Cardrona deer farmer John Scurr walked away unscathed from a helicopter accident on Thursday evening and is now waiting for the Civil Aviation Authority investigation process to begin.
A proposed multimillion-dollar, 52-lot subdivision on the corner of Aubrey Rd and Outlet Rd, announced this week, will continue to provide public access to Sticky Forest, Hikuwai Reserve and the Clutha River outlet, project manager Brett Thomson says.
Queenstown lawyer Bryce Whiting has apologised for alleging the Queenstown Lakes District Council was "corrupt" in dealing with parties involved in an Environment Court mediation process.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council's decision to delay two major Wanaka capital projects worth a combined $21.5 million has earned a sharp rebuke from the the town's aquatic centre working party chairman, Leigh Stock.
A national campaign, which started in Wanaka, to stop supermarkets giving out plastic bags is touring the South Island.
More than 1000 mountain bikers will be converging on Central Otago on Anzac Day for long-distance events at Lake Hawea and Naseby.
What is 206 pages long but covers 355,54ha? The draft Mt Aspiring National Park Management Plan.
The Department of Conservation has allocated 122 sites for helicopter landings in Otago outside the Mt Aspiring National Park area.
Radio Wanaka breakfast host Wayne Johnson apologised on air yesterday morning for comments he made during a broadcast on Friday about a Wanaka mother who had concerns about a "white supreeemacy"-themed college after-party.
Central Otago's top athletes will be recognised at a function in Cromwell on April 17, to be attended by New Zealand surf lifesaving great Cory Hutchings.
Plastic bag campaigner Angus Ho (34), of Hong Kong, is a patient man.
The Mt Aspiring College "after-party committee" was forced to withdraw 180 party tickets yesterday after school principal Wayne Bosley received a complaint the words "white supreeemacy" (sic) were offensive.
Queenstown lawyer Bryce Whiting has accused the Queenstown Lakes District Council of being "secretive", "corrupt" and "undemocratic" in its processing of a district plan change that could allow a large apartment block to be built in Thompson St.
Para-athlete Geoff Wilson learned to swim proficiently more than 40 years ago, but until last month he had never completed the 800m return trip from Waterfall Creek beach to Ruby Island in Lake Wanaka.
A 48-year-old woman sustained moderate injuries in a 150m fall down a steep slope on the Copland Pass route yesterday morning, hitting rocks at the base, and was airlifted to Christchurch Hospital for treatment.
Mt Aspiring College's year 13 outdoor pursuits pupils took the Central Otago multisport scene by storm last week, winning secondary school trophies two weekends in a row.
Aspiring Queenstown flying fox operator Ziptrek is one step closer to getting off the ground after the Queenstown Lakes District Council granted the company a lease and licence to operate from reserve land on Ben Lomond at a meeting in Wanaka on Tuesday, despite an 11th-hour attempt by competitor Skyline Enterprises to present new information.
Queenstown Lakes district councillors voted unanimously to accept a 6.89% pay increase for the 2009-10 year at a meeting in Wanaka on Tuesday.
Wanaka Landfill Ltd has been given seven days to provide evidence of the history of gravel importation and processing on its Ballantyne Rd site, Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field said yesterday.
Queenstown Lakes councillor Kath Gilmour feels the fifth proposed incarnation of district engineering services since 1995 is "like shifting the chairs on the Titanic" and has sought a guarantee it will work from chief executive Duncan Field.
