Wanaka reporter Marjorie Cook talks to the Cotter family about the camp on the shores of Lake Hawea that Dick and Margie built and are now ready to pass on to new custodians.
Wanaka triathlete John Mezger did his best to overcome adversity at the XTerra world championship offroad triathlon in Hawaii on Monday, after battling his broken bike for more than 25km.
John Weatherall has been bringing power to the people of Otago for 50 years through rain, snow and gale.
Margie Cotter was the heart of the Lake Hawea Camping Ground, and a champion of 5am starts.
Wanaka's Land Search and Rescue chairman John Taylor is reminding climbers and trampers to be clear about their "panic date" in intentions forms kept at the Department of Conservation office.
A large Speight's tent used at the Perfect Woman competition in Wanaka over the weekend was stolen from a Ford Courier utility vehicle parked outside the Bullock Bar early yesterday, marring what police said was otherwise a well-behaved, two-day event.
Gore shepherd Jaimee McMeeken (23) stopped trying to be the perfect woman yesterday, seconds after she was announced the 2008 Perfect Woman in Wanaka's annual charity fundraiser competition for the Canlive trust.
Albert Town's first early childhood education centre could be open by January 2011, if Oanaka Educare Ltd obtains resource consent for a site in the Riverside Park subdivision.
Wanaka house-hunters and real estate agents can expect to be busy this weekend, with at least 180 open homes scheduled over the holiday weekend.
Hundreds of happy classic car crews meandered through Central Otago yesterday on the second last day of the 2008 Penrite Mainland Classic Tour.
When runner Allison Roe gave birth to her first child by emergency Caesarean section nearly 19 years ago, a fetal heart monitor was used to monitor the health of her daughter.
Two well-known Otago holiday parks are being sold.
The regular Wanaka Sunday Craft market will begin again on Sunday on the market corner of Pembroke Park and will be held frequently until the end of May.
Meadowstone suburb's stone walls will have to be modified as part of the Otago Regional Council's flood mitigation plans for Stoney Creek.
Wanaka turned on the sun for the Kahu Youth parade through town on Saturday, providing a splash of colour for thousands who emerged as if from nowhere to enjoy the entertainment.
Wanaka's Order of St John ambulance officers will be in a celebratory mood today for their annual awards presentation and dinner.
The economic downturn is being cited as the main reason a prime 1012sq m property in Wanaka's central business district has not yet attracted an offer, despite tenders closing last Friday.
Upper Clutha Presbyterians will unite this weekend to celebrate 100 years since their parish was sanctioned on October 15, 1908.
Wanaka's Bullock Creek Lodge is coming down.
Tarras identity Bill Cowie (70) is determined not to ride off into the sunset.
