Sean Nugent

A change of lakefront festivities at New Year is on the cards for Wanaka, in an attempt  to engage the large numbers of youths who flock to the town during the holiday period.

The inaugural Tuki Festival will start in style next Saturday  at McRae Station, nestled in the picturesque Glendhu Bay.

The owner of Wanaka lakefront cafe Kai Whakapai, Roger North has pleaded with the Wanaka Community Board to help the cafe gain a licence to host live music, after the council told him to cease all...

Heatwave conditions continued in Central Otago and Wanaka yesterday, leading people to scamper for shade or remain indoors as temperatures climbed into the mid-30s for the fourth straight day.

Warbirds Over Wanaka is set to host a movie star this Easter, when a Buchon Messerschmitt 109 from the United Kingdom does battle with a Spitfire in the skies above Wanaka Airport.

What is worse than running 100km?

The Ruby swim event was held in Wanaka in picturesque conditions on Saturday morning, and saw hundreds of competitors of all ages take part.

Otago firefighters are on guard during the heatwave that has swept across Otago,  as temperatures  possibly  exceeding 35degC could  spark  another series of  blazes...

The water flowing from Wanaka’s community spring in Lakeside Rd is safe to drink, matching the quality of  Lake Wanaka’s water.

The Wanaka A&P Show has announced its ticketing system for the 2018 show has gone online.

As with every multisport endurance race, blood, sweat and tears are expected tomorrow, when the annual Big Easy mountain events are raced.

A record number of swimmers will compete in the fourth annual The Ruby swim event tomorrow, in what are expected to be  favourable conditions.

Holes on the shoreline of Lake Wanaka at Bremner Bay are the result of natural subsidence because of low lake levels, Land Information New Zealand (Linz) says.

A water pressure issue in Wanaka's Heaton Park discovered during the Mt Alpha fire earlier this month, is believed to have been resolved.

Around 350 competitors from across the globe have congregated in Wanaka this weekend to compete in the fourth edition of the Red Bull Defiance.

If Wanaka was not already packed to the brim with tourists, it soon might be, after the town was featured in American fashion magazine Vogue.

Nearly 100 people have provided feedback on draft development plans for Lake Wanaka’s Eely Point.

Wanaka employers have struggled to find staff this summer due to the price and lack  of rental accommodation and the ever-increasing cost of living.