Foodie keen to expand flavour horizons
When Rowan Bishop began visiting her cousins in Wānaka, it was not possible to buy fish and chips and most food was "pedestrian" meat and three vege.
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Flowers power Hugh’s fundraising drive
Flowers power Hugh’s fundraising drive
A Wānaka flower grower brightened Hugo Dale’s world last weekend by donating flowers to the Mount Aspiring College student’s fundraising campaign for freeride lessons.
Hospital site questioned
Hospital site questioned
Any new regional hospital based in Queenstown would be inaccessible for the majority of the region’s population in the future, members of Health Action Wānaka (HAW) say.
Tramper in tears after partner’s death
Tramper in tears after partner’s death
A distraught young Frenchman ran through challenging terrain to the nearest backcountry hut after his tramping partner died in a glacier fall in Mt Aspiring National Park.
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Tramper in tears after partner's death on glacier
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Tramper in tears after partner's death on glacier
A distraught young French man ran through challenging terrain to the nearest backcountry hut after his tramping partner died in a glacier fall in Mt Aspiring National Park.
New Hawea River loop track proposed
New Hawea River loop track proposed
The Upper Clutha Tracks Trust has applied for resource consent and begun fundraising to complete a 10km loop track from Lake Hawea Dam to Camphill Bridge, using both sides of the Hawea River.
Proposed earthworks concern
Proposed earthworks concern
Wanaka Retirement Village resident Mary Gray is on the warpath for more awareness of proposed earthworks in the Bullock Creek Hatchery Springs Reserve.
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Consent sought to build another track along Hāwea River
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Consent sought to build another track along Hāwea River
The Upper Clutha Tracks Trust has taken a big step toward expanding the region’s outdoor recreation offerings.
Walking in circles for Brain Injury Association
Walking in circles for Brain Injury Association
Ben Suncin, 75, was to set out at 6am today on a 12-hour walking mission to raise funds for the Otago and Canterbury branches of the Brain Injury Association.
Archie ‘different kid’ after open heart surgery
Archie ‘different kid’ after open heart surgery
When young parents Sam and Alyse Lee discovered their son was struggling with regurgitation and raspy breathing, they had no idea that it could be caused by an undiscovered heart anomaly.
Wanaka man wins silvers for US
Wanaka man wins silvers for US
Olympic athlete Campbell Wright now has two world championship silver medals under his belt — though both of them have been in United States colours.
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Donaldson flies local flag
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Donaldson flies local flag
Wanaka triathlete Danielle Donaldson made her home town proud as she held on for a convincing maiden victory in the Challenge Wanaka Half on Saturday.
Wanaka-based Wright picks up silver for US
Wanaka-based Wright picks up silver for US
Former New Zealand Olympic biathlete Campbell Wright won a silver medal in the 10km sprint at the world championships in Switzerland at the weekend.
Young guns triumph in teams event
Young guns triumph in teams event
Two 14-year-old athletes from Mount Aspiring College raced to victory in the Coast to Coast two-day, three-person event on February 8, leaving adult women in their wake.
Over 700 set to contest Challenge Half
Over 700 set to contest Challenge Half
When more than 700 individual age-group athletes line the Roys Bay lakefront at dawn to begin the 19th Challenge Wanaka Half tomorrow, a large cohort of elite male athletes will be in the mix,...
Schools are back, rolls up or stable
Schools are back, rolls up or stable
All seven Upper Clutha schools, big and small, have reopened classrooms for 2025.
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Domestic visitors lead local spending
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Domestic visitors lead local spending
Big-spending South Island domestic visitors played an important role in stabilising Wānaka’s spring and early summer tourism market.
Grateful cyclist glad to return
Grateful cyclist glad to return
Nothing will stop veteran triathlete Lindsey Dey getting to the Challenge Wānaka starting line tomorrow — not even an accident just over 12 months ago which left him with a broken arm, ribs and...
‘Hometown heroine’ tag ‘weird’
‘Hometown heroine’ tag ‘weird’
Wanaka structural engineer Dani Donaldson, 28, is the hometown heroine to watch in Saturday’s Challenge Wanaka Half.
New name gives society internet boost
New name gives society internet boost
The Wanaka History Society — until this year the Upper Clutha Historical Records Society — works diligently from a windowless room tucked away in a corner of the Wanaka Library.