Mark Price

Overhaul of local govt anticipated from review

Foreign Affairs Minister Nania Mahuta. Photo: NZ Herald

Overhaul of local govt anticipated from review

Might the Maniototo become part of Dunedin city, might Cromwell be administered from Queenstown rather than Alexandra, might Southland local bodies be forced to amalgamate?

Govt keeping clear of airports debate

Govt keeping clear of airports debate

The Government is standing well clear of the debate over the competing airport proposals at Tarras and Wanaka put up by companies majority-owned by two southern local authorities.

Queenstown body builder shaping up to turn pro

Queenstown's Danny King, centre, struts his stuff in Auckland recently. Photo: Supplied

Queenstown body builder shaping up to turn pro

Queenstown body builder Danny King’s closing in on his dream of going pro.

Repurposing former church in rural Queenstown

A former Southland church will soon be home to a Queenstown town planning business. Photo:...

Repurposing former church in rural Queenstown

A 110-year-old former church has become part of the Malaghans Road landscape, between Queenstown and Arrowtown.

Airports, tourism levels spatial plan concerns

Airports, tourism levels spatial plan concerns

Allowing airports to expand and accepting too much tourism and population growth were the main points criticised by the public in their submissions on the QLDC's draft spatial plan.

Pan champ faces big call

Adam Lind panning back in 2010. Photo: ODT files

Pan champ faces big call

A trip to Poland is beckoning for newly crowned New Zealand gold panning champion Adam Lind, of Alexandra.

Doc decision road block for cycle section

A "huge roadblock" is holding up a start on the next leg of the $26.3million Otago Central cycle trail network that would link Queenstown with Cromwell.

Commercial jet plans ‘stalled’ but processes can be repeated

Commercial jet plans ‘stalled’ but processes can be repeated

Plans to develop Wanaka Airport for commercial jet services might have stalled, but have not gone away.

Auction website makes property foray

A Wanaka house
being sold on a new
auction website.
PHOTO: MARK PRICE

Auction website makes property foray

It worked when selling rams and bulls in Scotland, but will it work for selling a house in Wanaka?

$10,000 prize to Port artist

RDS Gallery director Hilary Radner and Alistair Fox, both of Dunedin, admire the winning painting...

$10,000 prize to Port artist

Port Chalmers artist Philip Maxwell has won the $10,000 top prize at a Wanaka event for his Cubist rendition of a scene at Deborah Bay on Otago Harbour.

Many sides to idea for house

Vince Ryan (left), Ana-Lotus Ryan (6), Tim Ryan and Carmen Howell outside their 24-sided Makarora...

Many sides to idea for house

It's not often a house in the shape of an icositetragon is built in Makarora, or the Queenstown-Lakes district, or perhaps even New Zealand.

Unthinkable becomes achievable

Chairwoman of the Lake Hawea Community Association Cherilyn Walthew with Rex.
PHOTO: MARK PRICE

Unthinkable becomes achievable

Lake Hawea Community Association chairwoman Cherilyn Walthew embraced the quiet while coping with Covid.

Digital files lack flavour of Regent

Digital files lack flavour of Regent

A chunk of the Regent Theatre’s history seems to have vanished in a puff of digital dust.

Rodeo veteran still roping them in

Pat McCarthy lassoes a steer during the team roping event at the Wanaka Rodeo on Saturday. PHOTO:...

Rodeo veteran still roping them in

Only twice in the 58-year history of the Wanaka Rodeo has Pat McCarthy, of Chatto Creek, not been a competitor.

Congratulations on shore after epic swim

Meg McLaughlan gets a hug from her mother Jo at the end of her epic swim. Photo: Mark Price

Congratulations on shore after epic swim

Dunedin pupil Meg McLaughlan has completed a five-day epic swim the length of Lakes Hawea and Wanaka to raise money for the Cancer Society.

New trail’s charms come with caveat

Jake Schofield, of Timaru, uses a rock crusher on the Cromwell Gorge cycle trail.

New trail’s charms come with caveat

It's been years in the planning and millions of dollars in the making, but the cycle trail through the Cromwell Gorge is finally nearing completion.

New track to shave time off cycle journey

New track to shave time off cycle journey

A new cycle track will make commuting between Hawea Flat and Wanaka quicker by about 15 minutes.

Native broom mistaken for weeds, sprayed

Carmichaelia williamsii growing in Dunedin Botanic Garden. Photo: Linda Robertson

Native broom mistaken for weeds, sprayed

Spraying of noxious plants around Lake Dunstan was put on hold recently because of "an unfortunate incident" involving New Zealand’s rare native broom.

The killer wave for surfers 100km from the sea

A graphic of how the Air Wave would look. GRAPHIC: ROSS MCCARTHY

The killer wave for surfers 100km from the sea

A Hawea Flat industrial designer and inventor is attempting to revolutionise the surfing world while at the same time keeping the farm in the family.

Native broom sprayed after mistaken for noxious weed

About 180 Carmichaelia, or native broom, had been sprayed. Photo: Getty Images

Native broom sprayed after mistaken for noxious weed

Spraying of noxious plants around Lake Dunstan was put on hold recently because of ‘‘an unfortunate incident’’ involving New Zealand’s rare native broom.

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