Marjorie Cook

Hoiho’s win delights environmentalist

Retired zoologist John Darby, of Wānaka, prepares to swab a 10-day-old yellow-eyed penguin chick...

Hoiho’s win delights environmentalist

Wānaka retired zoologist John Darby, is delighted and amused the hoiho, the yellow-eyed penguin, has received national recognition, hot on the tail feathers of the Australasian grebe, which won...

New bridge for Albert Town ‘possible’

The Albert Town Bridge (SH6) over the Clutha River might get replaced. PHOTOS: ODT FILES

New bridge for Albert Town ‘possible’

Based on projected growth numbers out of Hāwea, the NZ Transport Agency is looking to make a case for building a new bridge rather than improving the existing structure.

Acute care service interim solution: Reti

Wānaka's new overnight acute care service opens on October 14 for one year, as an "interim solution" to population growth pressures.

Novelist focus of festival launch

Lioness author Emily Perkins (right) reads from Lioness in Wānaka at the launch of the Queenstown...

Novelist focus of festival launch

The book industry appeared in good heart in Wānaka this week, when at least 100 people showed up at Hello Ranger to listen to award-winning author Emily Perkins discuss the process of writing her...

Helping hand for exhibition

When printmaker Laetitia Campe and painter Lizzie Carruthers want to create, they retreat to their studios in the heart of rural Upper Clutha to practise in peace.

Charity food service in hot demand

Handling fresh produce delivered to Food For Love's new premises on Gordon Rd, Wanaka, are Food...

Charity food service in hot demand

Wānaka charity Food For Love has experienced a 430% increase in demand for home-cooked dinners since 2021.

Event an intimate ‘revival’ of past folk music festivals

Central Otago singer-songwriter Martin Curtis is hosting a music festival at Earnscleugh this...

Event an intimate ‘revival’ of past folk music festivals

Central Otago folk singer Martin Curtis, 80, has always been a sucker for one more song.

Millionaire selling home to 'simplify' his life

Multimillionaire selling Wānaka home to 'simplify' his life

A Wānaka multimillionaire is selling his recently completed home, Synchronicity, to "simplify my life".

Wellness multimillionaire selling Wānaka house to ‘simplify my life'

Wānaka multimillionaire and wellness businessman Matt Chapman is selling his recently completed Roys Peninsula home, Synchronicity, to "simplify my life".

Horse riders raising road awareness

Horse riders raising road awareness

Wānaka recreational horse rider Anne Steven is hoping to raise awareness that horses and horse riders are as equally vulnerable to traffic as cyclists.

Designer whips up a winner

The craic deserted Wānaka fashion designer Claire O’Connell last weekend when top Kiwi fashion judges named her the winner of the Collections category of WoolOn 2024.

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Shrek name dropped ‘due to copyright constraints’

Bendigo Station musterer Daniel Devine hoists Shrek the Sheep on to his shoulders in 2004. PHOTO:...

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Shrek name dropped ‘due to copyright constraints’

A company exploring for gold where Shrek the Sheep was found is no longer going to use its name for two of its four drilling prospects, "due to copyright constraints".

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Snow Farm ‘deserves more’ than a portable toilet: guide

Conditions were perfect last Saturday when crowds turned to enjoy the Snow Farm’s ‘‘Snoparty’’...

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Snow Farm ‘deserves more’ than a portable toilet: guide

The lack of public toilets at the Snow Farm is "embarrassing" and the area "deserves more" than a portable toilet, Wānaka mountain guide Whitney Thurlow says.

‘It’s a miracle to have it’: base building opens

Officiating at the Snow Farm ribbon cutting ceremony last Sunday were, from left, United States...

‘It’s a miracle to have it’: base building opens

The weather gods delivered snow during the Snow Farm’s official opening of its new base building last Sunday, boding well for this weekend’s signature event, the Merino Muster, and the continuation...

Debate reopened for feedback

Upper Clutha Environmental Society president Julian Haworth is going another round of debate with...

Debate reopened for feedback

Just when a long-running debate over proposed district plan (PDP) schedules for Upper Clutha priority landscapes appeared to have been resolved, they are back on the drawing board.

Demand for housing rises in Wānaka

There are now 235 households on Wānaka’s affordable housing waiting list, comprising 20% of the total Queenstown Lakes district’s wait list of about 1300 households.

Mt Iron draft plan nears completion

The route to the trig on Mt Iron is one of Wānaka’s most popular walks, attracting 300 people...

Mt Iron draft plan nears completion

The Queenstown Lakes Draft Mt Iron Reserve Management Plan is another step closer to completion last week, but it will be December before the final version is known.

Club hopes for arena

At the Hāwea Domain are newly-formed Upper Clutha (Adults) Riding Club members (from left) Joanna...

Club hopes for arena

A new Upper Clutha equestrian club is calling on the council to help fund an indoor equestrian arena at the Hāwea Domain, as well as provide for horse riding events and activities over the next...

Fundraising trip already inspiring pupils

Riverside Educare children have been making friendship bracelets for children in Nepal. From left...

Fundraising trip already inspiring pupils

When Wanaka early childhood teacher Jo Horton sets foot in India and Nepal in October, she will have a backpack full of beaded friendship bracelets to give away to children.

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Changes to LTP not likely, Smith warns

Queenstown Lakes District deputy mayor Quentin Smith. FILE PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

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Changes to LTP not likely, Smith warns

Much needed improvements to sports facilities in Wānaka are unlikely to be added to the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s 2024-34 long-term plan.

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