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Climate crisis message shared

James Watson with Polyne in the Solomon Islands. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Climate crisis message shared

A Wānaka teenager is touring New Zealand to encourage other students to help those in need after he spent 40 hours in a cage and kayaked the length of Lake Wānaka to raise funds for World Vision.

Positive signs for Wānaka wayfinding

Positive signs for Wānaka wayfinding

The wheels are in motion for Wānaka to get updated signage as over $380,000 is set aside to improve poor wayfinding in the region.

Came for a brisk visit, but found home

Robin Brisker has been in Wānaka for 25 years now, breaking his five-year limit.
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Came for a brisk visit, but found home

It was the infamous All Blacks defeat at the 1999 Rugby World Cup against the French that inspired American artist Robin Brisker to move to New Zealand at the start of the new millennium.

Film focuses on joy, fears of motherhood in dream job

Wānaka skier Janina Kuzma on the slopes of the Fox Glacier while filming for Dear Superhero....

Film focuses on joy, fears of motherhood in dream job

Inspired by the ups and downs of motherhood, an acclaimed Wānaka skier tells her story of being pregnant while working as a mountain guide.

Book collaboration reaps grand prize

The front cover of Look Out, the award-winning book by Euan Macleod and Craig Potton. PHOTOS:...

Book collaboration reaps grand prize

Painter Euan Macleod and photographer Craig Potton have won a $2000 grand prize at the New Zealand Mountain Book Festival set to take place in Wānaka and Queenstown next month.

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McCaw uplifts young rugby fans

Wānaka rugby fans (from left) Ewan Little, Lachlan Davison, Reuben Beston and Eli Larose get set...

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McCaw uplifts young rugby fans

He has lifted the Webb Ellis Trophy twice and more silverware than you can count, but bringing smiles to Wānaka’s biggest rugby fans gives Richie McCaw a sky-high feeling.

Show aims to raise funds for musical playground

For its 31st year, Wānaka’s Stars in Your Eyes show is fundraising to help build the town’s first musical playground.

Plane ready to fly home to Australia

Callum Smith with the Beech D-17S Staggerwing VH-BBL. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Plane ready to fly home to Australia

Engineer Callum Smith has restored a Beech D-17S Staggerwing VH-BBL at the Wānaka airport, in a dashing blue.

Distillery’s single malt claims double gold

Distillery’s single malt claims double gold

Cardrona Distillery’s single malt whisky, The Falcon, has won a double gold medal, with a score of 95 points, at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Mum leads fight against liquor store

An artist’s impression of the proposed Longview Liquor Store as part of the application. PHOTO:...

Liquor store draws objections

A concerned mother has started a group opposing a planned new Lake Hāwea liquor store she considers "inappropriately placed and ill-considered".

Artist inspired by natural environments

Chrissy Wickes has been inspired by all types of natural environments, and wants to raise...

Artist inspired by natural environments

Chrissy Wickes has a love for New Zealand’s most natural environments.

The price is right: collective sets sight on fast fashion harm

A third of the profits from sales of coats designed by Liz Mitchell will go to subsidising...

The price is right: collective sets sight on fast fashion harm

A fashion collaborative has set out to challenge the harm caused by fast fashion by making environmentally friendly clothing in New Zealand — with a catch.

Champion year for youth service: report

A view of the Peninsula Bay subdivision looking back towards the Wanaka township. PHOTO: ARCHIVE

Champion year for youth service: report

Wānaka’s top youth service had a great year in 2024, its annual report says.

The Falcon flies high at San Francisco whisky competition

The Falcon flies high at San Francisco whisky competition

Cardrona Distillery’s single malt whisky, The Falcon, has won a double gold medal, with a score of 95 points, at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Aircraft back in blue

Engineer Callum Smith has restored a Beech D-17S Staggerwing VH-BBL at the Wānaka airport, and in a dashing blue.

Pink Ribbon event a chance for connection

EASI NZ operations and marketing manager Ewa Wick (left) and managing director Cherilyn Walthew...

Pink Ribbon event a chance for connection

A Wānaka-based recruitment company hosted a Pink Ribbon Breakfast after one woman saw the opportunity to connect people with a cause close to her heart.

'Huge red flags' over Lake Hāwea liquor store

Lisa Riley and her son on the site of the proposed Super Liquor store. Photo: Supplied/Lisa Riley

'Huge red flags' over Lake Hāwea liquor store

People in the small township of Lake Hāwea near Wānaka are objecting to plans for its first stand-alone bottle shop.

Wind, lashing sleet for cattle muster test riders, livestock

Musterers (from left) Cate Howie-Hughes, Jan Grant, Jade Parks and Lydia Beales go to work on...

Wind, lashing sleet for cattle muster test riders, livestock

The Mount Aspiring Station cattle musters have taken place over the past few weeks.

Retaining White Horse Cup ‘means a lot’ in jubilee match

The Upper Clutha Rugby team won their jubilee match 28-14 against Maniototo on Saturday in Wanaka...

Retaining White Horse Cup ‘means a lot’ in jubilee match

The Upper Clutha Rugby team could breathe a sigh of relief after their 125th jubilee match, with the final whistle bringing a 28-14 win over Maniototo at home in Wānaka.

'Out of their depth': Wānaka searches linked to social media

Wānaka Search and Rescue chair Raewyn Calhaem and alpine cliff rescue team leader Davie Robinson....

'Out of their depth': Wānaka searches linked to social media

Wānaka searchers are responding to more avoidable accidents as unprepared people venture deeper into the back country, lured partly by the influence of social media and websites.

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