Old boys to follow their footsteps of 1973
A 15-strong cohort of Otago Boys’ High School’s year of 1969 have gathered in Wanaka this weekend to re-enact their first trip to the first Mt Aspiring Lodge for outdoor education.
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Athlete aims for sixth and last win
Athlete aims for sixth and last win
Wānaka multisport star Simone Maier, 44, is gunning for her sixth win and the record books when the 243km Coast to Coast Longest Day adventure race is held on Saturday, before retiring from the...
‘Hard’ work gets triathlon ready
‘Hard’ work gets triathlon ready
More than 700 athletes will gather at dawn on the picturesque Roys Bay lakefront on Saturday, February 15, for the 19th edition of the Challenge Wānaka Half.
Device to be trialled at Challenge Wanaka
Device to be trialled at Challenge Wanaka
RaceRanger, a pioneering triathlon drafting detection system developed in Wānaka, will make its debut with age-group athletes in February’s Challenge Wānaka Half.
Halberg award finalist
Halberg award finalist
Wānaka’s champion for adaptive athletes Charlotte Jackson is in the running for an elite sporting award.
Festival back with ‘fabulous lineup’
Festival back with ‘fabulous lineup’
Wānaka will be awash with music, dance, theatre, and literature at the end of March, when the Festival of Colour returns for the 11th time.
Two wins for Taylor
Two wins for Taylor
Riley Taylor, 24, of Timaru, finishes the 2.5km Ruby Swim first at Lake Wanaka on Saturday.
Wanaka snowsport athletes up with best in international competitions
Wanaka snowsport athletes up with best in international competitions
Wanaka’s best snow sports athletes have been competing at various events around the world this month, collecting medals and achieving personal bests.
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Designer in running for green award
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Designer in running for green award
Wānaka e-bike designer Alex Guichard, of Le Velo Studio, is excited his four-year labour of love to design and engineer the world’s lightest e-bike is bearing fruit.
Thorne focused on finding successor
Thorne focused on finding successor
Heather Thorne, one of Albert Town’s biggest volunteers, is stepping away from some of her commitments so she can help her Canterbury-based daughter recover from a recent stroke.
Swim adventurer loving Wānaka
Swim adventurer loving Wānaka
Irishman Dermot Higgins, 62, cycled 16,000km around the world to find God in India, swam the 250km Shannon River to connect with the river goddess Sionnan, solo kayaked the 3150km Yukon River to...
Light e-bike up for award
Light e-bike up for award
Wanaka e-bike designer Alex Guichard, of Le Velo Studio, is excited his four-year labour of love to design and engineer the world’s lightest e-bike is bearing fruit.
Happy paddlers take on Clutha Classic
Happy paddlers take on Clutha Classic
Multisporters preparing for next month’s Coast to Coast got a chance to test their paddling form last Sunday during the 50km Clutha Classic kayak race, while other athletes just enjoyed a big day...
Connection to water explored
Connection to water explored
Wānaka woman Sammy Burke’s latest creative project, Hydra, was two years in the making.
Big chill for Frozen Ferns in Italy
Big chill for Frozen Ferns in Italy
Wānaka, Central Otago and Queenstown Frozen Fern team members will be launching into the icy waters of an Italian lake from Sunday.
Knox College ‘perfect’ for creating art
Knox College ‘perfect’ for creating art
Wanaka artist Ruby Burke, 22, is the first Artist-in-Residence at Knox College, Dunedin.
Uncovering who is laid to rest at Jackson Bay
Uncovering who is laid to rest at Jackson Bay
Lake Hāwea researcher Kathryn Bennie talks with Wānaka Sun editor Marjorie Cook about investigating the people buried in a 150-year-old pioneer cemetery at Jackson Bay.
Claim fast track Bill caused loss of investment
Claim fast track Bill caused loss of investment
A proposed fast-tracked goldmine at Bendigo, near Tarras, caused wine industry businessman Hayden Johnston to lose an $800K investment "directly because of fears about the effects of the gold mine," Labour's David Parker said in Parliament.
First original show, album planned
First original show, album planned
Former Dundee man Robert Glen arrived in Wānaka with a guitar and a girlfriend for a winter 11 years ago. He never left, and now he’s working on his first album of original songs. Marjorie...
Author’s third novel a Southern tale of murder
Author’s third novel a Southern tale of murder
Music, the military and murder meet in 1943 Winton in a new novel by author LA Joye: Wrongdoings: A Southern Tale of Murder. Wānaka Sun editor Marjorie Cook chats to the Wānaka writer.