Treble Cone changes gondola
Treble Cone changes gondola
Treble Cone's stalled $20 million gondola proposal is revised and moving again.
Marjorie Cook
Regatta combines skiing and sailing
Regatta combines skiing and sailing
They've got the boats and they've got the people.
Willowridge Developments buys BaseCamp
Willowridge Developments buys BaseCamp
The financially-troubled BaseCamp climbing wall and adventure centre, closed since May, has been sold to a company associated with Wanaka developer Allan Dippie.
Busy weekend for Wanaka police
Busy weekend for Wanaka police
Wanaka police attended two car crashes and processed five people for drink-driving during the weekend.
Residents' walkway offer rejected
Residents' walkway offer rejected
The Wanaka Community Board has rejected offers from a group of Kennedy St residents to assist with the development of a public walkway to the Stone St reserve in return for preserving vehicle access to the rear of the properties.
Skiing: Younger Wells brothers fly flag for NZ
Skiing: Younger Wells brothers fly flag for NZ
Wanaka's show-stopping skier Jossi Wells (18) did not figure in the men's half-pipe competition at the New Zealand Free Ski Open yesterday because of injury, leaving younger brothers Byron (16) and Beau-James (12) to do the business at the Snow Park.
Wanaka Gym eviction case delayed
Wanaka Gym eviction case delayed
The owner of a Wanaka building deemed to be unsafe by the Queenstown District Court has applied to have an injunction lifted so tenants can return.
Red-eyed over skifield project
Red-eyed over skifield project
Wanaka upholsterer Dan Batchelor has seen so much red PVC this month he has been dreaming about it.
Disposal system's problems put to rest
Disposal system's problems put to rest
Contractors have just 1km of pipe left to install for Wanaka's $19.5 million Project Pure waste water disposal system at Wanaka Airport.
Winter games win major TV coverage
Winter games win major TV coverage
Winter sports lovers will be able to see their favourite athletes on television and take a virtual tour of Otago next year during comprehensive daily coverage of the 2009 Winter Games.
Lakefront deal a major milestone
Lakefront deal a major milestone
A long-awaited Lake Hawea lakefront management agreement has been reached between the Queenstown Lakes District Council and land owners Contact Energy and Land Information New Zealand (Linz) and should be signed by the end of this month.
Sports hub document expected to cause controversy
Sports hub document expected to cause controversy
An amended Wanaka sports facilities discussion document released to the public yesterday afternoon is expected to create considerable debate.
Fiery debate over plans for resort 'sports hub'
Fiery debate over plans for resort 'sports hub'
An accusation of "predetermination" was levelled at the Wanaka Sports Facilities Working Party during a fiery debate at the Wanaka Community Board meeting yesterday.
Women rip into jellied combat (+ pics)
Women rip into jellied combat (+ pics)
Sometimes the Albert Town Tavern serves more than just drinks and meals. Wanaka reporter Marjorie Cook dropped in to see what was happening on Thursday night.
Hearing finishes on Roys Peninsula site, but resolution no closer
Hearing finishes on Roys Peninsula site, but resolution no closer
It has taken nearly five years but the parties are agreed: Aucklander Greg Marler can build a house on Roys Peninsula, overlooking Lake Wanaka. But they just cannot agree where that house should be.
Passion, fun, friendship leads to success
Passion, fun, friendship leads to success
It's taken just two years for a rejuvenated Central Otago women's hockey team to romp its way into the division one national tournament in Auckland next month.
Site of sports facilities to be debated
Site of sports facilities to be debated
The most important question to be addressed by the Wanaka Community Board on Tuesday is: where do Wanaka people want new sports fields, a swimming pool and a camping ground?
Missionary work beckons for Wanaka woman
Missionary work beckons for Wanaka woman
Amy Collins, of Wanaka, is a woman on a mission - to help the troubled child soldiers of Sudan.
Multisport: Triumph for Ussher
Multisport: Triumph for Ussher
Top adventure racer Richard Ussher (32) cleaned up the field in the Anaconda Adventure Race at Tugun, on the Gold Coast of Australia on Sunday.
Eviction seen as part of 'illegal vendetta'
Eviction seen as part of 'illegal vendetta'
Dr Fiona Graham, whose company owns a Wanaka house deemed dangerous by the district court, has accused the Queenstown Lakes District Council of continuing an eight-year "illegal vendetta" against her in deciding to evict her 20 tenants on Monday.