Kerrie Waterworth

Big board highlights new sports at Games

New Zealand winter athletes (from left) Ben Barclay, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Laura Whitten, Cool...

Big board highlights new sports at Games

Skateboarding will be one of six sports making their debut at the Tokyo Olympics next month. To celebrate, the largest fully operational skateboard in the world was brought to Wanaka on a countrywide tour.

Biotechnologist ‘humbled’ to receive award

Wanaka's Dr Max Shepherd is an award-winning biotechnologist who has played a leading role in the emergence and success of the NZ biotechnology industry.

Mixed views about disbanding board

Mixed views about disbanding board

A recommendation by an independent advisory panel to disband the Wanaka Community Board has received a mixed reaction.

Ballantyne Rd safety sealing work not finished for winter

A sign warns of changes in the surface of Ballantyne Rd. Photo: Tim Miller (file)

Ballantyne Rd safety sealing work not finished for winter

The Queenstown Lakes District Council says extra telecommunication work and the onset of winter means the $6.4million upgrade of Ballantyne Rd, in Wanaka, will not be finished until October.

Wanaka film-maker who caught Covid on Everest coming home

Wanaka documentary maker Scott Simper on the summit of Mt Everest in 2017. Mr Simper caught Covid...

Wanaka film-maker who caught Covid on Everest coming home

The family of a Wanaka documentary maker who caught Covid-19 while climbing Mt Everest last month is relieved he will arrive back in New Zealand next week.

Progress on lakefront delights board

Queenstown Lakes District Wanaka ward councillors and Community Board members (from left) Cr...

Progress on lakefront delights board members

Work on stage three of the Wanaka Lakefront Development has been given a big tick from Queenstown Lakes District councillors and Wanaka Community Board members.

Cause of fire could not be established

Fire investigators have been unable to determine what caused a fire which destroyed a Wanaka home...

Cause of fire could not be established

The cause of the fire which destroyed a house and killed two family pets in Wanaka last month could not be established.

Bike park stepping stone for youngsters

Simon MacFarlane, of Wanaka, helps his daughter Zara (2) on the opening day of the Bremner Bay...

Bike park stepping stone for youngsters

A bike park designed specifically for young children opened in Wanaka at the weekend.

Statutory manager finishes up at college

Statutory manager finishes up at college

Mount Aspiring College has returned to full self-governance following the departure of a statutory manager appointed last year.

Team wants to pass on water wisdom

The Clutha River near Alexandra. Photo: Getty Images

Team wants to pass on water wisdom

A community group set up to improve and maintain the long-term health of the wider Upper Clutha catchment area is hoping to help other groups protect waterways.

Snowfall modelling shows scary future

A shortening of the snow season and a rising snowline to 1600m were likely to have adverse...

Snowfall modelling shows scary future

A shortened snow season, less snow and a much greater dependence on artificial snowmaking will be the new normal for South Island skifields by the end of this century.

First for Fay making Yak aerobatic team

First for Fay making Yak aerobatic team

The first female pilot to make the world-class Yak-52 aerobatic display team hopes to clock up another first in her career at next year’s Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow.

Council called ‘slack’ over consent process

Hawea Flat property owner Julian Haworth is upset the Queenstown Lakes District council granted...

Council called ‘slack’ over consent process

A Hawea Flat man fears the granting of a consent for a wave machine on a neighbouring farm is the first step towards a full-scale commercial activity in the rural area.

No more throwing out rubbish on skifields

Snow at Cardrona Alpine Resort this morning. Photo: Jen Houltham.

No more throwing out rubbish on skifields

Wanaka skifields are getting rid of rubbish bins and asking those hitting the slopes to take their refuse home, all in the name of sustainability.

Residents lose home, cat and dog killed in fire

The occupants of a house in Wanaka which was destroyed by fire early yesterday returned to meet a...

Residents lose home, cat and dog killed in fire

Investigations are still continuing into the cause of a fire which destroyed a house in Wanaka early yesterday morning.

Wanaka home destroyed by fire

A house gutted by fire in Wilkin Rd. Photo: Kerrie Waterworth

Wanaka home destroyed by fire

The occupants of a suburban Wanaka house destroyed by fire overnight are back on the scene with a fire investigator this morning.

Transport, growth among plan topics

Lawyer James Gardner-Hopkins, speaking on behalf of several Cardrona residents, makes a...

Transport, growth among plan topics

A lack of transport planning, inadequate infrastructure funding and no planning for growth were just three of the issues raised by submitters at the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s 10-year plan...

Bailout comment prompts walk out

Wanaka Community Hub Trust chairwoman Yeverley McCarthy speaks at the public forum of the Wanaka...

Bailout comment prompts walk out

Tempers flared during a Wanaka Community Board meeting yesterday, leading to a temporary halt in proceedings and community trust members walking out in protest.

New form for scrap metal

Jill Blennerhassett stands in front of her latest commissioned metal sculpture, mounted in the...

New form for scrap metal

Wanaka may not have a museum but some of its oldest pioneering tools and scrap metal can be viewed and touched in a new outdoor sculpture.

‘Getting nowhere’ over development complaints

Meadowstone resident David Evans in front of a two-storey unit being built in the Roys Bay Estate...

‘Getting nowhere’ over development complaints

The Queenstown Lakes District Council’s planning department has been accused of allowing narrow commercial interests to trump the rights of residents living and working in the Wanaka community.

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