Resort plans upgrade after rebound
Resort plans upgrade after rebound
An Australian-operated Wānaka resort is spending $2.2 million on upgrades as the New Zealand visitor industry rebounds from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Dry-slope facility gets thumbs-down
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Dry-slope facility gets thumbs-down
Planning advisers have poured cold water on New Zealand Snow Sports’ keenly anticipated year-round dry-slope training facility in the Cardrona Valley.
Airport, aviation issues focus of Wānaka meeting
Airport, aviation issues focus of Wānaka meeting
Four sides of a multi-faceted argument on aviation development and its role in climate change were presented to the Queenstown Lakes District Council during a public forum in Wānaka on Thursday.
Trappers, guides grapple with bridge closures
Trappers, guides grapple with bridge closures
The closure of three swing bridges in Mount Aspiring National Park has left some feeling a "bit narked", as volunteer trappers and tour guides grapple with the sudden change in accessibility.
Club keen to know council plans for rec ground
Rugby club keen to know council plans for rec ground
A Wakatipu Rugby Club member is demanding Queenstown’s council provide more information about rumours the Queenstown Rec Ground will be used as a construction yard in future.
Cross-country skifield urgently seeks council funding
Cross-country skifield urgently seeks council funding
Snow Farm, New Zealand’s only cross-country skifield, is urgently seeking $450,000 from the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) to help save it from an "existential crisis".
Reburial ceremony an important final step
Reburial ceremony an important final step for cemetery project
The remains of 12 early European and Chinese settlers have been reinterred in Drybread Cemetery, Central Otago, marking an important final step for Southern Cemeteries Archaeology Project.
Buy local landmarks, if you don’t go directly to jail
Buy local landmarks, if you don’t go directly to jail
Wānaka's property market is about to heat up as Monopoly board game fans try to land their tokens on Upper Clutha landmarks and spend up large.
The Aspiring Enliven Rest Home and Hospital's coronation high tea
The Aspiring Enliven Rest Home and Hospital's coronation high tea
PHOTOS: MARJORIE COOK
Activity at Wānaka airport quantified
Activity at Wānaka airport quantified
Wānaka Airport businesses generate $69.6m for the local economy and nearly three-quarters of businesses based at the airport are projecting growth, according to a new independent survey.
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Ire over stormwater upgrade deferral
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Ire over stormwater upgrade deferral
Two freshwater lobby groups based in Wānaka are up in arms about the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s proposal to defer a $6 million stormwater upgrade until 2030.
Pre-coronation get-together, Lake Hāwea
Pre-coronation get-together, Lake Hāwea
PHOTOS: MARJORIE COOK
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Locals worried over camp sale
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Locals worried over camp sale
Concerns are growing over the possibility the Glendhu Bay camping ground could have a corporate atmosphere in years to come.
Wānaka house bought for $57k now worth $3.8m
Wānaka house bought for $57k now worth $3.8m
The last house in Wānaka’s central business district is for sale, after its owner Margaret Herron decided to realise its value and treat herself and her family.
New hotel plans for central Wānaka
New hotel plans ‘bring more appropriate human scale’
A frustrated hotel developer has returned to the drawing board and submitted new plans for a multimillion-dollar hotel in the Wānaka town centre.
Siblings mustered to (mis)remember family legends
Siblings mustered to (mis)remember family legends
The Tarras’ Anderson family — PL, Andy, Kate and Spin — recently celebrated their family’s 100 years in the district.
It takes a village — composer plays to residents
It takes a village — composer plays to residents
At the age of 23, Christchurch musician Rakuto Kurano is the youngest recruit to retirement-style living at Wānaka’s Aspiring Lifestyle Village.
Soldier’s diary tells of French connection
Soldier’s diary tells of French connection
George Bain "GB" Henderson’s sentences in his 1918 diary may have been brief but his history was long.
Diary from 1918 read at Tarras Anzac service
Diary from 1918 read at Tarras Anzac service
About 150 people went to the Tarras Anzac service at 10am.
Clear morning greets Dawn Service at Lake Hawea
Clear morning greets Dawn Service at Lake Hawea
Lake Hawea’s Dawn Service on Anzac Peninsula drew almost a thousand people this morning.