German tramper Julian Stukenborg (23) had veered off the marked route when he fell to his death on the Cascade Saddle Route in the Mount Aspiring National Park, Wanaka police say.
Additional evidence regarding an environmental compensation package will be provided by golf resort developer Parkins Bay Preserve Ltd (PBPL) this week to help the company convince the Environment Court its development should proceed.
Wanaka skifield workers took their financial frustrations out on the sports field yesterday during the inaugural Brown Hill Cup sports day, organised to help beat the boredom while the fields remain closed and the wait for snow continues.
New Zealanders dominate the finalists' line-up for the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival's inaugural adventure film editing competition, believed to be the first of its kind in the world.
Promoting Lake Hawea as a visitor destination and looking after its residents are top priorities for the new proprietors of the Lake Hawea Hotel.
All 15 staff working for Wanaka-based coach operator Connexions are believed to be losing their jobs as a result of the business closing later this month.
The new owners of Luggate's Presbyterian church hope to fulfil a long-held dream of turning the 84-year-old property into their home when they take possession at the end of this month.
Wanaka-based coach operator Connexions is to close, sparking fears up to 15 staff in the Queenstown Lakes/Central Otago districts will lose their jobs.
Wanaka's health-care services began operating under one roof yesterday as the town's new multimillion-dollar Wanaka Lakes Health Centre officially opened for business.
After dozens of different designs and site evaluations, 14 consent approvals and nearly 10 years of planning, Central Otago whitewater enthusiasts' dream of a "whitewater play park" on the Hawea River is about to become reality.
The managers of the Snow Park ski and boarding field on the Pisa Range have contacted Work and Income New Zealand about emergency benefits for the field's 60 staff, who are still on standby after the scheduled opening on June 11 failed to happen because of lack of snow.
A hard slog was how Jason Palmer described his victory in yesterday's Otago half-marathon championships in Balclutha.
Despite closing the Wanaka branch of his aviation business, Southair Ltd owner Mark Paterson remains optimistic about Wanaka Airport's development potential.
Two LandSAR Wanaka volunteers were given honorary life memberships at the organisation's annual meeting this week.
LandSAR Wanaka volunteers have responded to 36 calls for help since July 1 last year, slightly more than the previous year.
Siberia Hut in Mt Aspiring National Park is to be rebuilt after being destroyed by fire in March.
Keeping something back for the last lap was Ken Fahey's secret to success in the Barnes Cross-country at Kettle Park yesterday.
You see some wonderful things at gallery openings. I did at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery's launch of Nollywood and Radiant Matter Part II. The first is staged photos by Pieter Hugo, a South African, the second sculpture and installations by Dane Mitchell, the gallery's artist in residence this year.
Dunedin residents need to fight for the city's Hillside Workshops, Labour's Dunedin South MP Clare Curran says.
Wellington fire fighters have dealt with at least a dozen suspicious fires since Saturday afternoon leading to multiple police investigations.
