Just what ‘grants are designed for’
Just what ‘grants are designed for’
The Eagles under-17 championship in Cromwell from October 7 will attract some of the country’s best young male and female golfers as well as their parents and supporters.
Marjorie Cook
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Barney barney
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Stoush brewing over Wānaka barn
Wānaka developer Allan Dippie and Upper Clutha Environmental Society spokesman Julian Haworth are about to go head-to-head for a second time over a farm building.
Returning to roots
Returning to roots
Wanaka outdoor retail institution Racers Edge is returning to its roots as an independent outdoor equipment retailer in Wānaka.
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Lantern event gets funding after fire safety thumbs-up
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Lantern event gets funding after fire safety thumbs-up
Lanterns will fly at Cromwell this winter — and so will Light Up Winter — after the Cromwell Community Board decided this week to allocate $95,000 to the Cromwell and Districts Promotions Group.
Irish immigrant keen to honour heritage
Irish immigrant keen to honour heritage
Irish-born immigrant Sadhbh Ni Chathasaigh is Central Otago’s Rose of Tralee. To say her name? Sive (rhymes with five) Nee Chaw-has-ee.
New hospital plan gets mixed reaction
New hospital plan gets mixed reaction
There has been a mixed reaction to Wanaka property investment company Roa’s announcement on Wednesday it would build a $300 million 70-bed hospital for Wanaka.
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Warning reiterated after tourists get into trouble
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Warning reiterated after tourists get into trouble
An unprepared group of day walkers were caught out overnight on Mt Brewster, near Haast Pass, last week, giving added credence to warnings about the overpromotion of the walk and the downplaying of...
Debt-free arts centre envisaged
Debt-free arts centre envisaged
More details have emerged about Wanaka’s proposed arts and cultural centre, which now has a projected cost of $70 million.
Cross country ski race director ready to pass over reins
Cross country ski race director ready to pass over reins
At the sprightly age of 84, Auckland retiree John Burridge is probably one of New Zealand’s most senior international race directors.
The bookshop that’s bucking the trend
The bookshop that’s bucking the trend
Books are hot to trot at Wānaka's The Next Chapter, celebrating its fourth birthday this year and was recently included in US writer Elizabeth Stamp’s "150 bookshops to visit before you die".
Anzac services well attended despite weather
Anzac services well attended despite weather
At the Hāwea War Memorial, attendees pulled the hoods of their coats forward and listened to the words of lead speaker Sergeant Lorne Capell, who commended them for their commitment to attending.
Obituary: mapping way for women in field
Obituary: mapping way for women in field
If you have ever held a GNS Science geological map in your hand, the chances are Jane Forsyth’s eyes and feet would have been all over the land.
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Brothel zone expansion plan
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Brothel zone expansion plan for Queenstown and Wānaka
Enlarged brothel boundaries in Queenstown and Wānaka should end "a repressive bylaw that has caused harm".
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Dawn service marks end of era for memorial hall
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Dawn service marks end of era for memorial hall
The Cromwell Memorial Hall was farewelled yesterday at a suitably atmospheric and ghostly dawn service.
Geologist who helped map Antarctica remembered
Obituary: Geologist who helped map Antarctica remembered
If you’ve ever held a GNS Science geological map in your hand, the chances are Jane Forsyth’s eyes and feet would have been all over the land.
Santana urged to reject fast-track Bill
Santana urged to reject fast-track Bill
Sustainable Tarras is urging Santana Minerals to "do the right thing", reject the govt's proposed fast-track approval process for its $4.4b Bendigo-Ophir gold mine project and talk to Tarras residents about its plans.
‘Fittall the Flyer’: a story of Kiwi bravery
‘Fittall the Flyer’: a story of Kiwi bravery
Vaughan Fittall, a real-life fighter for freedom, is the Kiwi hero of Wānaka writer Toby Butland’s recently released children’s book, Fittall the Flyer.
Local martial arts athlete back on the world stage
Local martial arts athlete back on the world stage
She’s dislocated her father’s jaw and has beaten her coach — but last week, Cromwell martial arts athlete Shyla Mulholland, 14, left for Hawaii, where she would grapple with girls her own age and...
‘Freak of nature’ still thriving in the depths
‘Freak of nature’ still thriving in the depths
Lurking 50m below the surface of Otago’s freshwater lakes in a twilight zone are the bryophytes — a freakish and globally rare community of deep-water mosses and liverwort species.
Obituary: Mapping the way for women in geology
Obituary: Mapping the way for women in geology
If you’ve ever held a GNS Science geological map in your hand, the chances are Jane Forsyth’s eyes and feet would have been all over the land.