Concern over large numbers partying on Ruby Island
Concern over large numbers partying on Ruby Island
Concerns were raised yesterday at the large number of people partying on Ruby Island and the large number making their way to the island on floats.
Kerrie Waterworth
Frosts in some areas as summer takes a break
Frosts in some areas as summer takes a break
Summer took a short break yesterday morning, when some areas of Central Otago received a touch of frost.
Modern biking in vintage style
Modern biking in vintage style
A Wanaka electric bike company believes it has filled a gap in the market by combining vintage motorcycle design with modern technology and created an eco form of transport that looks great and rides even better.
Wanaka showers send holidaymakers to shelters
Wanaka showers send holidaymakers to shelters
Christmas Day in Wanaka started warm, fine and overcast but light rain just before lunchtime emptied out the lakefront and prompted most holidaymakers to head for the shelters.
Wetlands boardwalk funding met with $44,000 from trust
Wetlands boardwalk funding met with $44,000 from trust
The public will get access through Wanaka's Bullock Creek wetlands earlier than expected due to a major grant from the Central Lakes Trust announced yesterday.
Slackliners asked to take care with trees
Slackliners asked to take care with Pembroke Park trees
Slackliners using Wanaka's Pembroke Park are being asked to be more discriminating in their choice of trees before tying their line between them.
Companies' assistance on water praised
Companies' assistance on water praised
Wanaka Coastguard president Jonathan Walmisley has praised the actions of three water-based tourist companies which assisted in its search for a man who drowned near Stevensons Island on Friday.
Dairy intensification effects questioned
Dairy intensification effects questioned
The inaugural Critic and Conscience of Society Award winner and environmental crusader Dr Mike Joy says Wanaka needs to reduce its cow numbers and put a stop to the intensification of the dairy industry to save its waterways.
$6m funding for swimming pool
$6m funding for swimming pool
Wanaka ratepayers are likely to see a small reduction in their rates following a vote by the Wanaka Community Board to recommend a $6 million funding allocation towards Wanaka swimming pool debt.
Chairman of Ignite group leaves board after decade
Chairman of Ignite group leaves board after decade
Wanaka Ignite Chamber of Commerce chairman Alistair King stepped down after 10 years on the board at the annual meeting at the Lavender Farm, near Wanaka, on Wednesday night.
Urban trapping workshops to help save wildlife in NZ
Urban trapping workshops to help save wildlife in NZ
A Wanaka conservationist and Predator Free New Zealand advocate believes trapping has to be done in urban backyards if we are to save New Zealand's wildlife and has organised two workshops this...
Tanks off island after plantings established
Tanks off island after plantings established
Helicopters flying over Wanaka's Ruby Island are a common occurrence but it's not every day you see them carrying a 10,000-litre water tank suspended underneath.
Paradiso No3 set to open for holidays
Paradiso No3 set to open for holidays
Wanaka cinemagoers will get an early Christmas present when Cinema Paradiso opens its third cinema in time for the start of the school holidays.
‘Controlled’ burn gets away
‘Controlled’ burn gets away
A Hawea Flat man had a narrow escape yesterday afternoon when he attempted a controlled burn of flax leaves and the fire got away on him.
Seriously low flows but no power crisis
Seriously low flows but no power crisis
For the first six months of this year, Otago's hydro lakes were low, but the Electricity Authority says consumers did not face a power crisis.
Lessons from water upgrade
Lessons from water upgrade
How an upgraded water system for Hawea failed to deliver what was needed is to be discussed, after a review found various issues with the project's management.
ORC to consult on Clutha flow
ORC to consult on Clutha flow
The ORC will consult the public later this week about managing the Clutha River’s flow to ensure the different needs of the community are met.
Hotel celebrates 150 years
Hotel celebrates 150 years
A weekend of celebrations was held at Luggate Hotel to mark 150 years since it first opened its doors.
Volunteers clean up Wanaka Beach
Sea Shepherd volunteers clean up beach
Cigarette butts, bottle caps and a pair of black bikini underpants were just some of the rubbish picked by volunteers on the first Wanaka Beach cleaning event organised by Sea Shepherd.
Central set to swelter in near-record heat
Central set to swelter in near-record heat
Record highs could be on the way for parts of Central Otago as a high pressure system settles over the region this week.