One dead in serious crash near Wanaka Airport
One dead in serious crash near Wanaka Airport
Police have confirmed one person was killed in a crash on State Highway 6 just south of Wanaka Airport early this morning.
Marjorie Cook
‘Glowing Again’ wins grand prize at art awards
‘Glowing Again’ wins grand prize at art awards
Wanaka's 15th annual Craig’s Aspiring Art Award has been won by Deborah Moss, who receives the $10,000 grand prize for Glowing Again.
Happy campers: Tents pitched for fortnight of fun
Happy campers: Tents pitched for fortnight of fun
The Wanaka Lakeview Holiday Park is seventh heaven for the Gibbs and Manly families.
Holiday boating behaviour raises few concerns
Holiday boating behaviour raises few concerns
Three boating infringements worth a total of $1500 were issued on Upper Clutha waterways during the Christmas-New Year holiday period.
Artists vying for $10,000 prize
Artists vying for $10,000 prize
Admiring Intersect, a work by guest artist Mark Cowden, of Dunedin, are Aspiring Art Awards exhibition workers (from left) Leigh Cooper, Sarah Jamieson and Yeverley McCarthy.
Fire operation scaled back as investigation continues
Fire operation scaled back as investigation continues
Firefighters fully contained the Glendhu Bluffs/Emerald Bay fire site near Wanaka yesterday and Fire and Emergency New Zealand scaled back its operations.
Warning about outdoor cooking following fire at Glendhu Bluffs
Warning about outdoor cooking following fire at Glendhu Bluffs
Police in Wanaka are cautioning people to be careful with their cooking equipment outdoors after a large blaze destroyed a Department of Conservation reserve at Glendhu Bluffs on Sunday.
Wanaka blaze contained; cause known
Wanaka blaze contained; cause known
Wanaka police are cautioning people to be careful with their cooking equipment outdoors after a large blaze destroyed a Department of Conservation reserve at Glendhu Bluffs on Sunday.
Massive Wanaka blaze mostly contained
Massive Wanaka blaze mostly contained
A massive fire on the shores of Lake Wanaka, which has burnt through hundreds of hectares of farmland and native bush, is mostly under control, but hot, dry weather forecast for the next week means...
Wanaka fire mostly contained
Wanaka fire mostly contained
Firefighters will continue to control and monitor the perimeter of a 280 hectare Glendhu Bluffs fire site near Lake Wanaka for the rest of this week but now consider the huge blaze mostly contained...
Several stores planned for rezoned ‘shopping centre’
Several stores planned for rezoned ‘shopping centre’
Lake Hawea shoppers could soon be spoiled for product choice but competing for parks, with three stores now planned to operate as neighbours on the corner of Capell Ave and Parry Cres.
Concerns over $20m Wanaka house plan
Concerns over $20m Wanaka house plan
A $20 million mostly subterranean home, The Sanctuary, has been designed to replace a mansion on a prime Wanaka site. Marjorie Cook reports on what could be Wanaka’s biggest house.
Something for everyone on the historic Tarras to Omakau route
Something for everyone on the historic Tarras to Omakau route
In our penultimate road trip around the region, Marjorie Cook heads to Omakau via Thomson’s Saddle.
Community board celebrates Mt Iron deal, looks to future
Community board celebrates Mt Iron deal, looks to future
The Wanaka Community Board is celebrating the town’s biggest Christmas present — the 250m-high Mt Iron and about 100ha of reserve.
Sportswoman aiming to inspire on epic adventure
Sportswoman aiming to inspire on epic adventure
Wanaka animal control officer Tanya Bottomley says she runs long distances because she is a "scaredy-cat" who wants to prove it is possible for women to do anything without fear.
Reports of taxi overcharging investigated
Reports of taxi overcharging investigated
Wanaka police are investigating public complaints about taxis overcharging customers during the festive period.
‘On call’ over holiday period
‘On call’ over holiday period
It will be "all hands on deck" if Covid-19 emerges in the Queenstown Lakes district over the New Year holiday period, the Southern DHB and WellSouth have promised.
Group on hand to help young ones partying
Group on hand to help young ones partying
About 40 Red Frog volunteers will help provide safe zones, peer support and emergency connection services in Wanaka and Queenstown.
Wanaka festival begins, three acts pull out
Wanaka festival begins, three acts pull out
The Rhythm & Alps music festival in Wanaka is under way as the skies cleared and the crowds started rolling in - but the Covid-19 Omicron variant soon cast its shadow.
November average house price $1.64m: real estate firm
November average house price $1.64m: real estate firm
Humble Wanaka holiday homes could set buyers back about $1million this summer, while trophy homes now cost at least $5million, according to recent real estate sales figures.