Tim Miller

Two people have been flown to Dunedin Hospital after falling while climbing on Mt Aspiring this morning.

Fish and Game Otago says it is not concerned at this stage about a decline in the number of salmon being caught in Lake Wanaka.

About a million dollars is set to be spent on improving the safety of Otago roads popular with tourists, during the next four months.

Plans to build a 22km sewage pipeline connecting the Cardrona Valley to Wanaka's treatment plant have been halted after doubts about the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of the project were raised.

A proposed  multimillion-dollar community house for Wanaka has been approved after a settlement was reached between the Wanaka Community House Trust and opponents of the building's location.

Wanaka could have another pontoon jetty ready to go by Christmas.

Wanaka teenager Maddison Frazer  has already spent more hours volunteering in her 13 years than many people will  in their entire life.

Organisers of a month-long celebration of cycling in Wanaka hope to continue advocating for better cycling facilities in the Upper Clutha.

A Wanaka couple are leaving behind the comforts of home as they embark on three-year journey sailing across the Pacific.