Locals dominate sports awards
Locals dominate sports awards
Wānaka athletes led the way at the Central Otago Sports Awards, with Zoi Sadowski-Synott and Luca Harrington winning the night’s big awards.
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‘Love of my life’ — still competing at 82
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‘Love of my life’ — still competing at 82
Rodeos are ‘‘the love of my life’’, Murray MacMillan says.
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'I’ll have to leave': Residents say brutal rates rise will drive them out
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'I’ll have to leave': Residents say brutal rates rise will drive them out
Distraught residents say rates rises of almost 30% will push families in Hāwea and Luggate into debt and destroy lives.
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Rich-listers snap up '$140m' Hāwea farm
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Rich-listers snap up '$140m' Hāwea farm
A former Queenstown-Lakes District mayor and one of New Zealand’s richest men are set to take over a 3000ha farm in Hāwea Flat.
Support needed to cope with pressures
Support needed to cope with pressures
The argument that the Queenstown-Lakes District should be getting more from the International Visitor Levy (IVL) is a valid one.
Mt Iron land transfer reflects urbanisation
Mt Iron land transfer reflects urbanisation
Sprawl of the Wānaka township has resulted in management of the Mount Iron Reserve passing from the Department of Conservation (Doc) to Queenstown Lakes District Council.
May an important time in the garden
May an important time in the garden
The Southern Lakes Kai Collective is launching a monthly article series with the Wānaka Sun to help locals grow more food, save money and enjoy the satisfaction of harvesting from home.
Teams have a boules at interclub
Teams have a boules at interclub
From humble beginnings, a new sports club has become a place of community and connection.
Rehearsals under way for production
Rehearsals under way for production
Suffrage leader Kate Sheppard’s story will be told by a community theatre group reflecting the depth of talent within the community.
From one kind of tussock country to another
From one kind of tussock country to another
An ode to the 1960s and ’70s is how a Central Otago musician describes her first album Mythology of the Girls.
Dislocated knee fails to stop powerlifter from claiming title
Dislocated knee fails to stop powerlifter from claiming title
She dislocated her knee last Thursday, then set a national record in powerlifting that Saturday.
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Everest disaster 30 years on
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Everest disaster 30 years on
Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, Wānaka resident Guy Cotter sat down with RuairiO’Shea to reflect on the tragedy and lessons learned.
Crash on Crown Range Rd
Crash on Crown Range Rd
Emergency services were called to a crash on the Crown Range Road which blocked the southbound lane for a time earlier today.
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Councillors reject Wānaka airport plan
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Councillors reject Wānaka airport plan
Councillors have rejected a plan to put the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) in charge of the future of Wānaka’s aerodrome.
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Businesses collaborate in lake-to-plate dining
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Businesses collaborate in lake-to-plate dining
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, take him fishing on Lake Hāwea and he can turn it into a meal at a Wānaka restaurant.
Golf day will have ‘lasting impact’ on school pupils, staff
Golf day will have ‘lasting impact’ on school pupils, staff
A charity golf day which raised $35,000 for a Wānaka school ‘‘will have lasting impact on staff and students’’, its principal says.
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