Sean Nugent

Visitor rental proposals may be relaxed

Queenstown house prices are set to take a tumble from the foreign buyer ban, according to the...

Visitor rental proposals may be relaxed

The QLDC is to consider relaxing proposed changes to visitor accommodation rules after receiving significant feedback on the subject last summer, but some people are still not happy.

Gym supporting mental illness

A Wanaka gym is hoping to raise more than $3000 to help community members suffering from mental illness.

Large lot zone may affect some homes

Large lot zone may affect some homes

A new zone made operative in the Queenstown Lakes district plan may affect some residential areas in Wanaka.

Rescue team may not reach missing climber tonight

An alpine cliff rescue team were flown to near Mount Aspiring, where an Australian climber has...

Rescue team may not reach missing climber tonight

The search and rescue helicopter looking for a missing Australian climber on Mount Aspiring may be unable to reach the location tonight due to bad weather.

Rescue crew Australasian champions

After only qualifying for the Australasian Rescue Challenge as a wildcard, the Wanaka road crash...

Rescue crew Australasian champions

The Wanaka road crash rescue team have ``just winged it'' to win the Australasian Rescue Challenge, held in Warragul, Victoria, over the weekend.

Some good eggs help out trapping group

The donation of eggs by Central Gold Eggs to a Makarora trapping group will help them with bird...

Some good eggs help out trapping group

A considerable donation of bait eggs will likely allow for more funding for remote bird monitoring, a Makarora trapping group says.

Warning signs go on trial at problem intersection

Flashing advanced warning signs have been installed at the intersection of Riverbank and...

Warning signs go on trial at problem intersection

Advanced warning signs were installed late last week at the intersection of Ballantyne and Riverbank Rds with the hope of reducing the number of accidents and near misses there.

School board will press ministry on bus seating policy

Despite seeing positive signs from a meeting with a Ministry of Education delegation, Wanaka Primary School board chairman Andrew Howard says he will continue to "keep the pressure on" the ministry...

Hunter Valley visits ‘good as gold’, if conditions met

Hunter Valley Station, with (from left) Lakes Wakana and Hawea. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Hunter Valley visits ‘good as gold’, if conditions met

The manager of Hunter Valley Station has hit back at claims access to his land is made deliberately difficult, and says anyone is welcome to visit - provided they "meet all the criteria".

Hunter Valley manager hits back at critics

Access to the Hawea Conservation Park is at the heart of the issue surrounding the sale of the...

Hunter Valley manager hits back at critics

The manager of Hunter Valley Station has hit back at claims access to his land is made deliberately difficult, and says anyone is welcome to visit, provided they "meet all the criteria".

Bylaw change would restrict jet-boat use

No more? Jet-boats will be a rare sight on this stretch of the Clutha River, near Albert Town, if...

Bylaw change would restrict jet-boat use

Proposed amendments to the Queenstown Lakes District Council's navigation safety bylaw could make jet-boats a rare sight on the Clutha River near Albert Town.

Driver injured after crash on Crown Range

A motorist was injured in after their car rolled on the Crown Range Rd this morning. Photo: Sean...

Driver injured after crash on Crown Range

A motorist is injured after a crash on the Crown Range Rd this morning.

Lauer urged to follow another foreign landowner

Matt Lauer should look at the level of public access fellow foreign landowner Mutt Lange is providing and ''take a leaf out of that book'', the Walking Access Commission says.

Recovery efforts praised

The Wallis brothers (from left) Toby, Nick, Matt and Jonathan in 2015. Photo: Mark Price

Recovery efforts praised

The family of Matt Wallis are ''incredibly'' relieved, police say, after his body was found within helicopter wreckage at the bottom of Lake Wanaka late on Monday night.

Pilot's body found inside chopper wreckage

The police national dive squad, using Wanaka boat Dual Image, sits at the spot above where Matt...

Pilot's body found inside chopper wreckage

The body of pilot Matt Wallis has been found inside the wreckage of his helicopter in Lake Wanaka, after a combined effort by police, navy and the coastguard.

Sir Tim Wallace 'devastated' at son's crash

Warbirds over Wanaka founder Sir Tim Wallis. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

'Devastated' Sir Tim Wallis going to crash site

A "devastated" Sir Tim Wallis was this afternoon heading to the spot on Lake Wanaka where his son is believed to have died in a helicopter crash.

Navy to help with search for helicopter

The Wanaka-based cruise boat Dual Image is used as part of the search for helicopter pilot Matt...

Navy to help with search for helicopter

The Royal New Zealand Navy has been called in to help with the search for missing helicopter pilot Matthew Wallis.

No cars for sale here

No cars for sale here

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) has put up signs this week at a popular car-selling spot on the road verge of State Highway 6 in Wanaka informing the public they can no longer do so.

Campground facilities 'awful'

This lone toilet block is the only facility available at the Albert Town camping ground, and...

Campground facilities 'awful', chairman says

Upgrading facilities at the Albert Town camping ground would be too expensive and cause it to lose its charm, according to its operator, after complaints from residents about campers bathing and washing clothes in the Clutha.

Floored by injury numbers

After coming down hard while playing netball at the Wanaka Recreation Centre in April, Laura Hay...

Floored by injury numbers

The floor surface of Wanaka's popular recreation centre looks set to remain as is, despite some believing it to be the cause of scores of injuries.

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