NZTA looking at fixes for bridge lights issue
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is looking at technical solutions to address an issue at the Albert Town bridge.
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Pizza Hut looks to join McDonald's at Wānaka's Three Parks
Pizza Hut looks to join McDonald's at Wānaka's Three Parks
Pizza Hut has confirmed it wants a slice of the fast-food action in Wānaka.
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Drug testing to return to Rhythm & Alps
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Drug testing to return to Rhythm & Alps
Drug testing units will return to next week’s Rhythm & Alps festival in the Cardrona Valley.
Key Cardrona figure farewelled
Key Cardrona figure farewelled
The late John Lee, a pivotal figure in the development of the Upper Clutha district through development of the Cardrona Alpine Resort, Cardrona Hotel and Snow Farm cross-country skiing facility, has been farewelled.
Picnic races stalwart to hand over reins
Picnic races stalwart to hand over reins
After 57 years as a volunteer at the Hawea Picnic Races, 80-year-old Judy Muir jokes her parents might not have approved of this achievement.
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Town’s house prices rise 225% in decade
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Town’s house prices rise 225% in decade
House prices have skyrocketed more than 200% in a quiet Otago town that "people used to look down on" but residents enjoying the good life are not tempted to cash in.
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Golf club gets board backing for new facility
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Golf club gets board backing for new facility
A Wānaka golf club is taking the first swing at improving its historic clubhouse after a 38-year need for upgraded premises.
Calendar to star Lim in 2027
Calendar to star Lim in 2027
Spoiler alert: Nadia Lim does not feature in her 2026 nude sunflower calendar, but she might be in the next.
Albert Town properties rocket in value
Albert Town properties rocket in value
"If you bought in Albert Town a decade ago, you've basically won the property lotto."
Thank you, Wānaka
Thank you, Wānaka
Well thank you Wānaka and the Upper Clutha.
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Freedom campers upsetting Wānaka residents
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Freedom campers upsetting Wānaka residents
Residents in Wānaka are frustrated with constant traffic, verbal abuse and human excrement from freedom campers in their neighbourhood after the introduction of a new freedom camping bylaw.
Objects of rural New Zealand ‘more than the sum of their parts’
Objects of rural New Zealand ‘more than the sum of their parts’
New Zealand documentarian Te Radar describes his living situation as a bit of a cosplay.
Wanaka barber’s idea pays it forward
Wanaka barber’s idea pays it forward
An initiative for donation-based haircuts will give some Wānaka families a helping hand this Christmas.
‘Learning curve’ for new supermarket owners
‘Learning curve’ for new supermarket owners
A family with over a decade of supermarket experience have started their newest adventure at Wānaka New World.
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Classic transport aircraft booked for 2026 Warbirds show
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Classic transport aircraft booked for 2026 Warbirds show
The New Zealand-owned Spirit of Douglas has been confirmed for next Easter’s Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow as part of the aircraft’s ambitious global tour.
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Mt Iron bike trail project at start line
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Mt Iron bike trail project at start line
It could be pedal to the metal at Mt Iron next summer after an "in principle" approval of mountainbike trails by the community board.
Wānaka braces for hordes of young NY Eve partygoers
Wānaka braces for hordes of young NY Eve partygoers
Tens of thousands of teenagers are expected to descend on Wānaka's lakefront for one of the country's biggest informal New Year's Eve gatherings.
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‘Mind-blown’ by support for injured ‘angel’
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‘Mind-blown’ by support for injured ‘angel’
A Hāwea woman says she is lost for words after the community came to the rescue of her best friend, a huntaway-Labrador cross.
Hāwea coffee cart owner charged under Food Safety Act
Hāwea coffee cart owner charged under Food Safety Act
A Hāwea Flat cafe owner has been charged by the council after allegedly breaching the Food Safety Act.
Wānaka twins proud to wear Olympics uniform
Wānaka twins proud to wear Olympics uniform
Wānaka twins Cam and Fin Melville Ives have revealed the NZ team's uniform for the Winter Olympic Games in northern Italy next year.