Pedal to the metal in V8 for 90th birthday treat
Avis Munro, of Wanaka, decided when she got to 85 she probably had no further need for her heavy traffic licence, so she gave it up.
Mark Price
Spatial plan information withheld for now by council
Spatial plan information withheld for now by council
The Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is working on a spatial plan for the district but is unwilling to say what it is.
Lack of consultation on road irks club
Lack of consultation on road irks club
The 1100-member Wanaka Golf Club is wondering why it has not been consulted over major plans for the Wanaka town centre.
Pair's documentary captures plight of rare turtles
Pair's documentary captures plight of rare turtles
The amount of trouble endangered Dominica turtles are in is being spelt out in a series of videos by Wanaka documentary makers Richard Sidey and Aliscia Young, who call themselves Galaxiid.
Wanaka's airport set to eclipse Queenstown's?
Wanaka's airport set to eclipse Queenstown's?
Is Wanaka Airport destined to eclipse Queenstown Airport and become the country's fourth-largest airport?
Repeater upgrade complete
Repeater upgrade complete
Redundancy is not usually regarded as a good thing, but it is when you are talking about a 5km electricity cable running up the side of Mt Roy, above Wanaka.
Several trusts seek funds from QLDC
Several trusts seek funds from QLDC
The Wanaka Watersports Facility Trust is seeking $100,000 from the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) over two years to help pay for its building on the lakefront.
Catalina to return
Catalina to return
The Catalina flying boat, pictured landing on Lake Wanaka, will be back for next Easter's Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow.
Rare car damaged in attempted burglary
Rare car damaged in attempted burglary
George Wallis wondered why his $150,000-plus Austin Healey was sitting out in his yard at Mt Barker last week when he remembered putting it away in its shed the day before.
Debate over planned hotel disrupting 'harmony'
Debate over planned hotel disrupting 'harmony'
The word "harmony" was yesterday introduced to the debate over a proposed 113-room hotel in Wanaka's Northlake special zone.
Development plans issue at hotel hearing
Development plans issue at hotel hearing
The purpose of outline development plans has come in for scrutiny at the resource consent hearing for a hotel in Wanaka's Northlake special zone.
Hotel in residential area not unusual, lawyer tells hearing
Hotel in residential area not unusual, lawyer tells hearing
Building hotels in residential neighbourhoods was not uncommon, the lawyer acting for Northlake Investments Ltd, Warwick Goldsmith, told a resource consent hearing in Wanaka yesterday.
Ballantyne Rd to get $6.4m improvement
Ballantyne Rd to get $6.4m improvement
A section of Wanaka's troublesome Ballantyne Rd is due for a $6.4million upgrade, including 1m-wide shoulders for cyclists and pedestrians.
Civic leaders happy to share the load
Civic leaders happy to share the load
If the question is, "Should Queenstown Airport share some of its air traffic with Dunedin and Invercargill?" then the answer seems to be: "We’re talking about it".
Pair to study effects of stormwater runoff
Pair to study effects of stormwater runoff
Detailed scientific work on the quality of water flowing into Lake Wanaka from the Wanaka township will begin this month.
Aviator backs Wanaka
Aviator backs Wanaka
Milford Air owner Hank Sproull is backing the Queenstown Airport Corporation's plan to develop Wanaka Airport for commercial traffic.
New airport a mountain to climb
New airport a mountain to climb
The chairman of Wellington International Airport Tim Brown has thrown a bucket of cold water over the idea of a new Otago airport to replace Queenstown Airport.
Airport depends on QLDC ‘spatial plan’
Airport depends on QLDC ‘spatial plan’
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has declined to reveal details of a ‘‘spatial plan’’ that could delay the public release of plans for Wanaka Airport.
Resident says fog should scupper airport
Resident says fog should scupper airport
Consider the fog. That was the response of long-standing Tarras farmer Pete Jolly to the idea of a new airport in his neighbourhood to serve the Queenstown-Wanaka region.
Airport could cost $400m
Airport could cost $400m
Redeveloping Wanaka Airport to take passenger aircraft is estimated to cost between $300 million and $400 million.