Writers festival hears of the search for a sunken ship
Writers festival hears of the search for a sunken ship
Where is the wreck of the General Grant? This question keeps adventurers Cristina Sanders and Bill Day awake at night.
Marjorie Cook
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Anti-airport group labels tourism awards a farce
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Anti-airport group labels tourism awards a farce
Tourism Industry Aotearoa’s national awards night on Tuesday was a "farce", Sustainable Tarras deputy chairwoman Suze Keith, of Wellington, says.
Man recounts ‘scary’ Jerusalem visit
Man recounts ‘scary’ Jerusalem visit
Former Wānaka man and artist Topher Straus went from heaven to hell within hours of arriving at Tel Aviv Airport in Israel last weekend.
Delight at second sighting of released waders
Delight at second sighting of released waders
It's been once, twice, three times a miracle for kakī/black stilt enthusiast Rachel Hufton, of Wānaka.
Mountainbiker's death caused by heart failure
Mountainbiker's death caused by heart failure
Wānaka mountainbiker Peter Murphy died of natural causes near the start of the Motatapu mountainbike race on March 4, a coroner has found.
100 gather for third polar plunge
100 gather for third polar plunge
About 100 people gathered at the Lake Hawea camping ground jetty yesterday to participate in or watch the third annual Lake Hawea polar plunge.
Obstacles in way of new housing: developers
Obstacles in way of new housing: developers
Wanaka developers want to realise their dreams of housing the town’s workforce but still have a few hurdles to clear.
Plan to build workers’ accommodation afoot
Plan to build workers’ accommodation afoot
Timaru developer Chris Broadhead is hoping to alleviate Wānaka workers’ decades-long accommodation nightmare by building 15 townhouses at 14 Reece Cres.
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Last house in Wanaka CBD sold for $3.42m
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Last house in Wanaka CBD sold for $3.42m
The last house in Wānaka’s central business district has been sold, but the site’s existing commercial tenants will not need to pack their bags.
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Decaffeinated by power fault
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Decaffeinated by power fault
Wānaka's early morning coffee seekers had to go without their hot beverage yesterday, after a fault in Aurora Energy’s equipment cut power to 162 central business district customers.
Power restored to Wānaka town centre
Power restored to Wānaka town centre
Power has been restored to Wānaka, after an early-morning fault in Aurora Energy’s equipment affected 162 customers in the CBD.
Residents divided over changes to plan
Residents divided over changes to plan
More houses, more pressure on the Northlake traffic network and opening up vehicle access to Wānaka’s Sticky Forest could be on the cards if the Northlake Private Plan Change 54 is approved.
Group fights to save feathered face of $100 note
Group fights to save feathered face of $100 note
For 25 years, the mohua at Haast Pass have been a poster bird, not just on our $100 note, but for the Central Otago branch of Forest & Bird’s successful volunteer effort to bring the bird back from the brink of extinction.
Urgent plea from aged care boss
Urgent plea from aged care boss
Presbyterian Support Otago (PSO) has appealed to Wānaka property owners to open up their rental houses to provide homes for aged care staff.
Passive house design ‘the way forward’ for builders
Passive house design ‘the way forward’ for builders
Wānaka builders Bryce and Donnelle Dunlop are on top of the world after celebrating 20 years of business and opening their new energy-generating Dunlop Hub.
Luxury solar-powered Wānaka property hits market
Luxury solar-powered Wānaka property hits market
New Zealand’s Wānaka-based honorary consul of Luxembourg, Frauke Carola Oddone, is selling her luxury, solar-powered property at Foxglove Heights, Wānaka.
Carparks controversial in urban design plan
Carparks controversial in urban design plan
Not all town centre businesses are happy with the latest versions of urban design concepts produced by the volunteer Heart of Wānaka steering group.
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Design documents for Wānaka town centre
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Design documents for Wānaka town centre
The Heart of Wānaka town centre jigsaw puzzle is finally coming together.
Trio protest at anti-co-governance roadshow
Trio protest at anti-co-governance roadshow
Three anti-hate speech protesters and a dog called Ted stood in fog and drizzle to greet more than 100 people as they arrived to listen to Julian Batchelor’s anti-co-governance roadshow.
Businessmen take ownership of veteran guiding company
Businessmen take ownership of veteran guiding company
Wānaka businessmen Doug Beech and Will Radford are realising lofty aspirations developed through their shared passion for the outdoors.