Obituary: mapping way for women in field
Obituary: mapping way for women in field
If you have ever held a GNS Science geological map in your hand, the chances are Jane Forsyth’s eyes and feet would have been all over the land.
Marjorie Cook
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Brothel zone expansion plan
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Brothel zone expansion plan for Queenstown and Wānaka
Enlarged brothel boundaries in Queenstown and Wānaka should end "a repressive bylaw that has caused harm".
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Dawn service marks end of era for memorial hall
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Dawn service marks end of era for memorial hall
The Cromwell Memorial Hall was farewelled yesterday at a suitably atmospheric and ghostly dawn service.
Geologist who helped map Antarctica remembered
Obituary: Geologist who helped map Antarctica remembered
If you’ve ever held a GNS Science geological map in your hand, the chances are Jane Forsyth’s eyes and feet would have been all over the land.
Santana urged to reject fast-track Bill
Santana urged to reject fast-track Bill
Sustainable Tarras is urging Santana Minerals to "do the right thing", reject the govt's proposed fast-track approval process for its $4.4b Bendigo-Ophir gold mine project and talk to Tarras residents about its plans.
‘Fittall the Flyer’: a story of Kiwi bravery
‘Fittall the Flyer’: a story of Kiwi bravery
Vaughan Fittall, a real-life fighter for freedom, is the Kiwi hero of Wānaka writer Toby Butland’s recently released children’s book, Fittall the Flyer.
Local martial arts athlete back on the world stage
Local martial arts athlete back on the world stage
She’s dislocated her father’s jaw and has beaten her coach — but last week, Cromwell martial arts athlete Shyla Mulholland, 14, left for Hawaii, where she would grapple with girls her own age and...
‘Freak of nature’ still thriving in the depths
‘Freak of nature’ still thriving in the depths
Lurking 50m below the surface of Otago’s freshwater lakes in a twilight zone are the bryophytes — a freakish and globally rare community of deep-water mosses and liverwort species.
Obituary: Mapping the way for women in geology
Obituary: Mapping the way for women in geology
If you’ve ever held a GNS Science geological map in your hand, the chances are Jane Forsyth’s eyes and feet would have been all over the land.
Bookseller thrilled to win scholarship
Bookseller thrilled to win scholarship
Wānaka mum Sarah Clark’s dream job was always to work in a bookshop.
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Santana raises more than $30m for mine
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Santana raises more than $30m for mine
Santana Minerals has raised more than $NZ30 million for its mine near Tarras and says it has every intention to build the mine through to production.
Anzac crowds brave the rain and cold in Wānaka
Anzac crowds brave the rain and cold in Wānaka
Wānaka's Anzac dawn service was an uncomfortable one, with hundreds of people huddled under umbrellas on the lakefront in the dark and pouring rain.
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Santana asks for halt on trading
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Santana asks for halt on trading
The company exploring a proposed gold mine near Bendigo and Tarras has requested a trading halt from the Australian Stock Exchange while it considers seeking more funds from investors.
Locals urged to submit on long-term plan
Locals urged to submit on long-term plan
There are options up for discussion and we’re urging people in the community to make submissions now as the work programmes being discussed will have effects on them for the next 10 years ahead.
‘Freak of nature’ still thriving in the depths
‘Freak of nature’ still thriving in the depths
Lurking 50m below the surface of Otago’s freshwater lakes in a twilight zone are the bryophytes — a freakish and globally rare community of deep-water mosses and liverwort species.
South Island mine could hold $4.4b in gold
South Island mine could hold $4.4b in gold
The company behind a mine labelled "the most significant single gold discovery in NZ in four decades" believes revenue of $NZ4.4 billion could be made in the lifespan of the mine.
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Charity to offload rest-home; cites costs
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Charity to offload rest-home; cites costs
Presbyterian Support Otago is selling a rest-home, hospital and retirement village in Wānaka, saying it can no longer afford to run them.
Bendigo mine study reveals possible $4.4b in gold
Bendigo mine study reveals possible $4.4b in gold
The company behind a mine labelled "the most significant single gold discovery in New Zealand in four decades" believes revenue of $NZ4.4 billion could be made in the lifespan of the mine.
New owners excited about cinema venture
New owners excited about cinema venture
Home-made ice cream, freshly baked cookies, classic cars and fun times remain on the programme for Cinema Paradiso’s new owners and former teachers, Hamish Menlove and Carolyn Whitaker.
Third health precinct in the pipeline
Third health precinct in the pipeline
A third health precinct is on the cards for Wānaka — plus some precedent-setting tall buildings.