Young guns triumph in teams event
Two 14-year-old athletes from Mount Aspiring College raced to victory in the Coast to Coast two-day, three-person event on February 8, leaving adult women in their wake.
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Over 700 set to contest Challenge Half
Over 700 set to contest Challenge Half
When more than 700 individual age-group athletes line the Roys Bay lakefront at dawn to begin the 19th Challenge Wanaka Half tomorrow, a large cohort of elite male athletes will be in the mix,...
Schools are back, rolls up or stable
Schools are back, rolls up or stable
All seven Upper Clutha schools, big and small, have reopened classrooms for 2025.
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Domestic visitors lead local spending
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Domestic visitors lead local spending
Big-spending South Island domestic visitors played an important role in stabilising Wānaka’s spring and early summer tourism market.
Grateful cyclist glad to return
Grateful cyclist glad to return
Nothing will stop veteran triathlete Lindsey Dey getting to the Challenge Wānaka starting line tomorrow — not even an accident just over 12 months ago which left him with a broken arm, ribs and...
‘Hometown heroine’ tag ‘weird’
‘Hometown heroine’ tag ‘weird’
Wanaka structural engineer Dani Donaldson, 28, is the hometown heroine to watch in Saturday’s Challenge Wanaka Half.
New name gives society internet boost
New name gives society internet boost
The Wanaka History Society — until this year the Upper Clutha Historical Records Society — works diligently from a windowless room tucked away in a corner of the Wanaka Library.
Artist to give lakeside dino a makeover
Artist to give lakeside dino a makeover
Wanaka’s lakeside dinosaur slide will be getting a facelift before the Festival of Colour in March, so it can proudly take centre stage in a playground art display by Wanaka Primary School pupils.
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Just off for a dip, see you in 14 hours: lengthy lake licked
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Just off for a dip, see you in 14 hours: lengthy lake licked
Fabulously sunny and calm conditions yesterday assisted long-distance swimmer Rachel Armstrong in her attempt to swim the length of Lake Hāwea.
Old boys to follow their footsteps of 1973
Old boys to follow their footsteps of 1973
A 15-strong cohort of Otago Boys’ High School’s year of 1969 have gathered in Wanaka this weekend to re-enact their first trip to the first Mt Aspiring Lodge for outdoor education.
Athlete aims for sixth and last win
Athlete aims for sixth and last win
Wānaka multisport star Simone Maier, 44, is gunning for her sixth win and the record books when the 243km Coast to Coast Longest Day adventure race is held on Saturday, before retiring from the...
‘Hard’ work gets triathlon ready
‘Hard’ work gets triathlon ready
More than 700 athletes will gather at dawn on the picturesque Roys Bay lakefront on Saturday, February 15, for the 19th edition of the Challenge Wānaka Half.
Device to be trialled at Challenge Wanaka
Device to be trialled at Challenge Wanaka
RaceRanger, a pioneering triathlon drafting detection system developed in Wānaka, will make its debut with age-group athletes in February’s Challenge Wānaka Half.
Halberg award finalist
Halberg award finalist
Wānaka’s champion for adaptive athletes Charlotte Jackson is in the running for an elite sporting award.
Festival back with ‘fabulous lineup’
Festival back with ‘fabulous lineup’
Wānaka will be awash with music, dance, theatre, and literature at the end of March, when the Festival of Colour returns for the 11th time.
Two wins for Taylor
Two wins for Taylor
Riley Taylor, 24, of Timaru, finishes the 2.5km Ruby Swim first at Lake Wanaka on Saturday.
Wanaka snowsport athletes up with best in international competitions
Wanaka snowsport athletes up with best in international competitions
Wanaka’s best snow sports athletes have been competing at various events around the world this month, collecting medals and achieving personal bests.
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Designer in running for green award
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Designer in running for green award
Wānaka e-bike designer Alex Guichard, of Le Velo Studio, is excited his four-year labour of love to design and engineer the world’s lightest e-bike is bearing fruit.
Thorne focused on finding successor
Thorne focused on finding successor
Heather Thorne, one of Albert Town’s biggest volunteers, is stepping away from some of her commitments so she can help her Canterbury-based daughter recover from a recent stroke.
Swim adventurer loving Wānaka
Swim adventurer loving Wānaka
Irishman Dermot Higgins, 62, cycled 16,000km around the world to find God in India, swam the 250km Shannon River to connect with the river goddess Sionnan, solo kayaked the 3150km Yukon River to...