Erosion complaints under investigation
Erosion complaints under investigation
Consent compliance investigation is under way after Wanaka residents and the Department of Conservation complained about erosion in Rockabilly Gully.
Marjorie Cook
Design input to be sought from users
Design input to be sought from users
Robust discussion about Cromwell’s proposed $16million town hall is expected to continue.
Passersby tried to save rider
Passersby tried to save rider
An off-duty paramedic tried in vain to save a motorcyclist’s life after coming across a crash on the Crown Range Rd yesterday.
Market still strong as Wanaka home sells for $2m-plus
Market still strong as Wanaka home sells for $2m-plus
A small, three-bedroom Wanaka house was sold online for more than $2.1 million last week - more than double its rateable value of $930,000 and about five times what it might cost to build today.
Covid delays assessment
Covid delays assessment
Covid-19 restrictions have stymied the release of new information about the proposed airport at Tarras.
Level 3 trading rules bring customers to town in force
Level 3 trading rules bring customers to town in force
Queues of customers were forming outside Wanaka outdoor equipment shops, cafes, optometrists and pharmacies during the first day of Alert Level 3 restrictions on Wednesday.
'We stopped the Auckland rich-listers. Now we’ve got to take on an even richer person'
'We stopped the Auckland rich-listers. Now we’ve got to take on an even richer person'
A Wanaka environmental campaigner is gearing up to fight billionaire Peter Thiel's plan to build a luxury lodge on the shores of Lake Wanaka.
Three Parks developer has positive outlook
Three Parks developer maintains positive outlook
Wanaka developer and employer Allan Dippie is optimistic commercial property development prospects remain strong, despite the current Covid-19 situation.
Interest in commercial properties high
Interest in commercial properties high
The Covid-19 restrictions may have put the kibosh on viewing Wanaka’s prime commercial property offerings for now, but agents expect investors’ interest to return.
Eels trailing string arouse suspicion people illegally fishing for them
Eels trailing string arouse suspicion people illegally fishing for them
Several of Lake Wanaka’s famous giant eels are trailing long pieces of white string, creating the suspicion people have been illegally fishing from or near the Roys Bay jetty for the native fish.
Seven charged after caught jet-boating
Seven charged after caught jet-boating
Charges have now been laid against the seven men who were found jet-boating on the Makarora River last Friday and police are warning people to stay close to home for exercise and recreation.
New gym on college’s wish list
New gym on college’s wish list
The Government has invested $46.5million in redeveloping Mount Aspiring College, but board of trustees chairman Dr Ian Hall wants more.
Mountains of fresh snow lift avalanche risk
Mountains of fresh snow lift avalanche risk
There has been an unsettled start to spring in ski paradise.
Patience needed as farmers unable to effect change on their own all at once
Patience needed as farmers unable to effect change on their own all at once
Patience, please. We’re changing. That is the appeal from Maungawera farmer Grant Ruddenklau, as the rural sector navigates new freshwater regulations and climate change pressures.
Studio sees area as key to growing country’s film industry
Studio sees area as key to growing country’s film industry
Silverlight Studios is waiting to hear if it has won approval for a fast-track consent for its proposal to build a $280m film studio complex on the edge of Wanaka. Marjorie Cook asked studio spokesman Mike Wallis what's next for the project.
Start-up making festivity sustainable
Start-up making festivity sustainable
A Wanaka couple are hoping people go crackers for their new sustainable business.
Long wait for home worth it for family
Long wait for home worth it for family
Dreams do come true.
Minister pleased with college development
Minister pleased with college development
Education Minister Chris Hipkins is satisfied with the Government’s $46million investment in Mount Aspiring College’s new teaching spaces, whare, studios and library.
Mountain bikers criticised over cattle deaths
Mountain bikers criticised over cattle deaths
Mountain bikers have been blasted as "brainless idiots" for causing the deaths of three pregnant cows after ignoring signs and spooking them on a remote Lake Hawea station.
Groups opposed to airport plan combine
Groups opposed to airport plan combine
Zella Downing fears the Upper Clutha community is ‘‘fighting a ghost’’ as it tackles Tarras airport development plans by Christchurch International Airport Ltd (CIAL).