Helicopter involved in fatal crash belongs to Wallis family
Updated 7.30 pm
The helicopter involved in a crash that killed two people in Mount Aspiring National Park this morning was from the Wallis family's Alpine Helicopters.
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Helicopter needed for work
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Helicopter needed for work
The man who originally installed a pedestrian bridge on a popular walking track in Hāwea says it will cost the council thousands to replace it.
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$180m health services boost seen as stopgap
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$180m health services boost seen as stopgap
Wānaka healthcare advocates have welcomed a boost in funding for the area, but say the government’s announcement lacks clear commitments.
Can’t see the fog for the tree
Can’t see the fog for the tree
Fog sits over Lake Wanaka yesterday morning. Later in the day it cleared to a sunny 14°C.
The story behind the photo: Aurora Australis over French Ridge
The story behind the photo: Aurora Australis over French Ridge
When Noah Bentley left French Ridge Hut to fill a jug of water, the green hue in the sky was a sign to grab his camera.
Caught offside: football families fill church carpark
Caught offside: football families fill church carpark
A Wānaka churchgoer has expressed frustration with families using his church’s private parking before Sunday Mass.
New manager for business chamber
New manager for business chamber
The Wānaka Business Chamber has announced Glenn Peat will be stepping down as general manager after three years in the role.
Parent and child screenings back at Cinema Paradiso
Parent and child screenings back at Cinema Paradiso
Parents with young children will be welcomed to Cinema Paradiso later this month for the return of mums, dads and bubs screenings.
Sink or skim: Hāwea hosts national stone skimming championships
Sink or skim: Hāwea hosts national stone skimming championships
In the days leading up to the Aotearoa Stone Skimming championships, reporter Ruairi O’Shea subjected the event’s organiser to an interview on the integrity of the event.
Equine exhibition highlights connection
Equine exhibition highlights connection
Connection lies at the heart of Hāwea Flat artist Robyn Bardas’s exhibition, ‘Bone Is Bone’, on display at Te Atamira in Queenstown until June 14.
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.
