Upper Clutha Environmental Society secretary Julian Haworth is "disgusted" a two-lot subdivision in an outstanding natural landscape (ONL) at Emerald Bluffs, on the western shore of Lake Wanaka, has gained approval for a non-notified consent process.
In a rare move, a residential development in an outstanding natural landscape area near Wanaka has been granted a non-notified consent process, precluding the public from having a say on the proposal.
A hearings panel has recommended a mini-golf development proposed for reserve land in Wanaka be declined.
Babies, bodily functions, birth - TV personality and author Jaquie Brown holds nothing back in her thorough and funny pregnancy guide I'm Not Fat, I'm Pregnant. Here, Brown tells Laura Hewson the story behind the book and what the future holds.
The final whistle has now blown on the 2012 Super Rugby season as the fantastic ride culminated in Hamilton on Saturday night, the Chiefs taking the spoils with a convincing 37-6 victory over a travel-weary Sharks side.
An Auckland group remains interested in developing the old Wanaka primary school site as a private school in partnership with an investor, as the hunt continues for a new owner for the property.
Exciting times lie ahead for the Puzzling World tourist attraction in Wanaka, as it prepares to celebrate 40 years in business, launch its fifth and biggest illusion room yet and perhaps take the brand overseas.
"A good day at the office" was how Southern Region's Andy Mahon described his overall victory in the National Powerlifting Championships at the Edgar Centre over the weekend.
A community "food forest" planned for the Hawea Domain is slowly taking shape in the backyards of volunteers throughout the district.
The tide has turned again for a $500,000 whitewater kayak park in the Hawea River - it could be built this year as originally planned, despite an earlier decision to defer it indefinitely.
A "very fine line" existed between granting or refusing consent for an amusement park on land opposite the Wanaka Airport, Environment Court Judge Jon Jackson said yesterday.
Miller Chill, from United States brewer SAB Miller, arrived on New World's shelves about three years ago, and then disappeared.
Alhambra-Union completed a rags-to-riches story when it beat championship favourite Pirates in the women's premier final at Hancock Park on Saturday.
Plans to move a memorial statue of rally driver Possum Bourne from a hill above the Cardrona Valley to his home town of Pukekohe have drawn some opposition from rallying enthusiasts throughout the country.
Stringent engineering requirements following the Christchurch earthquakes have hindered progress on Wanaka's National Transport and Toy Museum's expansion project, but final sign-off for construction to start is now just days away.
The owners of a riverside property in Albert Town say they went "too far" with their encroachment on neighbouring reserve land and are grateful for the chance to resolve the situation.
Despite battling breast cancer, Wanaka woman Anna Brent has a lofty goal in mind - to summit Mt Aspiring for a second time. Today her son, Allan Brent, will undertake the ascent for her, albeit a simulated version in the heart of Auckland.
A life-size bronze statue of rally driver Possum Bourne which overlooks the Snow Farm access road above Cardrona is to be moved to the driver's home town of Pukekohe, south of Auckland.
Snow Park snowmaker Leith Huffadine describes his "nocturnal" lifestyle during winter months as "a bit of a blur".
Neighbours objecting to a proposed amusement park near the Wanaka Airport were asked about the effects of other existing commercial activities in the area at an Environment Court hearing yesterday.
