The history of European settlement was celebrated in a low-key manner in Wanaka and Albert Town on Saturday, when about 200 people attended an afternoon of activities organised by the Upper Clutha Historical Records Society.
While many southern people rugged up and stayed at home yesterday to avoid the wintry weather, hardy cyclists and rowers were playing in the fog, rain and snow.
The 150th anniversary of European settlement in the Upper Clutha district will be a trip down memory lane for many Wanaka residents with long links to the area, the Norman family says.
Five years ago, Wanaka architect Doug Robinson (34), a former rugby player from Kalispell, Montana, found himself a new home and a passion for long-distance triathlon. Marjorie Cook reports.
Wanaka mother Shirl Rowley's heartfelt plea for support to create a baby memorial wall at Wanaka Cemetery received a warm reception from Queenstown Lakes councillors at an annual plan submissions hearing yesterday.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council will be "doomed" should it ignore the will of the people, retired Catholic priest Father Brian Fenton warned yesterday during annual plan submissions in Wanaka.
The fourth generation of Aspinalls has taken possession of Mt Aspiring Station homestead in a move the family says is "huge" but satisfying.
Scaffolders have started undressing the Luggate Red Bridge, after the repainting of the 95-year-old wood, steel and concrete construction.
A man was flown by helicopter to Southland Hospital yesterday afternoon, after his leg was broken in two places and his knee dislocated in a tree-felling accident next to State Highway 6, near Lake Hawea.
Haast possum trapper Roy Hutcheson has welcomed news the Westland District Council has decided to throw its weight behind the anti-1080 lobby, following a 300-strong protest march on council chambers in Hokitika on Thursday.
Winter conditions apply to the Crown Range Pass and the Lindis Pass.
Updates on two proposed zone changes to enable further development on the outskirts of Wanaka will be presented to the Wanaka Community Board on Tuesday.
People have more power to change the Queenstown Lakes district plan than they realise, planner Peter Constantine tells Marjorie Cook.
Stocktaking of the Queenstown Lakes rural area rules is long overdue, says Wanaka landscape architect Anne Steven. Marjorie Cook reports.
Mount Aspiring College year 13 pupil Hannah James won a Heart of the District Award at a Queenstown Lakes District Council function last night, for her role in the community working on youth issues.
Development pressures continue unabated and now is not the time to relax rural area rules, Upper Clutha Environmental Society (UCES) spokesman Julian Haworth says.
Picture this: potato farms, dairy farms and plantations throughout the Queenstown Lakes district.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is likely to overspend this year's $500,000 budget for legal and witness fees by at least $300,000.
Resource management is a big-numbers game for the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is reviewing its rules for living in rural areas. In the first of a three-part series, Marjorie Cook explores the issues.
