centennial Sports Complex - Settlement Road, Kurow The Sports Complex is situated at the Waitaki Valley School campus. It is suitable for basketball, indoor netball, karate and other sporting events. Bleacher seating, full kitchen and changing facilities, and weights training room. Annual key hire available for weights room only $150.00 for a family key. Phone Kurow Information Centre (03) 436 0950 for information.
Kurow Community Library - Settlement Road, Kurow Visit the Kurow Community Library. Take advantage of the two community computers - free access including a number of applications such as Skype and Skopia. Use the internet, do word processing, apply for jobs online, talk to relatives on Skype,check your Facebook, download and edit music and images, to name a few. HOURS Monday 1 – 3:30 Tuesday 1 – 4pm Wednesday 1 – 4pm 7 – 8:30pm Thursday 1 – 4pm Friday 1 – 3pm Saturday 10:30am – Noon For more information phone community Librarian Bridget Sutherland on (03) 436 0660 during library opening hours. Otematata Community Library - West Road Shopping Area HOURS Monday 2.30 – 4.30pm Tuesday to Friday 2.30 – 3.30pm Saturday 11.00 – 12 noon Back to Top
Waitaki Valley Resource Recovery Parks (Rubbish and Recycling) Kurow Wednesdays and Sundays 1-4pm. Kurow Creek Road, Kurow. Otematata Wednesdays and Sundays 1pm—4pm, River Terrace, Otematata Omarama Wednesdays and Sundays 9am—12 noon, Chain Hills Highway, Omarama Phone 0800 433582 for more information. Back to Top
Kurow Medical Centre - Wynyard Street, Kurow - Phone 03 436 0760 Kurow Medical Centre is staffed by one doctor during working hours 4 days a week and a nurse is in attendance at the same time. We have a weekly physiotherapy clinic run from our premises and prescriptions are faxed through and delivered the same day from Mackenzie Pharmacy which operates in Twizel. Out of hours is serviced by trained personnel. The Centre is closed on Tuesdays and open the following hours: Doctor Appointments & Nurse Clinics: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 8.30 am - 1.00 pm & 2.00 - 5.00 pm Phone (03) 436 0760 for an appointment and listen to after hours information. In an emergency please phone 111 for ambulance services. Back to Top
Kurow St John In an emergency please phone 111. The Waitaki Valley and Hakataramea are serviced by Prime Response which is supported by a volunteer ambulance service, based in Kurow, with back up support from Oamaru. St John Waitaki is staffed by volunteers. Volunteering with St John is a commitment, but one which is immensely rewarding. You directly contribute to the welfare of your local community, and provide an invaluable service to all New Zealanders. You can become part of one of the best-known and most respected organisations in New Zealand: an organisation renowned for its care and compassion, its sensitivity and tolerance. Please contact the Kurow Museum & Information Centre (03) 436 0950 if you are interested in assisting St John Waitaki or visit St John
Kurow Volunteer Fire Service In an emergency please phone 111. The Waitaki Valley and Hakataramea are serviced by a dedicated volunteers. "The New Zealand Fire Service plays a major role in providing an emergency response to New Zealand communities. Most of these communities depend on volunteers for their every day fire protection. Men and women from many walks of life are volunteer firefighters. Volunteers include the self-employed, mothers at home, shift workers, people looking for work, tradespeople and professionals. They are all people who care about their communities and want to be actively involved in them." Source www.volunteer.fire.org.nz Contact the Kurow Volunteer Fire Brigade at 43 Bledisloe Street, Kurow on (03) 436 0600 or Chief Fire Officer John Sturgeon directly on (03) 436 0624 if you wish to volunteer in the Waitaki Valley. Back to Top
