Snowboarder remains in hospital
Snowboarder remains in hospital
A 13-year-old Wanaka snowboarder remained in Dunedin Hospital yesterday, being treated for alcohol poisoning.
Marjorie Cook
Hopes Slammer will be big hit
Hopes Slammer will be big hit
T. J. Irvin's "Slammer" does not look like the most modern piece of gardening equipment ever invented by man.
Lake dive for engine just another day at the office
Lake dive for engine just another day at the office
Sir Edmund Hillary's famous phrase "we knocked the bastard off" continues to echo for generations of adventurers, and none more so than deep-sea diver Bill Day (51), of Wellington, and soon to be of Wanaka.
Sports site runs into opposition
Sports site runs into opposition
Opposition is mounting to the proposed $21.5 million sports stadium, sports fields and swimming pool in the centre of Wanaka.
Residents want town water supply
Residents want town water supply
Clive Geddes
Concerns about septic-tank hazards, poor bore-water quality and insufficient supply for future residential developments and firefighting have prompted a group of Mt Aspiring Rd residents to call for the town supply to be extended to their prop
Makarora's first fire engine 'long time coming'
Makarora's first fire engine 'long time coming'
Makarora officially took possession of its first fire engine yesterday.
Need to tell family tale
Need to tell family tale
Elizabeth Irvine has long loved writing and recording history.
120 entries so far for mountain films
120 entries so far for mountain films
Entries are flooding in for next month's New Zealand Mountain Film Festival, which is expected to draw more than 1000 people and be worth about $350,000 to the town.
Murky water hampers search for engine
Murky water hampers search for engine
Attempts to retrieve a Robinson 22 helicopter's engine from the bottom of Lake Wanaka proved unsuccessful because of poor underwater visibility.
Pressure on house prices- agent
Pressure on house prices- agent
There was still strong interest in Wanaka's real estate market and people were attending auctions in good numbers, but buyers were putting pressure on prices, Ray White real estate agent Noel Williams, of Wanaka, said yesterday.
Hunters bag nearly tonne of wild pork
Hunters bag nearly tonne of wild pork
Sixty-five hunters brought home more than 900kg of pork at the inaugural Lake Hawea Hotel pig hunting competition.
Abandoned sections up for tender
Abandoned sections up for tender
Two of several abandoned sections near the Cardrona Hotel are now for sale by tender on the real-estate market, after the Public Trust took registration of the titles recently.
'The Crib' youth centre set to open
'The Crib' youth centre set to open
Kahu Youth's drop-in centre, The Crib, will open on Saturday, marking a milestone for the community.
Wait for Saxton accident report
Wait for Saxton accident report
A preliminary report on the possible causes of Haast pilot Morgan Saxton's fatal helicopter accident in November last year is not expected to be completed until at least July.
Triathlon: Top-10 finish for Johnston
Triathlon: Top-10 finish for Johnston
Wanaka triathlete Merryn Johnston won her first top-10 place in a European race by finishing sixth in the elite women's section of the Challenge Barcelona half-ironman race in Spain on Sunday.
Relieved kayaker to pay rescue costs
Relieved kayaker to pay rescue costs
The kayaker who was hauled by a rope to safety from the swollen Clutha River by helicopter pilot Simon Spencer Bower on Friday is thankful and will pay the estimated $500 costs of his rescue, Queenstown Lakes harbourmaster Marty Black said yesterday.
Kayaker rescued from swollen Clutha
Kayaker rescued from swollen Clutha
A 70-year-old kayaker was lucky to survive being tipped from his kayak into the fast-flowing, swollen Clutha River, his rescuer Simon Spencer-Bower said last night.
'More can be done' to help tourism operators
'More can be done' to help tourism operators
The Tourism Industry Association is "making good ground at a national level" to assist tourism operators through uncertain times but more can be done at a regional and individual operator level, TIA advocacy manager Geoff Ensor said this week.
Cavalcade volunteer call
Cavalcade volunteer call
Wanaka event organiser Katy Macpherson is calling for volunteers to help with next year's Otago Goldfields Cavalcade, which will finish in Wanaka on February 27-28.
People warned to keep off mountains, despite snow
People warned to keep off mountains, despite snow
The operators of Wanaka's skifields yesterday warned the public not to go rushing up to the snow-covered mountains just yet, because the risk of avalanches remains high.