Conservation group aims to build unity
Conservation group aims to build unity
A task force has been set up in Wanaka to create more co-ordination and collaboration between the dozens of groups each working on their own conservation projects.
Mark Price
Plan change decision put off
Plan change decision put off
The Westland District Council has given itself two more years to decide what course of action to take over the earthquake fault line running through the township of Franz Josef.
Doc to fund work on hut
Doc to fund work on hut
The Aspiring hut in Mt Aspiring National Park has joined the list of buildings in need of earthquake-strengthening work.
New dog control bylaw 'clarifications' issued
New dog control bylaw 'clarifications' issued
Just to clarify: it will still be permissible under the Queenstown Lakes District Council's proposed new dog control bylaw and policy to let Rover off his leash to fetch a stick from Lakes Wanaka and Wakatipu.
Pushing the boundaries
Pushing the boundaries
This week commissioners Dave Whitney and Lyal Cocks set Wanaka on an expansion path unlikely to be matched by any other town in Otago in the near future except possibly Queenstown. Their...
Swimmers say pool concern overstated
Swimmers say pool concern overstated
Some Wanaka swimmers say they are more concerned about the dangers of icy Upper Clutha roads than earthquakes.
Council 'moving quickly' over pool options
Council 'moving quickly' over pool options
Late yesterday afternoon, Wanaka went from a town without a swimming pool to a town with two swimming pools in prospect.
Society questions council's consent process
Society questions council's consent process
The Upper Clutha Environmental Society believes the Queenstown Lakes District Council is denying the public the chance to have a say on some potentially contentious resource consent applications.
Cascade River journey's end for Amor on bulldozer track
Cascade River journey's end for Amor on bulldozer track
Crossing the Cascade River in South Westland is something that would be beyond even a 1970s Holden station wagon, it seems.
'Perfect storm' of a traffic problem
'Perfect storm' of a traffic problem
Police plan to take a closer look at traffic issues on the Crown Range Rd at the turnoff to the Cardrona Alpine Resort skifield.
Bras taken from 'fun' fence
Bras taken from 'fun' fence
The bra fence in the Cardrona Valley has been ransacked again and hundreds of bras were removed one night last week.
Twenty course participants bringing home the bacon
Twenty course participants bringing home the bacon
Question: Which part of the pig costs $100 a kilogram, is found in the pet section of the supermarket and is apparently very nice sliced and deep fried?
'Legal road' to Hollyford was formed
'Legal road' to Hollyford was formed
The surveyor who determined in 1976 a legal road runs from Haast to Hollyford in South Westland has recalled driving his Holden station wagon along about half its length.
Venue offering try-before-you-buy winter driving
Venue offering try-before-you-buy winter driving
Thinking about buying an expensive new car but wondering which one will handle the snow and ice the best?
Water Bar owner in receivership
Water Bar owner in receivership
The company that operated Wanaka's Water Bar has been placed in receivership.
Space study lab floats up on balloon
Space study lab floats up on balloon
An amazingly huge helium-filled balloon belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) is likely to be launched from Wanaka Airport sometime in March next year.
Patrol group drone use would be 'over the line'
Patrol group drone use would be 'over the line'
The new Wanaka Community Patrol due to start up tomorrow will not be deploying a drone.
Cashless community patrol draws on its own resources
Cashless community patrol draws on its own resources
The Wanaka Community Patrol might not yet have a dedicated car or funding for fuel, but it does have 20 keen volunteers, various radios and phones, a Soviet-era night-vision device and use of a drone.
Dinner for 90 at the 19th hole marks 60 years for golf club
Dinner for 90 at the 19th hole marks 60 years for golf club
Sixty years of bogeys, birdies, pars and eagles will be recalled at Tarras this weekend.
Farm scrutiny increasing
Farm scrutiny increasing
Otago farmers have been given the message this week that their farming operations will come under increasing scrutiny as a result of the Otago Regional Council's new water plan.