Kerrie Waterworth

Two water filtration technologies designed to remove the algae that causes lake snow will be trialled at the Lake Wakatipu and Lake Wanaka freshwater intakes over the next two months.

New research into lake snow has found Wanaka boat users, fishermen, swimmers and anyone else who uses New Zealand’s recreational lakes could be behind the spread of "lake snow" in the lake.

Wanaka home-town favourite Braden Currie blitzed the course at the Challenge Wanaka at the weekend, winning the race for a second consecutive year.

Potential New Zealand Olympic mixed triathalon team relay event competitors converged on Wanaka over the weekend as part of the New Zealand Secondary School Triathlon Championships.

Visitors to the Blue Pools near Makarora no longer have to negotiate highway traffic after parking their vehicle or hang on because there is no toilet nearby.

One of the applicants behind a proposed mixed use development next to Mt Iron in Wanaka has told a resource consent hearing the only economic use for the land if it remained rural would be a...

A Wanaka bike advocacy group has welcomed Queenstown Lakes District Council confirming Sticky Forest could be bought using funds remaining from the sale of the ratepayer-owned land bank Scurr Heights.

The option to realign a damaged road in Wanaka has been given the go-ahead despite an 11th-hour request from a Hunter Valley Station company director to repair the existing road.

Drivers have been asked to be alert following the introduction of various changes to speed limits around the Queenstown Lakes district, which will take effect from Monday.

More sustainability initiatives have been introduced at the not-for-profit Tuki 2020 music festival venue at Glendhu station but one of "the biggest" has been designed for men only.

Queenstown Lakes District council roading contractor Downer has carried out minor works to improve the safety of the overflow car park at Roys Peak.

A whisky tour to the world’s best distilleries will now have to include a trip to New Zealand following a win by a Cardrona Valley distillery in the World Whiskies 2020 awards.

Cost has been cited as the main reason the Queenstown Lakes District council does not want to commission a land use study of the Upper Clutha district.

The popular one-day 10km return Rob Roy glacier walk is unlikely to reopen this hiking season due to the extent of damage from the prolonged rain periods this summer.

A fundraiser for the Australian fires has raised more than $45,000.

A Wanaka environmental protection lobby group has lodged a High Court appeal, which could change the way development is controlled in the Upper Clutha Basin.