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Business

There are a large number of business located in the Waitaki region and listed below is a sample of some of the larger operations.

Alliance Group Limited Pukeuri Plant
Private Bag 50051
Pukeuri Junction
Oamaru 9444
T: +64 3 437 3800
F: +64 3 437 3801
W: www.alliance.co.nz

Pukeuri is a large modern multi-species food processing plant licensed to export sheep and cattle products and co-products to world markets. The plant is located 7km north of Oamaru. Over 95% of products are exported to 65 countries worldwide and during its peak season it employs approximately 1000 people. As the district's largest private sector employer, a range of employment opportunities is available from seasonal processing positions, to supervisory, management and technical roles.

ANZ Bank
99 Thames St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1704
F: +64 3 434 8440
W: www.anz.co.nz
The ANZ Bank provides a full range of regular banking and financial services.

Bank of New Zealand
Cnr Thames & Coquet Sts, Oamaru
W: www.bnz.co.nz
The Bank of New Zealand provides a full range of regular banking and financial services.

Borst Holdings Ltd
21 Turnbulls RD 14C
Five Forks 9492
T: +64 3 432 4244
F: +64 3 432 4006
Large scale dairy farming and earthmoving contractor.

Brackens Print Ltd
36-38 Thames Street, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 8516
F: +64 3 434 7535
Commercial printing, copying and office supplies. One of the largest in Oamaru.

DA Ireland (1990) Ltd
36 Orwell Street, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 6956
F: +64 3 434 6928
Manufacturing engineers and suppliers of engineering goods.

Campbell's Butchery
160 Thames Street, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 8780
F: +64 3 434 5102
W: www.campbellsbutchery.co.nz

Butchery, bacon and ham producers and smallgoods manufacturers for national distribution.

Countdown Foodmarkets
108-116 Thames St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 8127
F: +64 3 434 6875
Part of the Countdown Supermarket chain.

Crombie and Price Ltd
5 Torridge Street, Oamaru.

PO Box 121, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 8311
F: +64 3 434 9688
W: www.crombie-price.co.nz
Crombie and Price is a leading Health and Natural Products Importer and Distributor into NZ.

CRT Society Ltd
33 Thames Street, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1030
F: +64 3 433 1036
W: www.crt.co.nz

Farm suppliers, and rural real estate sales
CRT is a farmer co-operative, owned by farmers in the
South Island of NZ. They have several fields of industry employment.

De Geest Construction Ltd
3 Main North Road, Oamaru
T: +64 3 437 1172
F: +64 3 437 2394
W: www.degeest.com
Construction, commercial & residential, pre-built bathrooms. De Geest started in 1955; today it is the largest building firm in the Waitaki District. Since 1983 de Geest has supplied over 7,500 bathroom units to hotels/motels/apartments/hospitals throughout NZ, Australia and the Pacific.

Dean and Associates
20 Wear St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 5128
F: +64 3 434 7695
W: www.deanlaw.co.nz
Barristers and Solicitors

Dooleys Masonry
13 Ouse St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 7091
F: +64 3 434 7091
W: www.dooleysmasonry.com
Stone brick/block producers, stonemasons and tile shop. Dooleys enjoys a unique reputation processing the famous Oamaru Stone that is today highly sought after for its decorative effects and durability. The company offers a range of products and services to suit the needs of everyone, from architectural consultant to weekend odd-job family group.

Dunedin City Ford
461 Thames Hwy, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1178
W: www.dcford.co.nz
Motor vehicle retailer, local branch of the major Ford distributor throughout the Otago region.

Envirowaste
Regina Lane, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 0031
W: www.envirowaste.co.nz
EnviroWaste is a national, integrated waste business. Its branch in Oamaru offers a comprehensive range of waste management solutions to homes and businesses.

Farmers Trading Co Ltd
67-73 Thames Street, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 0155
F: +64 3 433 0181
W: www.farmers.co.nz
As the country's foremost fashion department store, Farmers have been outfitting NZ women, their families and their homes for nearly 100 years. First established in 1909, Farmers is now a thriving, modern department store and NZ leading fashion and home retailer. Farmers operates over 55 department stores in rural and city locations around the country...including Oamaru's largest department store.

