Pair's documentary captures plight of rare turtles
The amount of trouble endangered Dominica turtles are in is being spelt out in a series of videos by Wanaka documentary makers Richard Sidey and Aliscia Young, who call themselves Galaxiid.
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Lack of consultation on road irks club
Lack of consultation on road irks club
The 1100-member Wanaka Golf Club is wondering why it has not been consulted over major plans for the Wanaka town centre.
Pedal to the metal in V8 for 90th birthday treat
Pedal to the metal in V8 for 90th birthday treat
Avis Munro, of Wanaka, decided when she got to 85 she probably had no further need for her heavy traffic licence, so she gave it up.
Repeater upgrade complete
Repeater upgrade complete
Redundancy is not usually regarded as a good thing, but it is when you are talking about a 5km electricity cable running up the side of Mt Roy, above Wanaka.
Wanaka's airport set to eclipse Queenstown's?
Wanaka's airport set to eclipse Queenstown's?
Is Wanaka Airport destined to eclipse Queenstown Airport and become the country's fourth-largest airport?
Debate over planned hotel disrupting 'harmony'
Debate over planned hotel disrupting 'harmony'
The word "harmony" was yesterday introduced to the debate over a proposed 113-room hotel in Wanaka's Northlake special zone.
Rare car damaged in attempted burglary
Rare car damaged in attempted burglary
George Wallis wondered why his $150,000-plus Austin Healey was sitting out in his yard at Mt Barker last week when he remembered putting it away in its shed the day before.
Catalina to return
Catalina to return
The Catalina flying boat, pictured landing on Lake Wanaka, will be back for next Easter's Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow.
Several trusts seek funds from QLDC
Several trusts seek funds from QLDC
The Wanaka Watersports Facility Trust is seeking $100,000 from the Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) over two years to help pay for its building on the lakefront.
Lake Hawea land on the market
Significant area of Lake Hawea land on the market
An 8.5ha piece of residential land in Lakeview Tce, Lake Hawea, has been put up for sale by the Dunedin family that has owned it for the past 25 years.
Development plans issue at hotel hearing
Development plans issue at hotel hearing
The purpose of outline development plans has come in for scrutiny at the resource consent hearing for a hotel in Wanaka's Northlake special zone.
Trees toppled in Clutha, snow warnings for South
Trees toppled in Clutha, snow warnings for South
Heavy winds are toppling trees in the Clutha District tonight, prompting a warning from the council to take care on roads and avoid any unnecessary travel.
Hotel in residential area not unusual, lawyer tells hearing
Hotel in residential area not unusual, lawyer tells hearing
Building hotels in residential neighbourhoods was not uncommon, the lawyer acting for Northlake Investments Ltd, Warwick Goldsmith, told a resource consent hearing in Wanaka yesterday.
Rare fish find boost to conservation move
Rare fish find boost to conservation move
A recent fish survey has given further impetus to a project to assess and conserve Wanaka's urban waterways.
Ballantyne Rd to get $6.4m improvement
Ballantyne Rd to get $6.4m improvement
A section of Wanaka's troublesome Ballantyne Rd is due for a $6.4million upgrade, including 1m-wide shoulders for cyclists and pedestrians.
Honours presented for crash victims
Honours presented for crash victims
Two people killed in a Wanaka Helicopter crash have been posthumously given public service awards.
Preparing for life after freeskiing
Preparing for life after freeskiing
Freeskiing is a dangerous sport. No-one knows that more than two-time Olympian Beau-James Wells, who is recovering from his second ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury in three...
Pair killed in Wanaka heli crash given public service awards
Pair killed in Wanaka heli crash given public service awards
Two people killed in a Wanaka helicopter crash have been posthumously given public service awards.
Delayed restaurant refit to start
Delayed restaurant refit to start
It has been nine long months since a fire gutted Wanaka restaurant Ode Conscious Dining, but now it is preparing to reopen.
Pair to study effects of stormwater runoff
Pair to study effects of stormwater runoff
Detailed scientific work on the quality of water flowing into Lake Wanaka from the Wanaka township will begin this month.