More money for Unpackit
More money for Unpackit
Wanaka Wastebusters has received $118,750 from the Ministry for the Environment to continue and extend its Unpackit packaging waste campaign next year.
Marjorie Cook
Yarning in Wanaka
Yarning in Wanaka
Who is Wanaka's "Knitsy", the colourful and anonymous yarn-bomber whose very public works include cupcackes, breasts, fake dog droppings tree pom-poms, downpipe scarves and handrail warmers? Wanaka reporter Marjorie Cook consults the local Stitch n' Bitch knitting circle.
Multisport: Allan has sights on biggest foe at Motu Challenge
Multisport: Allan has sights on biggest foe at Motu Challenge
When Wanaka multisporter Dougal Allan (26) goes up against Nelson's Richard Ussher (35) in the Motu Challenge on Saturday, there will be a team of southern foot soldiers at their backs.
Picture perfect
Picture perfect
Photographer and designer Christopher Thompson talks to Marjorie Cook about his career and his new life in Wanaka.
World-first climb plans proceeding
World-first climb plans proceeding
Wanaka adventurers Mal Haskins and Sophie Ward have set up their base camp on Mt Manaslu in Nepal and are preparing for the first summit opportunity in about three weeks' time.
Sports trust costs explained
Sports trust costs explained
The Challenge Wanaka Sports Trust is likely to pay nearly $1 million for next January's week-long triathlon festival, at least twice the cost of this year's $407,231 event.
Dry conditions fuel fire fears
Dry conditions fuel fire fears
Conditions are dry in the Upper Clutha region, causing concerns for farmers and rural firefighters as they continue to battle accidental vegetation blazes.
Ski season closes
Ski season closes
Hundreds of powder hounds enjoyed fresh snow and sunny, spring conditions on Wanaka skifields as they celebrated the end of the snow season.
Sharpridge appeal
Sharpridge appeal
The Sharpridge Trust has appealed part of a resource consent decision relating to a proposed four-lot subdivision in Mt Aspiring Rd.
Cup glory to be revisited
Cup glory to be revisited
Wanaka "went mental" last year when the Upper Clutha Rugby Club beat Arrowtown to win the White Horse Cup, the symbol of supremacy for country rugby since 1925.
Speed bump petition presented
Speed bump petition presented
Opponents of speed humps installed in Wanaka presented a 200-signature petition to the Queenstown Lakes District Council's meeting at Lake Hawea this week.
Multisport: Crawford to race in Challenge Wanaka
Multisport: Crawford to race in Challenge Wanaka
Top long-distance triathlete and new mother Gina Crawford is making her return to the sport in January by competing in Challenge Wanaka.
Loss of lake protection appals group
Loss of lake protection appals group
The Hawea Community Association is bitterly disappointed a freedom camping bylaw is not going to be enforced on Land Information New Zealand land around Lake Hawea.
Multisport: Entries arriving already for next year's Challenge Wanaka events
Multisport: Entries arriving already for next year's Challenge Wanaka events
Organisers of the Challenge Wanaka long-distance triathlon festival have begun counting down for the town's sixth race to be held on January 21.
Curtain-raiser to career
Curtain-raiser to career
Young playwright Aaron Blackledge has an agenda, reports Marjorie Cook, in Wanaka.
Paddleboarders win exemption
Paddleboarders win exemption
Central Otago stand-up paddleboarders face a wardrobe dilemma - what to wear on the water.
Mayor tires of panel 'palaver'
Mayor tires of panel 'palaver'
The Queenstown urban design panel's support for a reinforced concrete bridge over the Kawarau River has been described as "palaver" by Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden, who said yesterday she did not want to spend any more money seeking the panel's opinion.
Investigation into two fires
Investigation into two fires
Two fires that burned reserves last week are being investigated by the Department of Conservation.
'Significant' area of Doc Hawea reserve burns
'Significant' area of Doc Hawea reserve burns
Dozens of firefighters converged on the Department of Conservation's Craig Burn reserve beside Lake Hawea and Glen Dene Station late yesterday afternoon to battle a big rural burn.
Residents want water-quality guarantees
Residents want water-quality guarantees
A group of Hawea Flat residents do not feel reassured with water-quality information provided by the Otago Regional Council at a public meeting on Sunday and have decided to target the Queenstown Lakes District Council as well.