Golf course sells
Golf course sells
The nine-hole Lake Hawea golf course has sold after more than a year on the market.
New album ‘like having a musical child’
New album ‘like having a musical child’
Self-taught musician Robert Glen is releasing his first album this year and is excited to show the community ‘‘a different side of him’’.
NZDF camp a hands-on week
NZDF camp a hands-on week
Mount Aspiring College science teacher Sarah Graham loves an excuse to learn new ideas and skills, and recently accomplished all that and more at a New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) camp.
Well-known GP returning to Wānaka
Well-known GP returning to Wānaka
Long-term and well-known Wānaka GP Lucy O’Hagan will return home as a guest speaker at next month’s Aspiring Conversations and then she will stay for good.
If you love it, you can protect it
If you love it, you can protect it
This summer, local not-for-profit WAI Wānaka has been inviting everyone to use the lakes responsibly.
Rural girl still loves the changed world
Rural girl still loves the changed world
As she enters her golden years, Mary May says she appreciates the changes over time to the landscape she loves. Olivia Caldwell follows the journey of a rural woman who returns to where her life...
Sky’s the limit for urban plan
Sky’s the limit for urban plan
The controversial urban intensification plan was approved last week by the Queenstown Lakes District Council to allow for higher and more dense urban planning.
Central’s star stuns for a silver
Central’s star stuns for a silver
"This is for all of them".
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Minister replies to dementia care plea
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Minister replies to dementia care plea
The government says help is on the way after a Wānaka man, caring for his 65-year-old wife with dementia, highlighted the "desperate shortage" of dementia-level care facilities
Four vehicle crash near Wānaka Airport
Four vehicle crash near Wānaka Airport
A four vehicle pile-up is causing major delays near Wānaka Airport.
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Hopes big chair will bring a little cheer
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Hopes big chair will bring a little cheer
Tucked away in a working shed in Wānaka’s industrial area is a group of men and women who meet twice a week to offer their labour to community projects for free.
‘It is about love’ Volunteers deliver giant project
‘It is about love’ Volunteers deliver giant project
Tucked away in a working shed in Wānaka’s industrial area is a group of men and women who meet twice a week to offer their labour to community projects for free.
Students fundraising for trip
Students fundraising for trip
A group of students and their parents are rallying together in efforts to raise money for an annual Spanish trip, most recently setting their sights on volunteer work for the Motatapu.
Fundraiser provides late Christmas present
Fundraiser provides late Christmas present
A community organisation is still feeling the Christmas joy in January after Christmas tree sales landed them a healthy donation.
ORC community survey under way
ORC community survey under way
The Otago Regional Council (ORC) is encouraging ratepayers contacted by letter to take part in its latest community survey, which will help shape the future of services to the public.
Bold ideas meet good company
Bold ideas meet good company
This March, Wānaka will be bubbling with conversation, curiosity and connection from the Aspiring Conversations Festival.
Baos, burgers, rendang in hidden spot
Baos, burgers, rendang in hidden spot
Evie Sinclair finds a new favourite in Now Bao.
Resident growing up in ‘play pit’ suburb knew everybody
Resident growing up in ‘play pit’ suburb knew everybody
Life-long Albert Town resident Garry Templeton has watched first-hand the small community transform into a booming suburb now home to 2300 residents.
A’town’s ‘gin-credible’ fest
A’town’s ‘gin-credible’ fest
While the Whakatipu’s currently bereft of wine and beer festivals, an Arrowtown-based gin festival continues to grow each year.
Plea made for more dementia facilities
Plea made for more dementia facilities
A Wānaka man caring for his wife, who has dementia, wants the govt to explain what it plans to do about the "desperate shortage" of dementia-level care facilities in southern regions.
