Regions

Best version of local govt wanted

Waitaki District Mayor Mel Tavendale and councillors discussed a draft proposal this week regarding the government’s simplifying of local government reforms announced late last year.

Programme returns

Waitaki Creative Wellbeing is being relaunched this month with a new venue, a new staff member and an abundance of art-related activities.

Exhibition honours ancestors

Mythical dragons and Qing dynasty ancestor paintings are part of an exhibition entitled ‘‘Ancestors and Traditions’’ at Oasis Gallery as part of Chinese New Year celebrations.

Rugby boys on fundraising trail for Australian tour

Rugby boys on fundraising trail for Australian tour

A group of Year 8 rugby players are fundraising for their Australian tour and hope the community will help them achieve their goal.

Women’s cricket tournament a hit

The Sh**e Ferns (back, from left) Grace Carruthers, Abbey Lang, Grace Heather, Claudia Carruthers...

Women’s cricket tournament a hit

Wanaka women’s summer cricket games have come to an end following a close final last week.

Challenge acquired by triathlete group

Challenge acquired by triathlete group

Last week it was announced the Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) had acquired a majority share of the Challenge family.

Workshops to help non-profit organisations

Free monthly workshops designed to strengthen the capability of non-profit organisations and provide them with the tools needed for longterm financial sustainability are returning to the district.

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Mid-year start on ‘affordable’ subdivision

An artist’s impression of the new Links subdivision planned for Wanaka. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

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Mid-year start on ‘affordable’ subdivision

A Queenstown developer has set his sights on Wānaka, with the announcement of a 257-home ‘‘affordable’’ subdivision.

Fires banned as risk 'steadily increasing' in Central Otago

All outdoor fires will be banned in Central Otago from tomorrow amid "very dry" conditions.

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Queenstown homestead swapped for Christchurch mall

Aussie entrepreneur Karl Jameson’s traded part of his Chantecler property, including this house,...

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Queenstown homestead swapped for Christchurch mall

A Christchurch shopping mall has been swapped for a lavish Queenstown homestead and garden.

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Memorial wall for ‘amazing aviators’

Ralph Fegan stands next to the memorial wall where plaques will be installed to remember lost...

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Memorial wall for ‘amazing aviators’

Aviators who had close ties to Wanaka Airport will soon be honoured by a new memorial wall being developed by a group of volunteers.

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Backers of $730m Queenstown development hit ground running

RCL’s 63ha development site at Homestead Bay in Queenstown. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Backers of $730m Queenstown development hit ground running

Developers of the $730million Homestead Bay housing proposal — approved yesterday — are not wasting any time in getting started, staging an open day at the site tomorrow.

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Concern over deer death rate due to 1080 drop

A whitetailed deer appears on a trail camera on Stewart Island. PHOTO: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION

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Concern over deer death rate due to 1080 drop

The high death rate of Stewart Island whitetail deer during last year’s aerial 1080 operation is not acceptable, a hunting advocate says.

Christie working on Gloriavale doco series

Greymouth-raised award-winning television producer Dame Julie Christie has been back on the West Coast working on a new documentary series that will take viewers inside the controversial Gloriavale...

International field for scenic run

Veterans Queenstown’s James Harcombe, left, and Wanaka’s Mal Law have been regular entrants....

International field for scenic run

More than 500 runners — a post-Covid record — are this Saturday tackling various distances in what’s arguably New Zealand’s most scenic mountain run.

Gearing up cycling innovation

A new accelerator programme, run by Queenstown’s Grit Works, will help entrepreneurs turn cycling...

Gearing up cycling innovation

It's another spoke in the wheel of Queenstown’s diversification plans.

Walker goes solo, 17 years later

Michael Walker’s son, Jack, 7, drags him over the finish line at New Brighton Beach last Saturday...

Walker goes solo, 17 years later

Pre-dawn winter training runs paid off for Queenstown lawyer Michael Walker when he competed in the Coast to Coast’s The Longest Day for the first time in nearly two decades.