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    Grant aims to make access to recreation facilities easier

    Photo: ODT files

    Grant aims to make access to recreation facilities easier

    Getting more people more active, more often is the aim of the Queenstown Lakes District Council with the launch of its 2025 Get Active Community Grant.

    Rhythm and Alps reveals line-up for 15th anniversary

    South Island New Year’s festival, Rhythm and Alps is preparing for its 15th show with a busy line...

    Rhythm and Alps reveals line-up for 15th anniversary

    Rhythm and Alps will return for its 15th anniversary this December with a line-up that will feature international heavyweights and homegrown artists.

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    Accused Wānaka cancer fraudsters named

    The couple’s white late-model Range Rover. PHOTO: NZ POLICE

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    Accused Wānaka cancer fraudsters named

    A couple living the high life in Wānaka accused of defrauding friends and family for $1 million with a bogus cancer diagnosis have been named.

    Wānaka fraudster couple 'lived high life' after faking cancer

    The couple's spending included high end cars. Photo: NZ Police

    Wānaka fraudster couple 'lived high life' after faking cancer

    A couple living the high life in Wānaka allegedly faked cancer to rip off their family and friends for $1 million which they spent on expensive cars and properties.

    Hotel racks up over 130k views

    Interest has been high in the Cardrona Hotel. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Hotel racks up over 130k views

    The listing for the iconic Cardrona Hotel has been the third-most viewed property on Trade Me this year as the sale comes to an end on Friday.

    Overseas buyers eye iconic Otago hotel

    The Cardrona Hotel is for sale. Photo: ODT Files

    Overseas buyers eye iconic Otago hotel

    Buyers from the United States and Singapore are on the shortlist to buy the iconic Cardrona Hotel.

    ‘Best of the best’: Star act returning to airshow

    A Czechoslovakian-built Aero L-39 Albatros jet in action over Wanaka in 2013. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    ‘Best of the best’: Star act returning to airshow

    Warbirds Over Wānaka organisers have announced their first major international act for next year’s Easter airshow will be the Eagles — no, not the rock band — the American Eagles jet aerobatic...

    Sliver of light after long battle

    Bronte Hardy was diagnosed last September with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). She has come out...

    Sliver of light after long battle

    Closing in on a year since Wānaka woman Bronte Hardy was diagnosed with leukaemia, the mother of two says it has been one she would never want to repeat.

    Upgrades to wastewater infrastructure

    The department wants people's thoughts on the Government's proposed plan to clean up waterways....

    Upgrades to wastewater infrastructure

    Significant upgrades to wastewater infrastructure in Hāwea, Wānaka, and Albert Town will begin early next month, aiming to boost capacity of the region’s network.

    Red flags surround after-hours health plan

    Health New Zealand is working on providing a permanent 24/7 healthcare cover for Wānaka. PHOTO:...

    Red flags surround after-hours health plan

    Government plans to provide a permanent after-hours health service for primary and urgent care in Wanaka are already flawed, according to a local doctor with over 40 years’ experience.

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    Scammers targeting community pages

    Wānaka residents are being urged to watch out for scammers on community pages on social media....

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    Scammers targeting community pages

    Facebook scammers are on the rise as Wānaka page moderators warn locals not to be too trusting when buying, selling or looking for employment on social media platforms.

    Obituary: Jones force of nature who led creative life

    Rosemarie Jones. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

    Obituary: Jones force of nature who led creative life

    From starting life evacuating her bombed family home in Cologne, Germany, during World War 2 to ending it in the heart of Wānaka - Rosemarie Jones led a colourful and creative life. 

    Dedication to pest control recognised

    Proud to receive the Forest & Bird Old Blue award are (from left) Ian (Mo) Turnbull, of Hāwea...

    Dedication to pest control recognised

    A Hāwea man, alongside a mighty team of volunteers, is continuing the fight for predator control in Makarora despite difficulties.

    She struck gold when she found clay

    Esperance Steven, based on the outskirts of Luggate, is a fulltime artist specialising in clay...

    She struck gold when she found clay

    Esperance Steven was 9 years old when she came over the Haast Pass, which was then a gravel road, to see Wānaka for the first time.

    Sustainable fashion movement gains momentum

    Precious Collaborative founder Claire O’Connell shows off the first coat which sold for $10,000....

    Sustainable fashion movement gains momentum

    A local collaborative has caught the interest of philanthropists across the country who are dropping tens of thousands of dollars in the name of sustainable fashion.

    Hard work and peeling back all the stress

    Anneli Glazebrook opened her business, Ilu Hub, in 2019, after discovering her passion for de...

    Hard work and peeling back all the stress

    Growing up in a small rural town in Estonia under Soviet occupation, Wānaka business owner Anneli Glazebrook knows what stress and hard work look like.

    Lack of compensation irks Hawea resident

    PHOTO: ODT FILES

    Lack of compensation irks Hawea resident

    Aurora Energy’s compensation scheme is being questioned by Hawea locals after experiencing a spike in power outages.

    Electrification of homes ‘cheapest way forward’

    Electrify Wānaka Secretary Pierre Marasti at a community gathering to promote the group's vision....

    Electrification of homes ‘cheapest way forward’

    Local community groups are pushing for the region to be electrified as the council signs off on a scheme that would make it easier for homeowners to make the upgrade.

    Advocacy leads to 24/7 healthcare

    PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES

    Advocacy leads to 24/7 healthcare

    Wānaka will have an after-hours health service for primary and urgent care, following heavy advocacy from local groups in the area, but there is no timeline for when that will begin.

    Preferred locations for airport named

    Sustainable Tarras members protest outside the Tourism Industry Aotearoa's national tourism...

    Preferred locations for airport named

    Tarras, Hawea and Cromwell are all contenders for the preferred location of the Christchurch International Airport expansion project.
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