Fulton Hogan
Main North Road, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1129
F: +64 3 433 1130
W: www.fh.co.nz
Fulton Hogan is a roading and infrastructure construction company founded in Dunedin in 1933. They have grown to employ over 4,000 staff with annual sales of NZ $1 billion. Fulton Hogan is a market leader in the road building industry. They are a major supplier of roading materials and quarry products, including concrete aggregates, sand, sealing chips, asphalt aggregates and railway ballast.
Fulton Hogan is also a market leader in Civil Engineering projects, with expertise from bridge and dam building to tunneling, pipelaying and earthworks construction. In addition, they are specialists in road marking, drainage, earth moving, road transport, heavy haulage, ready-mix concrete and laboratory and technical services.

Galleon Complex
500 Thames Highway, Oamaru
T: +64 3 437 0128
F: +64 3 437 9049
Restaurant and motel complex. The facility also operates an extensive bowling alley for family oriented fun.

Gillies Metaltech Ltd
28 Tyne St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 6150
F: +64 3 434 8802
W: www.gillies.net.nz
Manufacturers of quality metal castings, water fittings, pumps, valves and specialists in one off castings.
Gillies Metaltech is a long-established Oamaru business with a national and international reputation for manufacturing quality cast metal and engineered products. The business has a diverse range of activities and capabilities from design through to manufacturing. The company employs 70 team members with future growth in employment opportunities likely. Staff development is a priority with employees offered ongoing learning and personal development.

Gillies Service Centre
184 Thames St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1199
F: +64 3 433 1198
Vehicle parts and servicing operation; they have a large workshop in the centre of town.

GJ Gardiner
8 Coquet Street, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 7555
F: +64 3 434 7504
W: www.gjgardner.co.nz
Franchise home builders, operating in NZ since 1997.

Great Southern Oamaru
Main South Rd, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 8658
F: +64 3 434 5301
Stockists of complete range of fencing products, electric and permanent; wooden posts; timber (farm and domestic); concrete products including troughs and tanks; farm buildings

Firth Industries
Cnr Tees & Wansbeck Sts, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1156
F: +64 3 433 1164
W: www.firth.co.nz
Firth is the largest and only national manufacturer offering a complete range of concrete products, systems and solutions. It has a large concrete production facility in Oamaru.

HealthCare NZ Ltd

27 Coquet St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1313
F: +64 3 434 5518
W: www.healthcare.co.nz
Home help and personal care service.

Hi Flo Plumbing
224 Thames Street, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 9872
F: +64 3 434 9873
Plumbing, drainlaying and gasfitting services.

Hope and Associates Legal
76 Thames Street, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 9930
F: +64 3 433 9731
Barristers and Solicitors

Iconix NZ Ltd
345 Thames Highway, Oamaru
T: +64 3 437 2548
F: +64 3 437 2175
W: www.iconix.co.nz
Iconix has been designing and manufacturing industrial and livestock scales and associated electronic agricultural equipment since 1982. Manufacturing and equipment servicing is carried out at two sites, in Oamaru, and Palmerston North.

Research and development work is performed at the Oamaru office, as are most administrative functions.

Iconix livestock scales are sold by farming retail stores throughout New Zealand and by overseas distributors in many countries. International sales and support are managed from our Oamaru facility.

Iona Hospital and Home
549 Thames Highway, Oamaru
T: +64 3 437 1870
F: +64 3 437 1132
W: www.psotago.org.nz
Services for the elderly, certification for rest home and hospital level care and for non-acute medical services.

KB Irrigation
16 Ouse St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 3150
F: +64 3 434 3405
W: www.kbirrigation.co.nz
KB Irrigation is a one-stop shop when it comes to irrigation. They undertake work throughout the South Island designing, installing and servicing irrigation systems. KB Irrigation's core business is in Canterbury & Otago; they opened a branch in Oamaru in February 2005.

Kingsgate Hotel Brydone
115 Thames St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 0011
F: +64 3 434 0010
W: www.milleniumhotels.co.nz
Licensed hotel, 49 bedrooms, function rooms and restaurant. The hotel is one of Oamaru's famous historic Oamaru Stone buildings.

KFC Oamaru
Cnr Usk & Thames Sts, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 7377
W: www.kfc.co.nz
Fast food restaurant

McDonalds Family Restaurant
210 Thames Street, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1148
F: +64 3 433 1149
W: www.mcdonalds.co.nz
Fast food restaurant

Milligans Food Group
1 Chelmer St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 1113
F: +64 3 434 1119
W: www.milligans.co.nz
Milligans Food Group Ltd manufactures flour, all sorts of food ingredients and animal feeds. The company's head office, storage warehouses, food
ingredient blending plant and cheese shredding plant are in Oamaru.

Mitre 10
Cnr Severn & Cross Sts, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 9860
F: +64 3 434 9861
W: www.mitre10.co.nz
National DIY and hardware store.

