Matthew Haggart

Wanaka skifield pioneers the Lee family have applied for resource consent to carve up their Waiorau Station and Pisa Range skifield operations.

Some Wanaka lizards are on the move to Canterbury.

Martin Curtis is hoping to crown a career as one of the country's pre-eminent folk musicians with a New Zealand Music Award tomorrow night.

Wanaka freeskier Jossi Wells is aiming for gold at the world's premier extreme sports festival, the Winter X Games, which begin tomorrow morning (NZ time).

New Zealand triathlete Gina Ferguson was in a class of her own to win back-to-back Challenge Wanaka titles, while Australian Chris McDonald exorcised his race demons from last year, to also set a course record.

The most expensive infrastructure development built by the Queenstown Lakes District Council has broken down, less than three months after it became operational.

Septuagenarian triathlete Garth Barfoot was bleeding, battered, and bruised when he crossed the Challenge Wanaka finish line in last place, after a 17-hour battle with the race course, the elements, and other competitors.

Multisport event Challenge Wanaka is estimated to have brought flow-on economic benefits to the region exceeding a million dollars.

A lightning quick time in front of her home crowd gave Wanaka triathlete Nicky Samuels her second win in the Contact Tri series last night.

An outpouring of emotion greeted Felix Walchshofer at the finish line in Wanaka on Saturday after he completed his first Challenge triathlon - an international race series run by his family since 2002.

La Molina, Spain: Wanaka-based skier Adam Hall, of Outram, claimed a silver and bronze medal competing against some of the world's best adaptive alpine ski racers at a World Cup event held this week.

Czech triathlete Petr Vabrousek (34) had to do some soul-searching to find a reason to return to Wanaka for his third attempt at Challenge Wanaka.

Upper Clutha schools keep expanding as rolls around the district continue to grow.

Windy weather is creating frustration for Upper Clutha holiday boaties and sending fuel sales plummeting at lakeside petrol pump operators.