Residents have come out swinging over changes to the way Wanaka's library operates.
A group of Wanaka curlers are rubbing their hands with glee as the frosts begin to bite.
The potential to use more Central Otago and Lakes District trees for heating needs to be explored in greater depth according to Queenstown Lakes District Council forester Briana Pringle.
They may be volunteers, and they may have had to fly and drive equipment from as far away as Invercargill, but the firefighters who attended yesterday's Shotover St blaze earned high praise from Fire Service Central and North Otago area manager
Six Kiwis, including Wanaka helicopter pilot Peter Garden, are battling the elements in the Falkland Islands and South Georgia as they kill rats in an aerial poisoning operation. As Mark Price writes, they are also keeping a wary eye on the simmering tensions between Argentina and Britain over the disputed islands.
The owners of more than 50 lifestyle blocks at Queensberry, near Wanaka, have agreed to work with the Otago Regional Council to deal with their rabbit problem.
Residents of Franz Josef are torn over how to manage risks posed by the Alpine Fault running through the centre of the town, judging by submissions made to the Westland District Council and released at the weekend.
The Civil Aviation Authority has called for a report from the pilot of a helicopter that took off without him, at Tarras.
New irrigation schemes for the Upper Clutha could mean $15 million of investment in the region's electricity network.
South Westland's two most remotely-located celebrities have voiced their opposition to a road being built between Haast and the Hollyford Valley in Fiordland.
The engine from a Royal New Zealand Air Force Harvard that crashed in Mt Aspiring National Park 60 years ago, killing one of the two men on board, has been discovered.
The invitations have gone out to air forces around the world and now Warbirds Over Wanaka is awaiting the replies.
Time is running out for hunters who want to pursue game animals by helicopter on the South Island's conservation estate. Planned legislation is likely to end the practice known as ''heli-hunting'' by February. Mark Price reports.
As the Queenstown Lakes District Council moves to lease its four holiday parks to private operators, figures have emerged showing the Queenstown, Arrowtown, Wanaka and Glendhu Bay sites should produce a cash surplus of $452,000 for the council in the 2012-13 year.
Local Government Minister Chris Tremain signalled to the New Zealand Community Boards conference in Wanaka yesterday the Government's desire for local authorities to work more closely together.
A group of about 10 protesters greeted Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Adam Feeley as he arrived to deliver a speech on democracy at the New Zealand Community Boards conference in Wanaka yesterday.
A new, circular, car-testing track on the Pisa Range high above the Cardrona Valley is almost ready.
Queenstown climber Ben Dare spent 22 hours helping injured companion Scott Scheele descend 500m down the side of Himalayan mountain Anidesha Chuli, or White Wave (6800m), earlier this week.
''No comment,'' they all said.
Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Adam Feeley says he is unable to say how many people will lose their jobs with the council through the current restructuring.