Wanaka relishes its French connection
Wanaka relishes its French connection
Wanaka proudly flew French colours yesterday to mark the premiere of Le Sud, a play by Wellington writer Dave Armstrong, at the Festival of Colour.
Marjorie Cook
Community stalwarts earn 'Heart' awards
Community stalwarts earn 'Heart' awards
Home is where the heart is for Lake Hawea community stalwarts Ken Dennison (58) and Patsy Lambert-Robinson (66), honoured with Queenstown Lakes Heart of the District Awards recently.
Stolen clothing found on tour bus; no charges laid
Stolen clothing found on tour bus; no charges laid
A busload of Indian tourists were stopped by police at Franz Josef on Wednesday after two Wanaka clothing stores laid shoplifting complaints against some of the passengers.
Lakes near flood alert levels
Lakes near flood alert levels
Consistent rain since Saturday boosted Lakes Wanaka and Wakatipu close to the first flood alert levels last night, while Lake Hawea, a modified natural lake used as a hydro-electricity storage facility, was almost at the top of its operating range.
Change is needed, climate scientist says
Change is needed, climate scientist says
Wanaka's weather gods greeted visiting United States climate-change activist and author Bill McKibben with a deluge of rain yesterday.
Dunedin musician inspired by the wind
Dunedin musician inspired by the wind
Dunedin musician and filmmaker Wiebke Hendry vividly recalls her first public performance at age 11. She sang the 1977 Kansas hit song, Dust In The Wind.
Sydney film chosen to launch festival
Sydney film chosen to launch festival
A new film by artist Grahame Sydney, Dreaming of Eldorado: the old Dunstan Rd, will launch next year's Festival of Colour in Wanaka.
Ukuleles and underpants add to festival's colour
Ukuleles and underpants add to festival's colour
Luggate inundated with ukuleles, opera-singer Helen Medlyn is posing as a man, Joe Bennett is showing off his underpants - what is the country coming to?It is coming to Wanaka, for the third Southern Lakes Festival of Colour in April.
Sponsors ensure festival has no money worries
Sponsors ensure festival has no money worries
The third Festival of Colour of Wanaka is in the "pleasant" financial situation of having raised all its budget, festival chairman John Beattie said this week.
Bennett revels in curmudgeonry
Bennett revels in curmudgeonry
Lyttelton writer Joe Bennett was in a curmudgeonly frame of mind at Wanaka's Festival of Colour yesterday, and joyously, proudly so, as he extolled the virtues of everything politically incorrect, including drinking and smoking.
Shiny start as brass band plays
Shiny start as brass band plays
A riot of autumn colour greeted the New Zealand Army Dance Band as it brought sunshine to the lives of Elmslie House residents yesterday.
Central pupils winning well in whitewater
Central pupils winning well in whitewater
Central Otago pupils Finn Butcher and Jessica Bailey are making waves in the sport of whitewater kayaking.
Mountain Biking: Kelly quickest woman once again
Mountain Biking: Kelly quickest woman once again
Millers Flat dag crusher Kath Kelly kept her competitors comfortably at bay to claim her second Contact Epic open women's title at Lake Hawea on Saturday.
Two riders injured at Lake Hawea
Two riders injured at Lake Hawea
Two mountain bikers who were injured while competing in the 125km Contact Epic Round Lake Hawea bike ride on Saturday, were riding in good company.
Former PM, commissioner to speak at arts festival
Former PM, commissioner to speak at arts festival
Former prime minister Jim Bolger and the present British High Commissioner George Fergusson will visit Wanaka on May 2 as part of the Festival of Colour's Aspiring Conversations programme.
Special rate idea meets opposition
Special rate idea meets opposition
Wanaka residents are likely to be angered by the Otago Regional Council's recommendation to impose a special rate to pay for the completion of the Stoney Creek flood protection works, Pete Bullen, of Wanaka, warns.
Hundreds drawn to annual art school
Hundreds drawn to annual art school
Their tutor calls them "repeat offenders" but a group of Wanaka printmakers say "art school junkies" is more appropriate.
New airport management model sought
New airport management model sought
A decade of growth at Wanaka Airport has prompted a call for a new corporate management model to attract more than $10 million in investment and fulfil its master plan of being a certified, regional airport by 2036.
Siblings take rivalry to Lake Hawea circuit
Siblings take rivalry to Lake Hawea circuit
Never in their wildest childhood dreams did the Rowley brothers imagine they would ride a bike. Now in their 50s, the Rowleys explain to Wanaka reporter Marjorie Cook why they will be in the 125km Contact Epic Round Lake Hawea mountain bike ride on Anzac Day.
Fish and Game aghast as hearings panel gives access to jet-boats
Fish and Game aghast as hearings panel gives access to jet-boats
Fresh salvos have been fired in the battle for access to the Hunter River after the announcement yesterday a Queenstown Lakes District Council hearings panel has recommended a five-knot speed restriction be removed, effectively giving jet-boaters access to the river for six months of each year.