Lasting memory one of the flourishing growth of Wanaka

Lasting memory one of the flourishing growth of Wanaka

Border closures have sent New Zealand’s tourist industry into a nose-dive. Despite a government handout to regional tourist organisations, they are feeling the pinch. Ahead of this week’s funding...

Rural women survived, thrived

Poverty, isolation, bone-chilling winters, as well as the loss of jobs, partners and family homes were some of the hardships rural women experienced and had to overcome in their daily lives...

Chance to air Tarras airport concerns

Christchurch Airport has just unveiled a ''new long-term proposal'' for a new airport in the...

Chance to air Tarras airport concerns

Christchurch Airport representatives have agreed to attend a meeting tonight to discuss residents’ concerns about a proposed international airport in Tarras.

Tarras invites executives to airport talks

Tarras invites executives to airport talks

Christchurch Airport officials pledged to be "regularly in" the Tarras community as residents waited to hear whether executives will attend a public meeting about the project tomorrow night.

Gathering discusses airport plan

Maori Point Vineyard owner John Harris (right) calls to order the meeting of more than 50 locals...

Gathering discusses airport plan

More than 50 people concerned about a proposed airport development near Tarras gathered yesterday for the first public meeting since Christchurch Airport made the announcement last week.

Pilot’s death shocks small Pukaki airport community

Irrigation around Twizel as seen from the air in 2016. Photo: Gavin Wills via RNZ

Pilot’s death shocks small Pukaki airport community

The tight-knit community at Pukaki airport near Twizel are still coming to terms with losing "one of their family" on Saturday afternoon in a light aircraft accident.

Maternity hub processes support but data queried

Maternity hub processes support but data queried

Management at the Alexandra maternity hospital believe the Southern District Health Board is "really trying" to find the best location for a primary birthing unit in Central Otago but question the...

Fleming explains need for maternity changes

Wanaka midwife Morgan Weathington asks a question at a public meeting at Cromwell yesterday to...

Fleming explains need for maternity changes

Maintaining the status quo was the only option not being considered by the Southern District Health Board to meet the need for primary birthing facilities in Central Otago.

Helicopter firm pulls out of tahr cull project

Helicopter firm pulls out of tahr cull project

While a leading conservation authority is backing the Department of Conservation’s controversial tahr-culling operations, disdain is being shown to helicopter firms assisting the cull.

Airport rumours flying around for 10 days

Airport rumours flying around for 10 days

Tarras locals did not seem surprised yesterday to learn of Christchurch Airport’s plans to build an airport in their patch.

Rain delays flooding alleviation work

A familiar sight for drivers along Wanaka's Aubrey Rd but not for much longer, it is hoped....

Rain delays flooding alleviation work

Work to resolve the perennial issue of flooding on Wanaka’s Aubrey Rd has been delayed because of water across the road.

Maternity unit’s end looks nigh

The Charlotte Jean maternity unit in Alexandra. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Maternity unit’s end looks nigh

Three of four options for a new birthing unit to serve Central Otago and Wanaka could spell the end for the Charlotte Jean Maternity Hospital in Alexandra.

Four options for new birthing unit

The Coroner's finding was released last week. File photo

Four options for new birthing unit

Options have been narrowed down for the location of a new primary birthing unit in Central Otago, and the public will be given a chance to have their say.

Omission from plan disappoints curlers

Curling at Altitude event in 2018, hosted by the Cardrona Curling Club. Photo: Supplied

Omission from plan disappoints curlers

Cardrona Curling Club members are "very disappointed" they have been left out in the cold and an ice rink was not included in the Wanaka Recreation Centre master plan.

Lingering inversion layer expected to clear today

Skipping stones on Lake Wanaka yesterday under the inversion cloud are (from left) Wesley (13),...

Lingering inversion layer expected to clear today

The MetService is predicting winds will pick up later today and "flush out" the inversion cloud that has blanketed huge swathes of the lower South Island and kept temperatures down in the past few...

Care urged as rabbit poisoning to begin

Care urged as rabbit poisoning to begin

Rabbit control at the Albert Town Recreation Reserve, known as the Albert Town campground, and the Widgeon Place Recreation Reserve, known as Widgeon Place, in Lake Hayes Estate, is set to begin from the end of July.

Protection of kiwi chicks main aim of 1080 operation

Doc ranger Tim Raemaekers attaches a transmitter to one of the Southern Fiordland tokoeka kiwi...

Protection of kiwi chicks main aim of 1080 operation

Kiwi chicks hatching in the remote southwest of Fiordland this breeding season have been given a chance of reaching adulthood following an aerial 1080 poison bait operation last month.

Debt spurs community hub funding plea

Debt spurs community hub funding plea

The Wanaka Community Hub may have to restructure its debt if the council does not support it financially, its chairwoman says.

‘Absolutely’ right time to launch Mt Isthmus Traverse

ActiveQT event course team members Hywel Dinnick and Laura Wallis, of Queenstown, on the new Mt...

‘Absolutely’ right time to launch Mt Isthmus Traverse

The Covid-19 pandemic and border closures have resulted in the cancellation of many sports events but they have also provided the impetus to hold a new one.

Attracting visitors to region more than once key: mayor

Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult. Photo: ODT files

Attracting visitors to region more than once key: mayor

Finding a way to attract Kiwi visitors to the Queenstown Lakes District more than once should be a No1 priority, Mayor Jim Boult says.

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