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WānakaSeptember 5

Speed changes given the green light

Changes to 76 road and speed areas across the southern lakes are one step closer thanks to the councils approval of the speed management plan.
Evie Sinclair
    Speed changes given the green light
    Speed changes given the green light
    WānakaSeptember 5

    Supporting Daffodil Day year after year

    About 20 Wānaka Upper Clutha Lions members including (from left) Sue Grant, Ann Trevathan, Noeline Dickey and Collen Carr were once again the driving force behind Wānaka's Daffodil Day.
    Evie Sinclair
    Supporting Daffodil Day year after year
    Supporting Daffodil Day year after year
    WānakaSeptember 5

    The Workroom turns 10

    A Wānaka interior design business that does "everything down to the teaspoons” is celebrating 10 years of operation.
    Evie Sinclair
    The Workroom turns 10
    The Workroom turns 10
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    WānakaSeptember 5

    Digging in for spring

    September is the month of many moods in Otago; one day we’ll be basking in sunlight, the next we’ll be scraping the frost off windscreens.
    Digging in for spring
    Digging in for spring
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    WānakaSeptember 5

    Stitching together a community

    Sam Coupe is proud to be breaking the mould as a volunteer supervisor specialising in sewing at the Wānaka Community Workshop Trust.
    Ruairi O'Shea
    Stitching together a community
    Stitching together a community
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    WānakaSeptember 5

    New owners seeking to make pub heart of town

    The Albert Town pub is under new ownership, with Tom and Dee Gerlach set on making “The Albie” the heart of the town’s thriving community.
    Ruairi O'Shea
    New owners seeking to make pub heart of town
    New owners seeking to make pub heart of town
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    WānakaSeptember 5

    Fire and rain: Wānaka’s wild week

    Wānaka has had a wild week, with a suspicious fire forcing evacuations in Albert Town followed quickly by disruptions due to heavy rain, flooding and landslips.
    Evie Sinclair
    Fire and rain: Wānaka’s wild week
    Fire and rain: Wānaka’s wild week
    WānakaSeptember 5

    Low lake level no concern: Guardians

    Lake Hāwea water levels have reached their annual low, leaving members of the community asking once again, who pulled the plug?
    Evie Sinclair
    Low lake level no concern: Guardians
    Low lake level no concern: Guardians
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    WānakaSeptember 4

    Under their own steam

    Around 100 hardy locals will strap skis and snowboards to their bikes before summiting Treble Cone under their own power on Saturday.
    Ruairi O'Shea
    Under their own steam
    Under their own steam
    WānakaSeptember 4

    SH6 open during daytime at weekend as repair work continues

    SH 8 between Makarora and Hāwea will reopen to continuous traffic during daytime hours at the weekend before escorted convoys resume next week.
    SH6 open during daytime at weekend as repair work continues
    SH6 open during daytime at weekend as repair work continues
    WānakaSeptember 3

    St John cadets share cultures

    School pupils from St John Ambulance of Malaysia visited Otago counterparts this week, stopping in Wānaka on Tuesday.
    Evie Sinclair
    St John cadets share cultures
    St John cadets share cultures
    WānakaSeptember 3

    Highways checked after Milford Sound quakes

    State highways in Makarora and Southland have been checked for damage after earthquakes near Milford Sound were widely felt in the South.
    Highways checked after Milford Sound quakes
    Highways checked after Milford Sound quakes
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    WānakaSeptember 2

    Wānaka hosts Rail Riot

    Pembroke Park’s carpark will be transformed into a snow sports playground this weekend as it prepares to host Red Bull Rail Riot on Saturday.
    Ruairi O'Shea
    Wānaka hosts Rail Riot
    Wānaka hosts Rail Riot