Island jetty out of action as repairs made

Island jetty out of action as repairs made

Vessels wanting to gain access to Ruby Island on Lake Wanaka will have to beach on the island for the next few weeks as the jetty has been removed for maintenance work.

Golf with a spin

Golf with a spin

At first glance, you could be forgiven for thinking the Wanaka Club had taken over Faulks Tce yesterday when six teams played golf around the normally quiet reserve.

Group empowering strong wool sector

Strong Wool Action Group executive officer Andy Caughey is helping to carry out the...

Group empowering strong wool sector

A group set up to support growers of strong wool and bring their fibres back to market in a way relevant to consumer trends is due to wind up at the end of the year and present its recommendations.

Residents reject bid to disband the board

Residents reject bid to disband the board

A recommendation to disband the Wanaka Community Board has been overwhelmingly rejected by Upper Clutha residents.

Survivor assisting study

Emma Prentice, of Wanaka, was one of the first to give blood to a new University of Otago study...

Survivor assisting study

A Wanaka woman who nearly died from Covid-19 in London last year says New Zealanders are lucky to have escaped "the deaths".

Panel allows construction of retirement village

The proposed Northbrook retirement village in Wanaka is expected to add 770 jobs during the peak...

Panel allows construction of retirement village

A new multimillon-dollar retirement village in Wanaka, with 100 residential apartments, has been given approval after being fast-tracked under special Covid-19 legislation.

Crash prompts call to drive to conditions

Motorists are being reminded to ‘‘drive to the conditions’’ after a car overturned south of the Cardrona village yesterday.

Focused growth objective of council’s spatial plan

Focused growth objective of council’s spatial plan

Future residential growth in the Queenstown Lakes area will be focused on areas with good access to facilities, jobs and public transport and will include more high-density housing.

One injured in fall from skifield chairlift

A person was airlifted to hospital after falling off a chairlift at Cardrona Alpine Resort yesterday.

Part of road along lakefront closed

A section of a major arterial route along Lake Wanaka is closed this week.

Coffee boat keeps cyclists on track

Cyclists (from left to right) Karen Spires, of Queenstown, Sarah Aston, of Auckland, and Fiona...

Coffee boat keeps cyclists on track

A coffee boat cafe on Lake Dunstan in the Cromwell Gorge is delighting users of a newly opened cycle and walking trail.

UN Youth Summit debates fake news

Hannah Tait (17), from Dunstan High, represented China in the debate. Photo: Kerre Waterworth

UN Youth Summit debates fake news

Up to 90 pupils from Mount Aspiring College, Wakatipu High and Dunstan High Schools have participated in a model UN Youth Summit at the Lake Wanaka Centre.

Award just the beginning, owner says

WildWire Wanaka’s owner and founder Mark Morrison, on the job after winning a top tourism award....

Award just the beginning, owner says

A small family-owned and operated Wanaka tourism business has won a major national tourism award.

Willows Basin ski area has ‘soft opening’

The first skiers and snowboarders to ride on the Willows quad chair were (from left) Timon Tasker...

Willows Basin ski area has ‘soft opening’

Skiers and snowboarders finally got their chance to experience new terrain yesterday when Willows Basin had its "soft opening".

Recommendation to end community board defended

The chairman of the independent advisory group which recommended disestablishing the Wanaka Community Board has defended the review panel’s process.

Another taste of success for Wanaka pie maker

Kai Pai Bakery dispatch manager Julie Danielson and head baker Jason Danielson with his prize...

Another taste of success for Wanaka pie maker

Constantly thinking about how to improve your pie recipe or inventing a new one is the only way to keep winning awards, Wanaka’s national award-winning pie maker says.

Coffee cup campaign hailed as environmental success

WAO Summit organiser Monique Kelly and event organiser Olivia Bonifant (right) show the poster...

Coffee cup campaign hailed as environmental success

One small action by takeaway coffee drinkers in Wanaka has shown what people can do.

Ski slopes host record numbers

Having spent the school holidays skiing at Cardrona Alpine Resort Heidi Alexander, David and...

Ski slopes host record numbers

Cardrona Alpine Resort and the Snow Farm have broken winter school holiday attendance records and customers do not seem to be complaining.

Quarrel over community board continues

Wanaka Community Board members listen as Lakeland Adventures Wanaka director Michael Donald...

Quarrel over community board continues

The future of the Wanaka Community Board is uncertain as the Queenstown Lakes District Council examines how best the Upper Clutha can be represented.

Concern over time given to consider advice

A recent full-page advertisement placed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council in the weekly...

Concern over time given to consider advice

A member of the advisory group which recommended disestablishing the Wanaka Community Board says the town’s residents are not being given a proper chance to have a say.

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