Never a busier time for Wastebusters
Never a busier time for Wastebusters
It is not just Wanaka's tourism businesses benefiting from the influx of visitors at this time of year, the town's recycling centre is busier than ever.
Tim Miller
Recycling drop-off station gets its fill
Recycling drop-off station gets its fill
Piles of recycling built up outside the Queenstown Lakes District Council's Maungawera Rd refuse and recycling drop-off station on Wednesday night.
Problem power poles getting regular checks
Problem power poles getting regular checks
Potentially dangerous power poles in Upper Clutha camping grounds are being checked regularly by lines company staff over the holidays.
Hard to find site in Upper Clutha
Hard to find campsite in Upper Clutha
Many overseas visitors to the Upper Clutha in the past week have been caught out by the lack of space at the district's camping grounds, camp ground managers say.
Behaviour on lakes generally good
Behaviour on lakes generally good
Safety conscious lake users and not so great weather have resulted in an almost incident-free holiday period on the three largest lakes in the Queenstown Lakes district, the harbourmaster says.
Drunken teens main issue
Drunken teens main issue
Despite some arrests and large numbers of drunken teenagers in Wanaka, police were generally happy with the behaviour of revellers in the Upper Clutha.
Dramatic crashes prompt warning
Dramatic crashes prompt warning
In two spectacular Central Otago crashes on the same stretch of highway in little more than an hour, vehicles rolled off the road and end up in adjacent paddocks.
Crowds out in Wanaka to farewell 2016
Crowds out in Wanaka to farewell 2016
New Year's Eve party-goers packed into Wanaka's bars and lakefront to celebrate for one last time in 2016.
The beat is on
The beat is on
Tents line the camping site on the first day of the Rhythm and Alps festival yesterday afternoon.
Party organisation, numbers disputed
Party organisation, numbers disputed
An unauthorised party on Lake Wanaka’s Ruby Island on Thursday was far more organised than it is being portrayed, partygoers say, but others remain angry.
Van flips
Van flips
A Lake Hawea volunteer firefighter (right) hoses down a four-wheel-drive van that crashed and flipped down a bank on State Highway 6 about 10km north of Lake Hawea township.
Climber’s family still to be notified
Climber’s family still to be notified
Czech authorities in Australia are still trying to contact the family of the man who fell to his death on Mt Aspiring on Wednesday.
In early for prime sites at festival
In early for prime sites at festival
Thousands of festival-goers are expected to make their way to the Cardrona Valley in the next two days for the Rhythm and Alps music festival.
Site of fatal fall steep but considered 'easy'
Site of fatal fall steep but considered to be easy: guide
An experienced mountain guide says the area on Mt Aspiring where a Czech climber fell to his death is considered a relatively easy route to climb.
Races continue to run against all odds
Races continue to run against all odds
Fred Muir reckons in the ''60 odd'' years he has been involved with the Hawea Picnic Racing Club he has had a go a every job except secretary.
Czech Man dies on Mt Aspiring
Czech Man dies on Mt Aspiring
A man has fallen to his death from the north-west ridge of Mt Aspiring.
Fire evacuates The Spire
Fire evacuates The Spire
The Queenstown Fire Brigade spent nearly an hour at The Spire Hotel yesterday, after a small fire in one room.
Tourists' cell data used to analyse visits
Tourists' cell data used to analyse visits
Thousands of visitors will stream in to Wanaka this summer and many of them will be helping local businesses without knowing it.
Walking the short tracks of Wanaka
Walking the short tracks of Wanaka
Wanaka is surrounded by walking tracks of various lengths, but some of the most popular can be completed in just a few hours. Tim Miller put on his walking shoes and took a look at some of the more popular short tracks.
Lack of information ‘disappointing’
Lack of information ‘disappointing’
Lake Hawea residents say they were left in the dark about when chlorine was going to be added to their water supply.