People: Festival of Speed
People: Festival of Speed
At the Festival of Speed, Highlands Motorsport Park, April 21-23.
Marjorie Cook
Canisters sought for airshow explosion
Canisters sought for airshow explosion
Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow wants great balls of fire at next year’s Easter event at Wanaka Airport.
Potential sale of holiday parks sparks fears
Potential sale of holiday parks sparks fears
Some of the South’s best holiday parks could soon be run by Australians, sparking fears of a loss of the New Zealand way of camping.
Surf wave pool draws attention
Surf wave pool draws attention
The Hāwea Flat developer of a world-first backyard surf wave pool has been swamped with interest from around New Zealand and overseas.
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Nasa balloon lifts off with kiwi soft toy mascot, optical telescope
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Nasa balloon lifts off with kiwi soft toy mascot, optical telescope
Nasa’s massive scientific balloon successfully launched on its first attempt from Wānaka Airport on Sunday is now floating in the stratosphere towards South America.
‘Life-long learners’ enjoying art school
‘Life-long learners’ enjoying art school
Art is all about life-long learning and keeping connected, artists at Wānaka’s Autumn Art School said yesterday.
Central surfers can catch their own wave
Central surfers can catch their own wave
Nearly 15 years ago, Hāwea Flat product designer Ross McCarthy dreamed about surfing in his own backyard.
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Internet cable delays roundabout
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Internet cable delays roundabout
A close call recently with Chorus’ West Coast internet cable in Wānaka delayed earthworks on the town’s $5 million roundabout at Mt Iron corner.
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Lakefront hotel being refurbished
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Lakefront hotel being refurbished
Edgewater Lake Wānaka is undergoing a $20 million refurbishment project that will take about three years.
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Trees still on the chopping block as decision deferred
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Trees still on the chopping block as decision deferred
The fate of 70 trees facing the chop on Wanaka’s golf course remains uncertain.
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Taking it easy after resigning
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Former chairman enjoying taking it easy after resigning
There is life after Fish & Game, Ray Grubb says — and the former NZ Fish & Game Council chairman is loving every minute of it.
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Love song, concert to farewell home town
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Love song, concert to farewell home town
Folk singer-songwriter Martin Curtis (79) will farewell his Cardrona home town of 46 years with a Farewell to Cardrona concert on April 15.
Airport can ‘fit into a low-carbon future’
Airport can ‘fit into a low-carbon future’
A new airport proposed for Tarras is a viable proposition despite expectations for a low-carbon future, its backer says.
Breakdown comes after trouble-free tractor trip
Breakdown comes after trouble-free tractor trip
Members of Temuka Tractor Club took three days to chug 292km from their homes in South Canterbury to Wanaka to take part in the Wheels at Wanaka Show this weekend.
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Tough build finished in remote valley
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Tough build finished in remote valley
The 32-bunk Aspiring Hut in the remote West Matukituki Valley has had a $1.3m refurbishment and will open to the public as soon as its certificate of compliance has been signed off.
Wānaka resident wants cycle tracks upgraded
Wānaka resident wants cycle tracks upgraded
Wānaka resident Dave Kerr has called for DOC-managed cycle tracks between Wānaka, Lake Hāwea and Luggate to be upgraded to the standard of the Lake Dunstan Trail at Cromwell and Queenstown trails.
Celebration of the arts officially opened
Celebration of the arts officially opened
Wanaka began its week-long immersion in the arts yesterday afternoon with an informal Maori welcome, songs and speeches in the Dinosaur Park.
Govt to underwrite film studio project
Govt to underwrite film studio project
The Government has announced that it will underwrite the development of the Silverlight Studios in Wanaka to the tune of $4.5 million.
Dogs steal the show in Wānaka
Dogs steal the show in Wānaka
Wānaka Show has gone to the dogs, as pooches pulled their best poses, raced about until they got lost in the crowd and eyeballed sheep into a standstill.
Eye surgery assurances provoked by experience
Eye surgery assurances provoked by experience
Clinicians have developed a new surgical centre in Dunedin to help boost ophthalmology surgery in the wider Otago community.