Popular Otago holiday parks for sale
Popular Otago holiday parks for sale
Two well-known Otago holiday parks are being sold.
Marjorie Cook
Markets return in Wanaka
Markets return in Wanaka
The regular Wanaka Sunday Craft market will begin again on Sunday on the market corner of Pembroke Park and will be held frequently until the end of May.
Stone walls to be modified
Stone walls to be modified
Meadowstone suburb's stone walls will have to be modified as part of the Otago Regional Council's flood mitigation plans for Stoney Creek.
Spring sun icing on the cake
Spring sun icing on the cake
Wanaka turned on the sun for the Kahu Youth parade through town on Saturday, providing a splash of colour for thousands who emerged as if from nowhere to enjoy the entertainment.
St John to thank rodeo club
St John to thank rodeo club
Wanaka's Order of St John ambulance officers will be in a celebratory mood today for their annual awards presentation and dinner.
Financial crisis blamed for lack of offers on flats
Financial crisis blamed for lack of offers on flats
The economic downturn is being cited as the main reason a prime 1012sq m property in Wanaka's central business district has not yet attracted an offer, despite tenders closing last Friday.
Church celebrating 100 years
Church celebrating 100 years
Upper Clutha Presbyterians will unite this weekend to celebrate 100 years since their parish was sanctioned on October 15, 1908.
Lodge's demise spells end of a saga
Lodge's demise spells end of a saga
Wanaka's Bullock Creek Lodge is coming down.
Time to be letting go the reins
Time to be letting go the reins
Tarras identity Bill Cowie (70) is determined not to ride off into the sunset.
Record falls at Early Bird pool meet
Record falls at Early Bird pool meet
The first swim meeting held in Queenstown's new aquatic centre produced an Otago record, courtesy of Wanaka breaststroke exponent Matt Henderson (11), while few of the 177 South Island swimmers at the meet came away without a personal best.
Festival changes
Festival changes
Dancing children, funky floats and delicious doughnuts will be on offer in Wanaka on Saturday afternoon as Kahu Youth and Wanaka police bring a festive flavour to the end of winter.
Air access to Dingle Burn
Air access to Dingle Burn
Conditional air access will be provided to the Dingle Burn Valley in the Hawea Conservation Park from October 20 until June 30, the Department of Conservation announced this week.
Multisport: Mezger expecting torture in Hawaii
Multisport: Mezger expecting torture in Hawaii
John Mezger might be an amateur but he is addicted to multisport, and later this month he heads to Hawaii for an off-road world championship.
In the bag for Perfect Woman
In the bag for Perfect Woman
The annual Perfect Woman Competition returns to Wanaka next week, with contestants from around New Zealand champing at the bit to outwit their peers as they raise money for the cancer charity, Canlive Charitable Trust.
Any tempo's a good tempo
Any tempo's a good tempo
He's had stars in his eyes since he was a child . . . Marjorie Cook meets Wanaka musician Steve Brett.
Climber wins Oceania title
Climber wins Oceania title
Wanaka sports climber Finn Fairbairn (11) made a clean sweep of the under-12 boys' titles at the Oceania Sports Climbing Championships in Rotorua last weekend.
Apartment sale shows market slow
Apartment sale shows market slow
A near-new, two-storeyed Clarion Suites apartment on Anderson Rd sold for $510,000 at auction on Saturday, about $100,000 less than the prices people were paying for the apartments when they were completed about three years ago.
Plan to clear flood debris costly
Plan to clear flood debris costly
The New Zealand Transport Agency has applied for a long-term earthworks resource consent to clear flood debris and rocks from Pipson Creek, near Makarora, to protect State Highway 6.
Families' fishing friendship spans generations
Families' fishing friendship spans generations
Forty years after Dunedin holidaymakers Jim Booth and Graham Godby and their friends reeled in 32 fish weighing over 50lb (22.73kg) in a single weekend, three generations of their families are still casting their lines in Luggate's annual social fishing competition.
Trees get in way of retirement village
Trees get in way of retirement village
A proposed 97-unit retirement village complex may require the removal of some trees from Wanaka's renowned "Avenue of London Planes" on Mt Aspiring Rd.