Waste collection 'problems'
Waste collection 'problems'
Some ''teething problems'' over the introduction of its new waste collection service were admitted by the Queenstown Lakes District Council this week.
Mark Price
Claim poll shows airport opposition
Claim poll shows airport opposition
A 775-strong poll showed it was not just a small group of ''grumpy residents'' opposed to development of Wanaka Airport, Wanaka Stakeholders Group chairman Michael Ross said yesterday.
Time for debate on sharing load?
Time for debate on sharing load?
Diverting some inbound tourists to Invercargill is one of the solutions suggested by those who believe the Lakes District is suffering from "over-tourism".
Shield on show
Shield on show
Young Upper Clutha Rugby players lined up at Placemakers yesterday to examine an historic piece of New Zealand Rugby hardware — the Ranfurly Shield.
Big match systems go - except weather
Big match systems go - except the weather
The Upper Clutha Rugby Club has just one big thing left to do ahead of its Ranfurly Shield match - sort out the weather.
Car stolen, but kayaks left behind
Car stolen, but kayaks left behind
Coast to Coast winner Simone Maier, of Wanaka, has had good and bad luck while house-sitting in Christchurch.
SH8 bend extra golf course hazard
SH8 bend extra golf course hazard
Tarras Fire Brigade controller Mark Davidson is on a mission to improve the safety of a bend on SH8, just north of Tarras. In the last year, emergency services attended three crashes where vehicles came off the road into the golf course.
More urge community board to engage more over big issues
More urge community board to engage more over big issues
Two groups have put the heat on the Wanaka Community Board to be more active regarding the big issues affecting Upper Clutha communities.
Still no opening date for ski field despite snowfall
Still no opening date for ski field despite snowfall
The Treble Cone Ski Area got 5cm of snow at the base from a storm yesterday and overnight.
Treble Cone director says late start nothing unusual
Treble Cone director says late start nothing unusual
Don't forget 2011.
Two SHA proposals approved at Wanaka
Two SHA proposals approved at Wanaka
The newly approved special housing area (SHA) at Lake Hawea will offer house and land packages for as low as $464,000 - $101,000 cheaper than any KiwiBuild houses for sale in Wanaka.
Woman freed from machine at Wanaka laundry
Woman freed from machine at Wanaka laundry
A woman had to be freed by a fire crew after getting her arm stuck in a machine at a Wanaka commercial laundry this afternoon.
Govt approves massive Hawea housing project
Govt approves massive Hawea housing project
The controversial 400-lot special housing area on the outskirts of the Lake Hawea township has been approved by the Government.
Snow on the way
Snow on the way
With the Treble Cone Ski Area yet to open for the season, all eyes will be on the sky tomorrow.
Much of master plan yet to be revealed
Much of master plan yet to be revealed
The public's opportunity to provide "feedback" on the Wanaka Town Centre master plan concluded yesterday but much of the plan's detail has yet to be revealed.
Snow forecast - but in the wrong place
Snow forecast - but in the wrong place
The forecast is for snow this weekend, but on skifields across the Tasman rather than here, unfortunately.
Karateka Qatar-bound
Karateka Qatar-bound
The Olympics has come calling for Hawea Flat's karate kid.
Cold start to the day
Cold start to the day
A hoar frost yesterday did not deter workers in Central Otago and the Upper Clutha making early morning starts on the job.
Consent given for hotel at Northlake
Consent given for hotel at Northlake
Resource consent has been granted - with conditions - for a 113-room hotel to be built in Wanaka's Northlake special zone.
Controversial Northlake hotel given approval
Controversial Northlake hotel given approval
Controversial plans for a 113-room hotel in Wanaka's Northlake subdivision have been granted resource consent by two independent commissioners for the Queenstown Lakes District Council.