Top competitors heading south
Top competitors heading south
The events season for Southern Lakes skifields is about to move into overdrive, with two of the biggest competitions in New Zealand snowsports starting next week.
Matthew Haggart
Wanaka bank suspect does runner with savouries
Wanaka bank suspect does runner with savouries
A 21-year-old woman was chased this week with loot she allegedly stole from a Wanaka bank - police said she fled with savouries.
Skiing: Disability no brake on Hall's downhill races
Skiing: Disability no brake on Hall's downhill races
Alpine ski racer Adam Hall has never let his disability slow him down. Matthew Haggart talks to the 2010 Winter Paralympic medal contender as part of a series profiling New Zealand's leading snowsports athletes.
Water report presentation
Water report presentation
The Tarras Community Trust will present the findings of a feasibility report outlining plans for a $32 million water take and irrigation scheme on August 19.
Seeking site for art work
Seeking site for art work
The Aspiring Arts and Culture Trust is looking for the perfect spot in Wanaka for a new sculpture.
Snowboarding: Murphy misses out
Snowboarding: Murphy misses out
Top New Zealand adaptive snowboarder Carl Murphy missed out on winning the first World Snowboardcross Race event, held at Cardrona Alpine Resort, yesterday.
Tourist charged with damaging lamp
Tourist charged with damaging lamp
An Australian tourist has been arrested and charged after he admitted wrecking the antique Post Office Lane street light in Wanaka.
Winning medal not easy as pie
Winning medal not easy as pie
Wanaka piemaker McGregor's Bakery won a bronze medal at the Bakel's New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards, announced in Auckland on Tuesday.
Hawea generation scheme still in planning
Hawea generation scheme still in planning
Contact Energy says plans to generate power at the Lake Hawea outlet are not on the backburner while it pursues larger hydro-electricity developments on the Clutha River.
Free passes draw beginners
Free passes draw beginners
Treble Cone skifield has introduced a free lift-pass system this season to attract people wanting to learn to ski and snowboard - and the move is bringing more beginners to the mountain.
Landmark 'smashed by drunken Aussies'
Landmark 'smashed by drunken Aussies'
Drunken Australian tourists are being blamed by Wanaka police for the destruction of a Wanaka hospitality landmark.
Snowsports: Hall races to second title
Snowsports: Hall races to second title
Alpine ski racer Adam Hall won his second straight national title at the 2009 Adaptive Snowsports Festival at Cardrona, yesterday.
Jetboat death hearing adjourned
Jetboat death hearing adjourned
A court appearance for former New Zealand Jetboating Association president Jeff Donaldson has been adjourned until August 17.
Five-knot rule lifting relevant
Five-knot rule lifting relevant
A Queenstown Lakes bylaw amendment lifting a five-knot speed limit on the upper Matukituki River will be taken into account in the court trial for a fatal jet-boat accident, in Queenstown today.
Sales up, prices down
Sales up, prices down
Property sales figures from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand show that median sale prices for Wanaka properties have dropped $27,500 in the past 12 months.
Hawea trail complete
Hawea trail complete
he Upper Clutha Tracks Trust will officially open the $500,000 trail connecting Lake Hawea and Albert Town, next weekend, now that the final link - a swing bridge spanning the Hawea River - has been completed.
Skiing: Winter Olympics ultimate goal for Calder
Skiing: Winter Olympics ultimate goal for Calder
Cross-country skier Katie Calder is hoping her efforts racing in Europe will edge her to success at next month's Winter Games - and catch the attention of New Zealand's Winter Olympic selectors. Matthew Haggart reports.
Australians face big bill for clean-up
Australians face big bill for clean-up
Filling their diesel van with petrol looks likely to land a group of Australian visitors with a bigger bill then they expected.
Hawea subdivision would boost surveying activity
Hawea subdivision would boost surveying activity
A developer behind a Hawea Flat subdivision has told local residents amended plans for a new 31-lot development will help shore up his Wanaka surveying company during tough times.
Skiing: Setback a spur to country's quickest
Skiing: Setback a spur to country's quickest
In the first of a series about New Zealand athletes competing at the Winter Games next month, Matthew Haggart profiles alpine ski racer Ben Griffin.