Auction website makes property foray
Auction website makes property foray
It worked when selling rams and bulls in Scotland, but will it work for selling a house in Wanaka?
Mark Price
$10,000 prize to Port artist
$10,000 prize to Port artist
Port Chalmers artist Philip Maxwell has won the $10,000 top prize at a Wanaka event for his Cubist rendition of a scene at Deborah Bay on Otago Harbour.
Many sides to idea for house
Many sides to idea for house
It's not often a house in the shape of an icositetragon is built in Makarora, or the Queenstown-Lakes district, or perhaps even New Zealand.
Unthinkable becomes achievable
Unthinkable becomes achievable
Lake Hawea Community Association chairwoman Cherilyn Walthew embraced the quiet while coping with Covid.
Digital files lack flavour of Regent
Digital files lack flavour of Regent
A chunk of the Regent Theatre’s history seems to have vanished in a puff of digital dust.
Rodeo veteran still roping them in
Rodeo veteran still roping them in
Only twice in the 58-year history of the Wanaka Rodeo has Pat McCarthy, of Chatto Creek, not been a competitor.
Congratulations on shore after epic swim
Congratulations on shore after epic swim
Dunedin pupil Meg McLaughlan has completed a five-day epic swim the length of Lakes Hawea and Wanaka to raise money for the Cancer Society.
New trail’s charms come with caveat
New trail’s charms come with caveat
It's been years in the planning and millions of dollars in the making, but the cycle trail through the Cromwell Gorge is finally nearing completion.
New track to shave time off cycle journey
New track to shave time off cycle journey
A new cycle track will make commuting between Hawea Flat and Wanaka quicker by about 15 minutes.
Native broom mistaken for weeds, sprayed
Native broom mistaken for weeds, sprayed
Spraying of noxious plants around Lake Dunstan was put on hold recently because of "an unfortunate incident" involving New Zealand’s rare native broom.
The killer wave for surfers 100km from the sea
The killer wave for surfers 100km from the sea
A Hawea Flat industrial designer and inventor is attempting to revolutionise the surfing world while at the same time keeping the farm in the family.
Native broom sprayed after mistaken for noxious weed
Native broom sprayed after mistaken for noxious weed
Spraying of noxious plants around Lake Dunstan was put on hold recently because of ‘‘an unfortunate incident’’ involving New Zealand’s rare native broom.
Request for 747 landing at Wanaka Airport
Request for 747 landing at Wanaka Airport
Fasten your seatbelt, Queenstown Airport Corporation — an unusual request is about to land on your desk.
Mistakes identified in shock incident
Mistakes identified in shock incident
Electricity line workers not wearing insulated boots was one of the shortcomings identified in the investigation of a non-fatal electric shock incident at Millers Flat in August.
Scheme aimed at easing way into orchard work
Scheme aimed at easing way into orchard work
Thirty young people willing to earn up to $25 an hour picking cherries have so far joined a pilot work scheme devised by three Upper Clutha women, (from left) Liz Breslin, Sarah Millwater and Sarah...
Yacht club preparing for new clubhouse
Yacht club preparing for new clubhouse
After 12 years of discussion and planning, the Wanaka Yacht Club is close to applying for resource consent for a replacement clubhouse on the Lake Wanaka foreshore.
Bid to turn 747 into Wanaka Airport hotel
Bid to turn 747 into Wanaka Airport hotel
Investors are being sought to help turn a Boeing 747-400 into a boutique hotel next to Wanaka Airport.
Replica Tiger tank’s days are numbered
Replica Tiger tank’s days are numbered
It could have been just a silhouette - a simple, two-dimensional cut-out of a German Tiger tank. But not when Wanaka film and television props master Peter Akass is involved.
Tractor club puts call out for drivers
Tractor club puts call out for drivers
The first rule of tractor club is ... be careful when you crank your engine.
ORC to chip in on QLDC plan
ORC to chip in on QLDC plan
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) has agreed to fund part of the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s (QLDC) spatial plan, up to $50,000.