Wanaka Rodeo club volunteers will be forced into the unfamiliar role of "booze police" today for the first time in the 47-year history of the event to satisfy stricter council regulations regarding alcohol.
Police arrested five people for alleged "minor" offences in Wanaka and Lake Hawea on Tuesday night.
A popular late-night bar in Wanaka can keep trading after an attempt by the owners of a neighbouring holiday home to have the liquor licence curbed failed.
Boaties and jet ski users are being reminded of their safety responsibilities on the water this New Year, to avoid a repeat of fatal boating accidents last year.
Lake Hawea artists and business owners have banded together to put their township "on the map" as a visitor destination.
Policing numbers are set to swell in the Wanaka area to cope with the annual influx of holidaymakers for the busy New Year period.
Lake Hawea family has scooped first prize in Wanaka's annual Christmas lights competition, with a decorated home which features a host of colourful characters.
The Auckland-based directors of a controversial proposed retirement village in Wanaka may face legal action for their involvement with another company with interests in developing retirement homes.
New Zealand cross-country skier Ben Koons won a 10km race at a meet in Maine on Sunday.
The Government's stance on mining in Mt Aspiring National Park is a smokescreen to further an agenda focused on opening up conservation land elsewhere in New Zealand, Otago MP David Parker says.
Glendhu Bay holidaymakers will have a new lakeside walking track to enjoy this Christmas holiday season with the most recent addition to the Upper Clutha district's expanding network of trails just opened.
The formal sale of the beleaguered Oakridge Resort in Wanaka is scheduled to be finalised this afternoon, with South Island hoteliers the Williams Group taking ownership of the property.
A tirade against a controversial Wanaka retirement village proposal earned a protest group spokesman a rebuke during a resource consent hearing yesterday.
Flooding hazards associated with Wanaka's problematic Stoney Creek could pose a risk to residents of a proposed retirement village, a resource consent commission heard yesterday.
A controversial retirement village proposal in Wanaka has been criticised by a neighbour as being "nothing more" than an affordable apartment scheme for the elderly.
Legal appeals against the $75 million Parkins Bay golf resort at Glendhu Bay, near Wanaka, will be heard in the Environment Court in February.
Wanaka ward councillors say they will vote in favour of the Three Parks plan change to rezone land for a secondary town centre when the motion comes before the Queenstown Lakes District Council tomorrow.
Wanaka Airport could soon be receiving more flights bringing visitors to the resort if managing body, the Queenstown Airport Corporation, can firm up a proposal with national airline carrier Eagle Air.
A leaked report recommends the Government remove up to 20% of Mount Aspiring National Park from a schedule of protected areas, opening the way for mining and exploration in the designated World Heritage area.
Developers of the new Aspiring Lifestyle Village on Cardrona Valley Rd, Wanaka, say the project will provide a $100 million boost to the local economy.