McKeown Group Ltd
Waterfront Road, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1022
F: +64 3 434 7978
W: www.mckeown.co.nz
Founded in 1966, the company supplies a large portion of the South Island with bulk fuel, lubricants and associated products. The company now has operations based in Ashburton, Timaru, Oamaru and Dunedin, runs a modern fleet of truck and trailers as well as a sales fleet for fuels, lubricants and chemicals.

The National Bank of New Zealand
11 Thames St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1502
F: +64 3 434 8620
W: www.nationalbank.co.nz
The National Bank of New Zealand provides a full range of regular banking and financial services.

Network Waitaki Ltd
10 Chelmer St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 0065
F: +64 3 434 8845
W: www.networkwaitaki.co.nz
Electricity distribution company for the Waitaki District.

Northside New World
402 Thames Highway, Oamaru
T: +64 3 437 1908
F: +64 3 437 1900
Supermarket chain

New World Main South Road
72 Wansbeck St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1166
F: +64 3 434 7366
Supermarket chain

North Otago Pastoral Services
3 Usk St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 7766
F: +64 3 434 7597
Merchandise grain and seed retailer

North Otago Motor Group
24-30 Severn St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 0135
F: +64 3 433 0140
W: www.nomg.co.nz
Toyota and Holden franchise vehicle dealers, new/used vehicles, parts and service/paint and panel. They employ around 23 staff.

NZ Post
Cnr Severn & Coquet Sts, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1190
F: +64 3 433 1191
W: www.nzpost.co.nz
Postshop and Kiwibank

Oamaru Hospital
8 Steward St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 0290
F: +64 3 433 0262
Public hospital and maternity centre

Oamaru Mail Ltd
80 Thames St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 9970
F: +64 3 434 9723
Local newspaper.

Oamaru Pharmacy Ltd
171 Thames St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 8315
Pharmacy; one of the largest in Oamaru

Oamaru Shingle Supplies
Hilderthorpe Seven Mile Rd
Oamaru 9493
T: +64 3 431 3893
F: +64 3 431 3607
Shingle, roading material, landscaping suppliers, concrete building materials.

Oamaru Veterinary Services
311 Thames St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 5666
F: +64 3 434 5661
Veterinary services.

OceanaGold Macraes Mine
Golden Point Road RD3
Macraes Flat 9596
T: +64 3 479 2922
F: +64 3 479 0532
W: www.oceanagold.co.nz
OceanaGold is one of the largest gold producers in Australasia. The gold mining operation at Macraes Flat is the largest in NZ. There are many employment opportunities in mining, processing, truck driving, technical services, etc.

Parkside Quarries Ltd
Airedale Road
Weston 9492
T: +64 3 433 1134
F: +64 3 433 1135
W: www.oamarustone.co.nz
Parkside Quarries has been operating since 1906, producing Oamaru Stone. This is an icon industry of Oamaru.

Placemakers Oamaru
19 Humber St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 0460
F: +64 3 434 8139
PlaceMakers is NZ's largest building material supply company, offering a full range of products and services to trade and serious DIY customers. PlaceMakers are suppliers of timber, wallboard, flooring, paint, appliances, hardware, kitchens, bathrooms, laundries, cladding, aggregates, concrete and steel. The Oamaru store is one of 55 locations throughout NZ.

PGG Wrightson Ltd
230 Thames St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1292
F: +64 3 433 1291
W: www.pggwrightson.co.nz
Livestock, wool, grain & seed, farm supplies, irrigation and pumping, real estate and valuations; rural finance, insurance, saddlery.

Plunket Electrical Ltd
12-16 Ribble St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 8473
F: +64 3 434 8822
Electrical contractors; one of the biggest in Oamaru.

Rainbow Confectionery
459 Thames Highway, Oamaru
T: +64 3 437 1847
F: +64 3 437 2280
W: www.rainbowconfectionery.co.nz
Rainbow Confectionery Ltd is a NZ owned & operated company based in Oamaru and specializing in the manufacture of starch-moulded confectionery. They supply local and export markets. The company currently employs 40 full time staff, increasing to 70 during peak periods.

Rendell on Reed Rest Home and Hospital
70 Reed St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 1029
F: +64 3 434 1029
Rest home

Road Metals Co. Ltd
2 Caledonian Road, Oamaru
T: +64 3 437 0458
F: +64 3 437 2233
W: www.roadmetals.co.nz
Road Metals is one of the premier producers of aggregates in New Zealand. They produced sand and aggregates for all five of the major hydropower schemes in the South Island. For nearly five decades Road Metals has been engaged in road construction, shape corrections, overlays and the supply and delivery of crushed and screened aggregates.

