The Upper Clutha Environmental Society (UCES) has come under
fire for its no-show at a recent resource consent hearing,
which a Queenstown lawyer says wasted $10,000 of his client's
money.
Muddy, cold conditions put paid to any record-breaking rides
at the Contact Epic mountain bike race around Lake Hawea on
Saturday, but a record number of entrants ensured the
continuing success of the gruelling event.
Recovering from a combination of jet lag and fatigue, Wanaka
multisport athlete Dougal Allan does not expect his
performance at today's annual Contact Epic mountain bike race
to match that of his record-breaking win last year.
Nincompoops, whackos and psychotic liars were among the
assessments made by straight-talking Pulitzer Prize winner
Seymour Hersh of several world leaders and high-ranking
government officials, during a visit to Wanaka this week.
Despite an outpouring of community opposition, the Queenstown
Lakes District Council is sticking to its guns and says it
has no obligation to consult the public on its organisational
review.
An idea long talked about, to charge people to enter Mount
Aspiring National Park, gained traction yesterday, when the
Wanaka Community Board recommended the proposal be formally
investigated.
Opponents of proposed staff cuts at the Wanaka Library aired
their views at the Wanaka Community Board meeting yesterday
and urged board members to ''stand up'' for their community.
Suggestions Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive
Adam Feeley was being disrespectful by looking at his
cellphone while people spoke at a public forum in Wanaka last
week have been rejected by the council.
The
Southern Lakes Festival of Colour will be launched on the
Wanaka lakefront this morning, alongside a series of
billboard paintings which have captured the public's interest
as they took shape during the past few days.
