Two injured, road closed after Wānaka crash
Two people were injured in a crash that has closed a section of Northlake Drive in Wānaka this morning.
Development under way
Development under way
Construction of 42 private residences on the slopes behind the $80 million Glendhu Championship Golf Course development, near Wānaka, is to start soon.
Charity food service in hot demand
Charity food service in hot demand
Wānaka charity Food For Love has experienced a 430% increase in demand for home-cooked dinners since 2021.
Arrest after camp ground assaults
Arrest after camp ground assaults
Unhappy campers, vandalism and drunk drivers were on Wānaka police’s radar this week.
Reunion a chance to celebrate
Reunion a chance to celebrate
The organisers of a reunion celebrating an "innovative" New Zealand tourism company hope to see both former and current employees at the Queenstown event later this month.
Supermarket fits in with community
Supermarket fits in with community
The lighting is fitted, the parking lot sealed, and with less than six weeks before Lake Hāwea’s first supermarket officially opens, its developer is "pretty chuffed" at their achievements.
Unexpected findings about NZ species
Unexpected findings about NZ species
Kākāpō are the true ancient species of New Zealand, not the kiwi or the takahē, according to groundbreaking research undertaken over 20 years at St Bathans.
Helping hand for exhibition
Helping hand for exhibition
When printmaker Laetitia Campe and painter Lizzie Carruthers want to create, they retreat to their studios in the heart of rural Upper Clutha to practise in peace.
Festival of Colour seeking new sponsors, patrons
Festival of Colour seeking new sponsors, patrons
The Southern Lakes Festival Arts Trust is seeking support to sustain the Wānaka Festival of Colour.
Novelist focus of festival launch
Novelist focus of festival launch
The book industry appeared in good heart in Wānaka this week, when at least 100 people showed up at Hello Ranger to listen to award-winning author Emily Perkins discuss the process of writing her...
Event an intimate ‘revival’ of past folk music festivals
Event an intimate ‘revival’ of past folk music festivals
Central Otago folk singer Martin Curtis, 80, has always been a sucker for one more song.
Honoured for service
Honoured for service
Ralph Fegan, of Wānaka, was invested by Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro at a ceremony at Government House in Wellington yesterday.
Wellness multimillionaire selling Wānaka house to ‘simplify my life'
Wellness multimillionaire selling Wānaka house to ‘simplify my life'
Wānaka multimillionaire and wellness businessman Matt Chapman is selling his recently completed Roys Peninsula home, Synchronicity, to "simplify my life".
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Mystery over QLDC's stance on billionaire's bolthole
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Mystery over QLDC's stance on billionaire's bolthole
An Official Information Act request has thrown no new light on why the QLDC changed its stance on American billionaire Peter Thiel's application to build a Lake Wānaka lodge.
Snow sports, tourism innovator honoured
Snow sports, tourism innovator honoured
Mary Lee, of Wanaka, has been invested by Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro as a Companion of the NZ Order of Merit for services to snow sports and tourism.
Engrave, secure tools to discourage thieves
Engrave, secure tools to discourage thieves
A series of tool thefts in Wānaka this week is a sign the town’s "collective mindset" about theft prevention needs to change, police Senior Sergeant Fiona Roberts said.
New supermarket for Lake Hāwea
New supermarket for Lake Hāwea
Shopping runs for Lake Hāwea residents will become much shorter following the opening of a new supermarket in the town next month.
Horse riders raising road awareness
Horse riders raising road awareness
Wānaka recreational horse rider Anne Steven is hoping to raise awareness that horses and horse riders are as equally vulnerable to traffic as cyclists.
Police introduce changes to mental health callouts
Police introduce changes to mental health callouts
Wānaka police, along with their colleagues around the country, will not be attending as many mental health callouts in the future.
Designer whips up a winner
Designer whips up a winner
The craic deserted Wānaka fashion designer Claire O’Connell last weekend when top Kiwi fashion judges named her the winner of the Collections category of WoolOn 2024.