Roger Gilchrist Building Services
141 Awamoa Road, Oamaru
M: 027 242 8636
F: +64 3 434 1001
Building/construction contractor

Smiths City
28 Eden St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1000
F: +64 3 433 1003
Furniture, whitegoods and furnishings retailer

Summit Wool Spinners Ltd
Weaver Street, Oamaru
T: +64 3 437 1860
F: +64 3 437 2284
W: www.summitwool.co.nz
Summit Wool Spinners are NZ largest independent spinner supplying top quality carpet and rug yarn for domestic and international markets. Founded in 1881, Summit has a proud heritage of utilising local skills and experience in blending, spinning and yarn making. Summit is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation. The business employs some 300 people as dyers, blenders, carders and spinners and also has large finishing and dispatch departments. Support services include fitters and turners, carpenters, laboratory technicians, administration, sales and marketing staff.

Te Pari Products
67 Humber Street, Oamaru

P.O. Box 25, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 0077
F: +64 3 434 8859
Manufacturers of livestock handling equipment.

Vetlife Oamaru
281 Thames St
Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 8079
F: +64 3 434 8059
Veterinary services

The Warehouse
27 Eden St
Oamaru 9400
T: +64 3 434 9434
F: +64 3 434 6617
W: www.thewarehouse.co.nz
General products retailer

Waitaki Decorators
PO Box 285, Oamaru
T: 0800 30 30 39
F: +64 3 434 1194
Waitaki Decorators is a fifth generation family business initially operating in the Waikato region before relocating to Oamaru in 1994. We cover residential painting, commercial painting, roof coatings, water blasting, stone cleaning and chemical cleaning. Waitaki Decorators is now one of the leading painting contractors in Otago, providing customer satisfaction and quality workmanship on hundreds of painting projects.

Waitaki District Council
Thames St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 0300
F: +64 3 433 0301
W: www.waitaki.govt.nz
District Council

Waitaki Refrigeration
22 Usk St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 7997
F: +64 3 434 5422
Refrigeration service and installation.

Waitaki Transport Ltd
Main North Road, Oamaru
T: +64 3 437 1728
F: +64 3 437 2564
W: www.waitakitrans.co.nz

Waitaki Transport Limited has its main operating base and head office in Oamaru, with a branch in Christchurch and agencies in Dunedin, Timaru, Ashburton and Kurow. The company owns and operates approximately twenty heavy trucks plus ancillary vehicles, plant and machinery, and is engaged in general cartage, line-haul and intercity freighting, town delivery, distribution, storage, rural cartage, gravel and aggregates supply and cartage, trip truck and contracting work.

Specialist services include building transportation, bulk lime cartage, chilled product cartage, grocery and beverage distribution, and storage.

Waitaki Transport operates a substantial workshop and engineering complex at Oamaru, engaging in maintenance and fabrication work for the company's own fleet and outside clients, with emphasis on fleet operators. Allied to the workshop is a Shell Truck Stop which retails diesel and motor spirit. A specialist parts store with agency and general lines complements the workshop service offered, as do a mobile hydraulic hose repair service and a fully equipped services vehicle for onsite servicing of customers plant and equipment.

Allied to the building relocation division is the sale and distribution of new and second-hand buildings, including houses and commercial buildings

Westpac Oamaru
155 Thames St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 1327
F: +64 3 433 1337
W: www.westpac.co.nz
Westpac Bank provides a full range of regular banking and financial services.

Whitestone Cheese Co.
Cnr Torridge & Humber Sts, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 8098
F: +64 3 434 8011
W: www.whitestonecheese.co.nz
The famous Whitestone Cheese factory in Oamaru, producers of world renowned Whitestone Blue Cheese.

Whitestone Contracting Ltd
Main South Rd, Oamaru
T: +64 3 433 0240
F: +64 3 434 1270

W: www.whitestone.co.nz
Whitestone Contracting Limited, is a civil construction and maintenance contractor 100% owned by the Waitaki District Council. The company delivers

an annual dividend to the Waitaki District Council and employs over 150 staff including; engineers, plant and machinery operators,

certified plumbers and drainlayers, carpenters, painters and decorators, mechanics, labourers

and administration staff. No job is too big or small for your local contractor.

Willetts Furniture
Harbour St, Oamaru
T: +64 3 434 6951
F: +64 3 434 5011
W: www.willettsfurniture.co.nz
Manufacturers and retailers of quality NZ made solid wood furniture.

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