Marjorie Cook

Nurse boost lessens MP’s aged care woes

An artist’s impression of MetlifeCare’s retirement offering for Three Parks, Wānaka. Construction...

Nurse boost lessens MP’s aged care woes

The Queenstown Lakes District’s over-65 population has grown 38.2% in the last five years, adding weight to reported concerns about pressure on Wānaka’s residential aged care facilities.

Bones bound for new pastures after horror horse float crash

They call him Bones but them bones must be made of kryptonite.

Bones off to pastures new after crash

They call him Bones but them bones must be made of kryptonite.

Homes threatened by flooding

Flooding in Wānaka's this morning is threatening six properties. PHOTO: REGAN HARRIS

Homes threatened by flooding in Wānaka

Heavy rain filled a Wānaka water retention plant to over-capacity, forcing contractors to release water onto a road, flooding gardens and threatening homes.

Gardens flooded, homes threatened in Wānaka

Heavy overnight rain filled a Wānaka developer's water retention plant to over-capacity, forcing contractors to release water resulting in gardens being flooded and houses being sandbagged.

Film-maker’s long, hard yards pay off

Wānaka documentarian Ben Wallbank has won the best documentary award at the NZ Mountain Film and...

Film-maker’s long, hard yards pay off

Award-winning Wānaka freelance documentary maker Ben Wallbank struggled to keep up with the Rab Wahine adventure racing team around Fiordland during the GodZone World Adventure Racing Championships...

Climber tells youngsters to aim for top

New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival guest speaker Simone Moro, 57, is in Wānaka this week...

Climber tells youngsters to aim for top

Hundreds of Wānaka and Cromwell high school pupils were reminded this week they have "adventure in your DNA" and to "fall in love with your dream or passion" in a motivational talk by renowned...

Youth bringing Matariki

Kahu Youth operations manager Anna Sutherland, centre, with some of the young people volunteering...

Youth bringing Matariki

This year’s Matariki celebration was brought to Wānaka by the Kahu Youth Trust for the 14th time.

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PM vague over hospital plans for South

Health Minister Shane Reti and PM Christopher Luxon. Photo: ODT files

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PM vague over hospital plans for South

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was tight-lipped about his government's commitment to new hospitals in Central Otago and Dunedin, insisting he would have "more to say shortly" about the projects.

Birthing unit opens

Dr Shane Reti and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speak with expecting mothers Kayla Best (left)...

Birthing unit opens

Advocates for a Central Otago regional hospital will not know if their idea has government support until the end of this year.

Wānaka, Central health service funding boosts announced

The government yesterday announced funding boosts to health services in Wānaka and Central Otago during a ceremonial blessing of Wānaka’s long-awaited first primary birthing unit.

Waterskiers, swimmers brave chill to mark solstice

Midwinter skiers and dippers (from left) Wilfred Spearing, Luke Faid, Angus McGill, Eddie...

Waterskiers, swimmers brave chill to mark solstice

Dozens of waterskiers and swimmers celebrated the solstice with a dip in Lake Wanaka on Saturday.

Mountain Film and Book Festival starting

New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival co-director Mark Sedon. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Mountain Film and Book Festival starting

The 22nd New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival launched at the Lake Wānaka Centre on Friday with an awards presentation, before the audience settled in to watch the first of 64 films...

Dugan happy to tour Central

Country music group the NZ Highwaymen (clockwise, from  top left) Brendan Dugan, Gray...

Dugan happy to tour Central

NZ Highwaymen member Brendon Dugan is looking forward to revisiting some of his favourite Central Otago haunts when he and his bandmates arrive in the district at the end of June.

Wānaka film-maker wins top award

A scene from Terra Incognito. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/FINLAY WOODS

Wānaka film-maker wins top award

Wānaka's Finlay Woods has won the 2024 New Zealand Mountain Film Festival’s Hiddleston/MacQueen Award for best NZ-made film.

Mural evolves at youth meeting space

Kahu Youth’s mural evolved this week under the watchful eye of Wānaka artist Chrissy Wicks (left)...

Mural evolves at youth meeting space

A vision of alpine loveliness has appeared on the wall at Kāhu Youth’s new meeting space at Paetara Aspiring Central this week.

Bus safety pleas ignored: principal

Two buses parked outside Hāwea Flat School following the afternoon drop-off service yesterday....

Bus safety pleas ignored: principal

Hāwea Flat School took its fight to get a better bus service for its pupils all the way to Parliament.

Obstacles all par for the course

Sarah Veasey of Wānaka trains at Crossfit Wānaka for the World Obstacle Championships in Costa...

Obstacles all par for the course

Wānaka’s small but growing community of Ninjas and adventure racers has a different world championship to leap for — obstacle course racing.

Looking back on 65 years

Wānaka retirees Eleanor, 85, and John, 86, Lischner look through photographs from their wedding...

Looking back on 65 years

For rural Otago teenagers, Eleanor Roulston and John Lischner there was never a proposal. They just understood they would get married.

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Looking back on 65 years together

Looking through photographs from their wedding day which took place at Tapanui Presbyterian...

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Looking back on 65 years together

For rural Otago teenagers Eleanor Roulston and John Lischner there was never a proposal. They just understood they would get married.

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