A 15-strong cohort of Otago Boys’ High School’s year of 1969 have gathered in Wanaka this weekend to re-enact their first trip to the first Mt Aspiring Lodge for outdoor education.
A collective predator control effort over the past 15 months has helped to lower rat and stoat numbers — a positive sign for native birds in the Makarora area.
Ten years ago, Mark "Sharky" Smoothy and Alyssa Coe (pictured) captivated the world when they decided to tie the knot mid-marathon during the full iron-distance Challenge Wanaka race.
More than 700 athletes will gather at dawn on the picturesque Roys Bay lakefront on Saturday, February 15, for the 19th edition of the Challenge Wānaka Half.
A Wānaka housing project that will provide affordable rentals to seniors has received a $100,000 grant from a local trust that helps people in need in the Upper Clutha.
RaceRanger, a pioneering triathlon drafting detection system developed in Wānaka, will make its debut with age-group athletes in February’s Challenge Wānaka Half.
Getting fit for the deerhunting season could reduce severe injuries that last long after the Roar is over, and save accident compensation costs, the NZ Mountain Safety Council says.
No outdoor fires are allowed in the Southern lakes district or at Glendhu Bluffs, near Wānaka, until further notice, Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) declared this week.
More than 150 predator traps to protect native species in Mt Aspiring National Park have been systematically tampered with, the Department of Conservation said today.
A cyclist was treated at the scene after emergency services were called to an accident on the Wānaka Mt Aspiring Rd heading towards Glendhu Bay yesterday.