Queenstown lawyer Bryce Whiting has accused the Queenstown Lakes District Council of being "secretive", "corrupt" and "undemocratic" in its processing of a district plan change that could allow a large apartment block to be built in Thompson St.
Para-athlete Geoff Wilson learned to swim proficiently more than 40 years ago, but until last month he had never completed the 800m return trip from Waterfall Creek beach to Ruby Island in Lake Wanaka.
A 48-year-old woman sustained moderate injuries in a 150m fall down a steep slope on the Copland Pass route yesterday morning, hitting rocks at the base, and was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital for treatment.
Mt Aspiring College's year 13 outdoor pursuits pupils took the Central Otago multisport scene by storm last week, winning secondary school trophies two weekends in a row.
Aspiring Queenstown flying fox operator Ziptrek is one step closer to getting off the ground after the Queenstown Lakes District Council granted the company a lease and licence to operate from reserve land on Ben Lomond at a meeting in Wanaka on Tuesday, despite an 11th-hour attempt by competitor Skyline Enterprises to present new information.
Queenstown Lakes district councillors voted unanimously to accept a 6.89% pay increase for the 2009-10 year at a meeting in Wanaka on Tuesday.
Wanaka Landfill Ltd has been given seven days to provide evidence of the history of gravel importation and processing on its Ballantyne Rd site, Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field said yesterday.
Queenstown Lakes councillor Kath Gilmour feels the fifth proposed incarnation of district engineering services since 1995 is "like shifting the chairs on the Titanic" and has sought a guarantee it will work from chief executive Duncan Field.
Tensions over Wanaka Landfill Ltd's gravel extraction activities in the Cardrona River will be discussed in private by the Queenstown Lakes District Council at its monthly meeting in Wanaka today.
Wanaka tourism operator Mark Ayre is calling for wetsuit manufacturers to make fluorescent outfits so lake swimmers are not mown down by boats and water-skiers.
Defying the economic meltdown, Wanaka businessman Derek Lilly is launching his New Zealand Dream Doors franchise network this month.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has sold three blocks of esplanade reserve land (total 1.1ha) to the Crown to tidy up land ownership and management issues along the Lake Hawea shoreline.
The latest craze to grip sports-mad Wanaka has wheels - road bike wheels.
Wanaka's $21 million wastewater disposal system, Project Pure, is operating again after its designer and builder addressed mechanical problems that emerged during the Christmas and New Year period, the Wanaka Community Board has been was told.
Challenge Wanaka, now in its third year, has been a big factor in Wanaka's recent road cycling boom.
Allan Grindell's favourite game is rugby, but Wanaka's new top policeman has also been bitten by the multisport bug.
A patient crowd of about 9000 waited for more than an hour for the celebrated Jack Russell race at the Upper Clutha A and P Show on Saturday.
Wanaka volunteers who risk their lives to save others are gutted thieves stole their laptop computer, containing valuable search-and-rescue records, along with dozens of bottles of wine and merino clothing from a tent at the Upper Clutha A and P Show on Friday.
St John ambulance services at Queenstown and Wanaka were under pressure on Saturday attending emergency call-outs and covering major events involving tens of thousands of people.
The weather gods smiled on the 72nd Upper Clutha A and P Show yesterday, with hundreds of stallholders, equestrians and members of the public enjoying warm, calm weather.