Cinema Paradiso has always sold itself as a unique experience and now its Wanaka operators want to replicate the magic of the movies at a venue more traditionally associated with a different devotion.
A trip to Raoul Island has the hallmarks of a tropical getaway to a Pacific Island paradise. But the reality of most trips to the northernmost New Zealand-controlled territory is a far cry...
Emergency first aid callouts in Wanaka kept volunteer ambulance crews at St John Wanaka busy throughout the New Year holiday period.
Wanaka holidaymakers have started to trickle out of town after an extended period of soggy weather.
Challenge Wanaka's elite female field has been decimated by the late withdrawal of its three best triathletes, including its top New Zealand competitor - three-time defending champion Gina Crawford.
Wanaka police say a partnership with local authorities, camping-ground operators and resort liquor licensees continues to have a positive influence on the behaviour of visitors.
Waikouaiti cowboy Garrick Scally rode to victory in the saddle bronc event at the Wanaka Rodeo yesterday to card his first circuit win of the season.
Tim Robson's entrepreneurial streak sent him on a musical quest to engineer an acoustic guitar composed entirely of steel. However, coaxing a six-string sound from such heavy metal had been a hard sell, he tells Wanaka reporter Matt Haggart.
Emergency service paramedics in Wanaka are ready for another busy New Year's Eve, with their staffing resources set to be stretched by the demands of out-of-town revellers.
Backers of a proposed golf resort at Glendhu Bay, near Wanaka, need to do more to convince the Environment Court their plans for a championship golf course and resort development can tee-off in the future.
Treble Cone skifield will install new ''smart card'' technology for skiers and snowboarders who buy chairlift passes next season.
Flooded Clutha River headwaters forced the organisers of the annual Clutha Classic kayak race to shift the 35km endurance event to the Matukituki River yesterday.
A former accounts administrator at a Fox Glacier guiding company has been unsuccessful with a claim of personal grievance against her employer, after she was dismissed for leaving her job without explanation.
Increased flight services into Wanaka will continue through summer as decision crunch time looms for the town's tourism and business sectors, next year.
A Christmas-themed fundraising event by a Wanaka restaurant has raised more than $3000, which will go to the families of the Pike River miners.
A golfing mission which has taken Jamie Patton and Michael Goldstein around the world is approaching its closing stretch as they contemplate a 17-day countdown towards achieving a goal of a lifetime.
A Wanaka mountain guiding company has led a successful polar skiing expedition through the sub-zero Antarctic to the South Pole.
A total fire ban is expected to remain in place across Queenstown Lakes till at least next year as the district continues to bake after a run of dry, hot weather.
Partners behind the Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village in Wanaka want to change the layout and staging of the development planned for Golf Course Rd.
An "overwhelming" number of Wanaka businesses are behind a fundraising event being held tomorrow to benefit the families of the Pike River mine tragedy.
