Bullock Creek walkway finally opened
Bullock Creek walkway finally opened
More than 100 people turned out to celebrate the long-awaited opening of the Bullock Creek Hatchery Spring walkway on Tuesday.
Regions
Rockfall closes road to Haast
Rockfall closes road to Haast
One lane of SH6 between Wanaka and Haast is expected to be open again from 8am today after a rockfall yesterday closed the road, south of Makarora.
Send-off for Crump model
Send-off for Crump model
A man some suspect was the model for Barry Crump’s quietly spoken character Clarence in his book A Good Keen Man was eulogised at a memorial attended by (from left) his great-granddaughters Maia Duncan and Jade Duncan and granddaughter Susan Duncan.
Birthplace of helicopter venison recovery marked
Birthplace of helicopter venison recovery marked
McGills Creek is so little known it does not even feature on New Zealand’s topographical maps.
Farm owner ordered to restore cultivated land
Farm owner ordered to restore cultivated land
Rich lister and New Zealand Business Hall of Fame member Peter Masfen CNZM has been ordered to restore land on his Wanaka property disturbed by cultivation.
SH6 reopens, but to close again tonight
SH6 reopens, but to close again tonight
State Highway 6 from Makarora to Haast has reopened, but is set to close again this evening as contractors work to clear a significant slip which brought rocks across the road this morning.
Close call ...
Close call ...
Three people were lucky to escape injury yesterday after the car they were travelling in left the Cardrona skifield road and rolled down a bank into some trees.
Truck driver joins call for road upgrade
Truck driver joins call for road upgrade
The truck driver involved in the latest crash in Ballantyne Rd, Wanaka, has added his voice to the call for the gravel and Otta-sealed road to be upgraded.
Three escape injury in skifield road plunge
Three escape injury in skifield road plunge
Three people were lucky to escape injury when the car they were in went off the Cardrona skifield road and rolled down a bank into some trees.
Petrol companies pillaging drivers: Mayor
Petrol companies pillaging drivers: Mayor
As petrol prices tipped $2.50 per litre in Wanaka, Queenstown Lakes mayor says drivers in the South are being pillaged by petrol companies and it has gone beyond being acceptable.
Crash on contentious stretch of road
Crash on contentious stretch of road
Overseas tourists travelling in this rental car were "incredibly lucky" not to have been seriously injured when the vehicle and a truck-trailer unit collided in Wanaka yesterday.
Council heeds SHA concerns
Council heeds SHA concerns
More negotiation and consultation over the proposed special housing area for Lake Hawea has been ordered by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
SAR life member: keep an eye on the skies
SAR life member: keep an eye on the skies
"Watch out for the weather" is the number one piece of advice those venturing into the Southern Alps this summer should heed.
Pilates pays off for skier
Pilates pays off for skier
All the work Geoffrey Wilson, of Wanaka, has done at Pilates was put to the test in the snow on the Pisa Range last week.
Hawea special housing plan put on hold
Hawea development paused, further discussions needed
Lake Hawea residents opposed to a 400-lot special housing area on the outskirts of the township have been given a 12-week reprieve.
Petrol hits $2.50 a litre in Wanaka
Pain at the pumps: $2.50 a litre in Wanaka
As Wanaka motorists face prices of $2.50 a litre at the pumps, the AA says Kiwis deserve an explanation for petrol prices hitting another record high.
Rescued skydiver discharged from hospital
Rescued skydiver discharged from hospital
The woman seriously injured after crashing near the Cardrona Alpine Resort on Monday remains in a stable condition in Dunedin hospital.
Ranfurly, Wanaka teams go to top of the quiz class
Ranfurly, Wanaka teams go to top of the quiz class
A tiny school took top honours in last night's year 7-8 Otago Daily Times Extra! current events quiz in Cromwell.
Wanaka: 'You can't sustainably live there'
Wanaka: 'You can't sustainably live there'
Visitors from around the world are drawn to Wanaka by its namesake lake and views of snowcapped mountains, but that stunning natural beauty comes at a price.
Discussing reserve use by jet-boat company
Discussing reserve use by jet-boat company
Whether Go Jets Wanaka can use a reserve by the Clutha River for passenger boarding will be considered tomorrow.