Canadian musher city girl who went to dogs
Canadian musher city girl who went to dogs
Canadian long-distance sled dog musher Karen Ramstead never imagined she would throw away her job as manager of a bone china shop and go to the dogs.
Marjorie Cook
India market big chance for tourism operators
India market big chance for tourism operators
Indian visitors presented a significant opportunity for Wanaka tourism operators, but important cultural considerations should be borne in mind when preparing to host them, Lake Wanaka Tourism business development manager Geoff Marks said this week.
Driver over limit
Driver over limit
A 24-year-old Wanaka man was more than three times over the breath-alcohol limit when he was stopped driving on Anderson Rd in Wanaka at 12.30am yesterday, police said.
Partial success for Sharpridge
Partial success for Sharpridge
The Minty family has partially succeeded in its second attempt to gain resource consent for a four-lot subdivision of a 137ha farm on the western shores of Lake Wanaka.
Airport land use to be decided
Airport land use to be decided
An extraordinary meeting has been scheduled for next Tuesday so the Queenstown Lakes District Council can decide whether to adopt a district plan change and new land-use designations for Wanaka Airport.
Champion musher marshalling at sled dog festival
Champion musher marshalling at sled dog festival
Four days, 38 mushers, 160 dogs - the annual Wanaka Sled Dog Festival begins at the Snow Farm today.
Spike in property theft reports, with trusting people falling prey, police say
Spike in property theft reports, with trusting people falling prey, police say
A spike in stolen property reports is keeping Wanaka police busy this week, with most victims described as "trusting" people who had left their property unattended.
Art gallery might replace centre
Art gallery might replace centre
A Wanaka arts patron is proposing the Wanaka Arts Centre be replaced by a facility capable of hosting high-calibre exhibitions and recitals and providing education and activity space.
Dogs coming to town
Dogs coming to town
More than 2000 farmers and hundreds of farm dogs are expected to descend on Wanaka next May for the New Zealand Sheep Dog Trial Association's national championships.
Skiing: Injured Wells turns judge's eye on brother
Skiing: Injured Wells turns judge's eye on brother
The skills of top New Zealand freeskier Byron Wells have not gone to waste at the Winter Games, despite his pulling out of the competition with a knee injury sustained in training two weeks ago.
Forum hears views on event funding
Forum hears views on event funding
A suggestion the Queenstown Lakes District Council fund a contestable district-wide events fund drew sharp intakes of breath, nervous giggles and oohs, during a teleconference between Wanaka and Queenstown residents yesterday.
Skiing: Freeski victors repeat success
Skiing: Freeski victors repeat success
The Winter Games freeski slopestyle champions are United States pair Gus Kenworthy (19) and Devin Logan (19), in a repeat result from halfpipe competition earlier this week.
Smith hungry for top-class competition
Smith hungry for top-class competition
Adaptive alpine skier Quentin Smith (34) is keenly looking forward to some strong Winter Games competition in Queenstown and Mt Hutt next week.
Snowboarding: Rock star of adaptive snowboarding
Snowboarding: Rock star of adaptive snowboarding
Adaptive snowboarder Amy Purdy (31) has been undressed by Madonna and hung from the ceiling by Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx, but all she really wants to do is compete at the 2014 Paralympics.
Pengi in from cold (warning to parents)
Pengi in from cold (warning to parents)
Warning to parents: if your children still believe the tooth fairy, Santa Claus and Cardrona's Pengi the Penguin are real, don't let them anywhere near this page.
Snowsports: Storm disrupts schedule
Snowsports: Storm disrupts schedule
Bad weather on the ski slopes forced a change in schedule for the Winter Games in Wanaka yesterday.
Small town big on hospitality
Small town big on hospitality
Roxburgh became an unexpected host for the Winter Games on Sunday after games chief executive Arthur Klap, top Canadian ice-skaters Paige Lawrence and Rudi Sweigers, two ice-skating officials and two games staff members were caught in a snowstorm.
Hopes slopestyle will be all go today
Hopes slopestyle will be all go today
A wintry blast from the south yesterday forced the postponement of a Winter Games highlight - the freeski slopestyle - until today.
Snowsports: US men head off Canada
Snowsports: US men head off Canada
A World Cup-level men's field of cross-country skiers lined up at the Snow Farm this weekend for two days of Winter Games races.
Night-time visit puzzles backpackers manager
Night-time visit puzzles backpackers manager
It puzzled the three bears and now it is puzzling Matterhorn South Backpackers manager Tony Panter. He wants to know who's been sleeping in his beds?