The disposal of Contact Energy's land holdings in the Upper Clutha is ''largely complete'', according to to the company's trading, development and geothermal resources project manager Neil Gillespie.
At the moment, it is all in the minds of Jason Rhodes and his mother, Lyn, of Wanaka's National Transport and Toy Museum, but in 18 months most of it should be a reality.
A group of Upper Clutha residents concerned about the effects of dairying on water quality in the area's waterways is considering setting up a trust to enable better monitoring.
The debate over the legal status of the Haast-Hollyford road line appears to have reached an impasse.
Another major multisport event is being added to a crowded Wanaka summer calendar.
Another international multisport event is being planned for the Wanaka area - and it has some big names behind it.
Majority shareholder in Wanaka's Treble Cone skifield John Darby this week reaffirmed his commitment to the business, despite standing down from the skifield company's board.
It could have been spring at Cardrona Alpine Resort yesterday as the skifield opened for the season in bright sunshine and warm temperatures.
Expect a big debate about convention centres at next Thursday's meeting of the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Whatever the weather delivered last night will have a major bearing on whether the Cardrona Alpine Resort turns on its chairlifts for skiers tomorrow.
The Lake Wanaka foreshore should be smoke-free, have more native plants and animals, a boardwalk, a band rotunda, more freedom camping areas and more, or some say less, commercial development.
The shores of Lake Wanaka are regularly in the limelight, as one of those places sure to have tourists reaching for their cameras. But, as Mark Price reports, the lakeshore is under more scrutiny than usual, as debate builds over what should or should not be added to the view.
Short, cold days; long, cold nights - winter conditions in Queenstown are perfect for mountain biker Erin Greene (32).
The names of two Upper Clutha climbers have been linked with a plan to recover the body of an American climber that has lain in the ''death zone'' on Mt Everest for 18 years.
The once highly popular Cardrona Valley international Race to the Sky might be revived after a seven-year hiatus.
The Ministry of Education has begun the process of appointing a commissioner to replace the board of trustees of Wanaka Primary School.
Former minister of conservation Helen Clark says she has ''no recollection whatsoever'' of the Haast-Hollyford road reserve being removed from maps during her tenure.
The Fiordland Link Monorail was assigned to history's dustbin yesterday.
''Who removed the Haast-Hollyford road reserve from the official maps in 1989-90, and did they do it legally?''
A vehicle towing eight rowing skiffs on a trailer overturned about 4km south of the summit of the Lindis Pass about 10am yesterday.
