Marjorie Cook

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Shrek name dropped ‘due to copyright constraints’

Bendigo Station musterer Daniel Devine hoists Shrek the Sheep on to his shoulders in 2004. PHOTO:...

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Shrek name dropped ‘due to copyright constraints’

A company exploring for gold where Shrek the Sheep was found is no longer going to use its name for two of its four drilling prospects, "due to copyright constraints".

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Snow Farm ‘deserves more’ than a portable toilet: guide

Conditions were perfect last Saturday when crowds turned to enjoy the Snow Farm’s ‘‘Snoparty’’...

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Snow Farm ‘deserves more’ than a portable toilet: guide

The lack of public toilets at the Snow Farm is "embarrassing" and the area "deserves more" than a portable toilet, Wānaka mountain guide Whitney Thurlow says.

‘It’s a miracle to have it’: base building opens

Officiating at the Snow Farm ribbon cutting ceremony last Sunday were, from left, United States...

‘It’s a miracle to have it’: base building opens

The weather gods delivered snow during the Snow Farm’s official opening of its new base building last Sunday, boding well for this weekend’s signature event, the Merino Muster, and the continuation...

Debate reopened for feedback

Upper Clutha Environmental Society president Julian Haworth is going another round of debate with...

Debate reopened for feedback

Just when a long-running debate over proposed district plan (PDP) schedules for Upper Clutha priority landscapes appeared to have been resolved, they are back on the drawing board.

Demand for housing rises in Wānaka

There are now 235 households on Wānaka’s affordable housing waiting list, comprising 20% of the total Queenstown Lakes district’s wait list of about 1300 households.

Mt Iron draft plan nears completion

The route to the trig on Mt Iron is one of Wānaka’s most popular walks, attracting 300 people...

Mt Iron draft plan nears completion

The Queenstown Lakes Draft Mt Iron Reserve Management Plan is another step closer to completion last week, but it will be December before the final version is known.

Club hopes for arena

At the Hāwea Domain are newly-formed Upper Clutha (Adults) Riding Club members (from left) Joanna...

Club hopes for arena

A new Upper Clutha equestrian club is calling on the council to help fund an indoor equestrian arena at the Hāwea Domain, as well as provide for horse riding events and activities over the next...

Fundraising trip already inspiring pupils

Riverside Educare children have been making friendship bracelets for children in Nepal. From left...

Fundraising trip already inspiring pupils

When Wanaka early childhood teacher Jo Horton sets foot in India and Nepal in October, she will have a backpack full of beaded friendship bracelets to give away to children.

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Changes to LTP not likely, Smith warns

Queenstown Lakes District deputy mayor Quentin Smith. FILE PHOTO: TRACEY ROXBURGH

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Changes to LTP not likely, Smith warns

Much needed improvements to sports facilities in Wānaka are unlikely to be added to the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s 2024-34 long-term plan.

Warbirds wins people’s choice award for a 2nd time

Warbirds Over Wanaka event manager Andrena Davi. File photo: Marjorie Cook

Warbirds wins people’s choice award for a 2nd time

The 2024 Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow has been crowned New Zealand’s favourite event for the second time.

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Sports field concerns aired

Police say the couple drove from Auckland to Hamilton then flew on to Wanaka. Photo: ODT files

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Sports field concerns aired

Muddy, unplayable grounds led to a procession of Wānaka sports officials roundly criticising sports field upgrade deferrals at a council hearing yesterday.

Wanaka teenagers retain titles

At the prizegiving at the New Zealand biathlon championships at the Snow Farm on the Pisa Range...

Wanaka teenagers retain titles

New Zealand’s champion biathletes for 2024 are Wanaka teens Baxter Pollard, 17, and Nico Pettit, 16, who successfully defended their 2023 titles at the weekend.

New building welcomed with snowfall

At the opening of the new Snow Farm base building on the Pisa Range yesterday were Snow Farm...

New building welcomed with snowfall

The weather gods delivered 12cm of snow to the Pisa Range yesterday during the Snow Farm’s official opening of its new base building.

Friends’ all-weather golf dream teeing off in town

Wānaka tourism and activities start-up business Golf Swing was the brainchild of, from left, Jeff...

Friends’ all-weather golf dream teeing off in town

A snow day can still be a go day for Wānaka golfers, thanks to a start-up golfing simulator business created by three men united by their love for the sport and a friendship extending back two...

Entrepreneur off to Brazil to build skills

Presenting their business venture Waewae Soles are (front from left) Olivia Mae-Stanley, 18,...

Entrepreneur off to Brazil to build skills

Alexis-Sofia Harvey-Wills’ head was whirling with colourful possibilities for her future when she learned this week she had won a trip to Brazil to study business.

Mount Iron reserve plan progressing

Proposed new rules about drawing electorate boundaries probably will not stop Wānaka sticking out...

Mount Iron reserve plan progressing

The draft Mount Iron reserve management plan is another step closer to completion but it will be December before the plan is heard.

Sizable waiting list for affordable housing in town

A string of Aucklanders have been charged for breaching lockdown rules by travelling to the...

Sizable waiting list for affordable housing in town

There are 235 households waiting for affordable housing in Wānaka, making up about 20% of the 1300 households on Queenstown Lakes district’s waiting list.

Rules to protect priority landscapes back on table

Just when a long-running debate over proposed district plan (PDP) schedules for Upper Clutha priority landscapes appeared to have been resolved, it is back on the drawing board.

Anniversary of rescue marked with ski trip

Toby Kravet, centre, reminisces on the 11th anniversary of the day he was found by Wānaka LandSar...

Anniversary of rescue marked with ski trip

It's been 11 years since Toby Kravet, 83, of Hawaii, spent a lonely, cold night on Treble Cone with two broken legs wondering if he would die before he was rescued.

Welcoming Communities draft plan embraced by board

Welcoming Communities draft plan embraced by board

Wanaka greeted the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Welcoming Communities draft plan with open arms and hearts last week.

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