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‘World-class’ film and book festival to make return

A still from 100 Days in Fiordland which follows three adventurers spending 100 winter days deep...

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‘World-class’ film and book festival to make return

A Wānaka film and book festival that started from humble beginnings has gone on to become a world-class event, organisers say.

Firefighters step up for charity

Members of the Lake Hāwea volunteer brigade (from left) Geoff Simcox, Teresa Cotter, Callum Wears...

Firefighters step up for charity

Upper Clutha fire brigades felt the heat as they summited the Sky Tower last weekend.

New home for established Wānaka retailer

Racers Edge store manager Henry Schikker (left) and co-owner and managing director Charles...

New home for established Wānaka retailer

A long-standing Wānaka retailer is taking up new premises at the gateway to town.

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Whodunnit and where do pets go when they die?

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Whodunnit and where do pets go when they die?

Jessica Howland Kany’s latest book, Parrot Heaven, is a product made by Wānaka people for Wānaka people, exploring themes of running, injury and the animal afterlife.

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Pilot died ‘doing what he loved’

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Pilot died ‘doing what he loved’

Wānaka pilot Tim Brown will be farewelled on Wednesday after he died ‘‘doing what he loved’’.

Chopper crash deaths 'a heartbreaking shock'

Alpine Group Limited pilot Tim Brown (left) and guide Sean Roach were yesterday confirmed as the...

Chopper crash deaths 'a heartbreaking shock'

The deaths of two men in a helicopter crash in Mount Aspiring National Park have been described as devastating and ‘‘a heartbreaking shock’’.

Chopper crash victims 'highly experienced'

Chopper crash victims were 'highly experienced'

Sean Roach and Tim Brown were on a guided hunting operation in Mt Aspiring National Park.

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First skimming champs make a splash (then five more)

Lily Buckley, the first female competitor in the history of the Aotearoa Stone Skimming...

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First skimming champs make a splash (then five more)

The first Aotearoa Stone Skimming Championships got off to a stunning start on the shore of Lake Hāwea on Saturday morning.

Helicopter involved in fatal crash belongs to Wallis family

Police lack an overall digital evidence handling system, and, so far, the funding to get one....

Helicopter involved in fatal crash belongs to Wallis family

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 Aurora Australis over French Ridge Hut in Mount Aspiring National Park captured by Doc...

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

Signs have recently been installed to stop people from using the private carpark at the Holy...

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

Outgoing Wānaka Business Chamber general manager Glenn Peat. Photos: supplied

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

The owners of Cinema Paradiso, Carolyn Whitaker and Hamish Menlove, are starting new parent and...

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

The host of the inaugural Aotearoa Stone Skimming Championship, Richie Laming. Photo: Ruairi O'Shea

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

Robyn Bardas’s three horse busts which represent the centrepiece of her exhibition, Bone Is Bone...

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

Adam Edgar (left), of Forsyth Barr, presents the Forsyth Barr Supreme Award — the Bruce Grant...

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

Octagenarian Murray MacMillan is a life member of the Wānaka Rodeo Club as well as the New...

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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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