Matthew Haggart

Wanaka police are pleased with an increased level of communication between their community liaison unit and the town's liquor retailers.

More than 60 motorists have been issued with tickets for speeding on Wanaka's rural roads during an ongoing police traffic operation.

A tipping test of the refloated Wanaka pontoon has been postponed until next week.

Punters wanting to test-tip the redesigned Lake Wanaka pontoon will have their chance to try to capsize the popular swimming platform in a council-controlled operation.

Barking dogs are increasingly driving some Upper Clutha residents barking mad, says a Wanaka constable.

A seemingly straight-forward application to build a farmhouse in the Cardrona Valley will have to clear resource consent hurdles relating to landscape issues, after being publicly notified.

The Wanaka Chamber of Commerce has added an extra member to its executive board, after it appointed four nominees to fill positions representing three sectors.

Haast Department of Conservation staff have been among the first to benefit from a trial video-conferencing link to the remote South Westland community.

Illegal whitebaiting incidents have surged 35% in South Westland as Department of Conservation staff consider whether to prosecute for the more than 50 breaches they discovered this year.

An anti-speeding campaign by Wanaka police has caught 26 motorists during its first week.

Wanaka Chamber of Commerce members will have a choice of four nominees when they vote to fill three vacant executive committee positions at the organisation's annual meeting today.

A heritage avenue of trees planted by Wanaka's early settlers is on the endangered list, after a recommendation from council contractors called for seven of the old English ash specimens to be felled.