A tear-jerking story about an orphaned bear, the tale of a one-legged man's mission to climb Aconcagua on crutches and a Kiwi adventure in oilskins and wooden canoes are among more than 40 films to be screened at the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival in Wanaka from July 4 to 8.
Wanaka police are eyeing a prime piece of golf course reserve on Ballantyne Rd for a new police station - and possibly even a combined emergency services centre - but any development is not likely for several years.
The footpaths of Wanaka are in danger of becoming gridlocked by baby buggies.
Otago's two golden boys of the ski slopes shared the limelight at the Snow Sports New Zealand 2007-2008 Awards in Wanaka on Saturday night.
Otago is in the middle of a baby boom, causing a financial headache for the Plunket Society.
Four years ago, the Upper Clutha baby boom was causing sole Wanaka midwife Emma Bilous to tear out her hair in frustration as she ricocheted between 70 clients.
The independent management contract for the Lake Wanaka Centre is secure for the next 12 months, Lakes Leisure facilities general manager Ian Paterson confirmed at a public meeting on Wednesday night.
The mothers of Caleb Trembeth and Natalie O'Neill are dismayed that the sentencing of a Wanaka youth who has admitted charges of dangerous driving causing the young people's deaths, and dangerous driving causing injury to two others, has been delayed until July 14.
Five full-time St John ambulance officers are undergoing training and orientation in Wanaka this week in preparation for the winter season.
The fate of Lakes Environmental Wanaka parking warden Daryl Taylor remained in limbo last night after a meeting yesterday to hear a complaint about his conduct, made by the acting editor of the Wanaka Sun.
Three appeals have been lodged against Parkins Bay Preserve Ltd's resource consent for Wanaka's second golf course proposed for Glendhu Bay.
Wanaka café owner Chris Hadfield (47) has been seen but not heard around town for several years.
The winter accommodation market is in full swing in Wanaka as seasonal workers begin to arrive for the ski season.
Wanaka triathlete Merryn Greenwood finished 12th of 21 professional women athletes competing in the Ironman 70.3 Rapperswil-Jona race in Switzerland on Sunday.
Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow 2008 has returned a modest but undisclosed profit and the organising trust is restructuring to improve the future financial return.
After 20 years organising Wanaka's popular Warbirds airshow, general manager Gavin Johnston (63) has decided to call it a day.
Overcast conditions did not dampen the spirits of 130 orienteers and multisporters taking part in the Cardrona rogaine on Saturday.
The St John ambulance service was asking the Government for an additional $40 million each year, on top of the $89 million already being received from crown agencies, chief operating officer Kevin Tate of Auckland said this week.
Wanaka St John station manager Don McMillan says the service is in good heart as it gears up for the winter snow sports season, despite concerns expressed by the town's GPs about a "frustrating lack of ambulance capacity".
The rezoning of Wanaka's Kirimoko Block is back on the Queenstown Lakes District Council agenda after two neighbouring developers reached a private and amicable agreement with the landowners and decided to withdraw from an Environment Court appeal.