Kurow Presybterian Parish Parish Monthly Services: Kurow - Every Sunday at St Stephens, Bowen Street at 10 am Whalan Lodge, Settlement Road - 1^st and 3^rd Sundays at 11.30 am Communion will be celebrated on the 1^st Sunday of every month at Kurow. Otematata - 3^rd Sunday of every month at West Road Cafe at 6.30 pm. Communion will be held March, June, September and December. Omarama - 4^th Sunday of every month at 4.30 pm Parish Minister: Eric Mattock - Phone (03) 436 0773 Sacred Heart Catholic Church, State Highway 83, Kurow Mass on 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month at 12 noon. Christmas Day and Easter Sunday Mass times advertised nearer the date. Contacts: Kurow - Elspeth Wallace 436 0463 Otematata - Helen Blick 438 7715 Omarama - Michael Blackstock 438 9481 Parish Priest: Father Wayne Healey, 68 Reed Steet, Oamaru Phone 03 434 8543 St Alban's Anglican Church State Highway 83 - Eastern approach to Kurow Services: First Sunday of each month 9.30 am. Second Sunday of each month 11.30 am Third Sunday of each month 9.30 am Fourth Sundayof each month 11.30 am starting with morning tea at 11.00 am. Vicar: Rev Ken Light, Waitaki -North Oamaru Parish (03) 4370 064 or (027) 211 1501. Priest Assistant: Rev Dr Paul Yeomans, St Alban's Vicarage (Kurow) (03) 436 0978 or (021) 0248 6217. Christian Life Centre You are warmly invited to join us for a church service, held in the Kurow Voluntary Flre Brigade Social Rooms (Contemporary Christian Service). Pastoral care services available, Dedications, Marriages, Funerals Belong Believe Build Ph (03) 437-2666 (affiliated with the Assemblies of God in NZ). Back to Top
Plunket Contact Waitaki Valley's Plunket Nurse, Taieri Hore at the Oamaru Clinic toll free 0800 758 654. Plunket Line 0800 933 922. Back to Top
Waitaki Multicultural Council The Waitaki Multicultural Council aims to promote cultural diversity and unity, and to help newcomers settle in their community. They provide support for new migrants by ... • hosting a monthly social gathering and potluck meal of ethnic food. • holding monthly meetings with speakers from different agencies or cultures. • participating in citizenship ceremonies. • welcoming new citizens. • providing links and information about the community. • holding a women's group to provide support and networking. For more information contact Sandra Tonkin (03) 437 0418 or (027) 778 9753.
Waitaki Valley School & Community Swimming Pool In October 2012 the Waitaki Valley School Community Swimming Pool was upgraded and is now heated by solar power. It will be open to keyholders end of October through to end of March. There are three swimming pools - a paddling pool for tots, a middle pool for 4-7 year olds, and the large pool for older children and adults. The pool is unsupervised and keyholders must be over 18 years old. Keys are available at the Kurow Museum & Information Centre on Bledisloe Street. Please phone the school (03) 436 0660 for more information. Back to Top	Thank you to Meridian Community Fund, Alexander MacMillan Fund, Waitaki Collie Dog Club, Waitaki Valley Friends of the School and the wider Waitaki Valley Community for generously supporting this local initiative.
Waitaki District Council www.waitaki.govt.nz If ratepayers and residents have any breakages or issues with wastewater, sewerage or water supply please phone the Council on 0800 108 081 and put in an RFS - request for service. The maintenance person concerned will then deal with the issue. This is the correct method to have the problem resolved or fixed.
Budget Advice North Otago Free confidential advice. Waitaki Valley & Twizel - Phone Carron (03) 436 0950. Oamaru area (03) 434 6196.

Kurow Medical Centre in the Waitaki Valley, gateway to the high country, lakes and rivers, renowned for excellent fishing, and jet boating.

The practice is staffed by one doctor during working hours 4 days a week and a nurse is in attendance at the same time. The Kurow St John and Kurow Fire Bridgade operate from their own premises, each less than 1 minute by car away from the Kurow Medical Centre.

The community is very supportive of the practice and the current register is approximately 1492 with numbers swelling over the summer months from casual tourists and seasonal workers. The practice population is a standard age mix with many farmers and outdoors people. Health issues a usual mix of accidents (farm, recreational) diabetes, age related problems, etc.

Medtech Global provides the software used at Kurow Medical Centre.

We have a weekly physiotherapy clinic run from our premises and prescriptions are faxed through and delivered the same day from Mackenzie Pharmacy which operates in Twizel.