Marjorie Cook

A 47-lot subdivision at Okuru, Haast, has been approved but developer Infinity Ltd will not begin construction until at least a quarter of the sections have been sold.

The proposed Tarras Community Trust will meet on August 27 to elect a trust board and adopt a trust deed.

Anglers and kayakers have regained access to the head of the Hawea River, on Contact Energy land, after the Lake Hawea community resolved concerns regarding motorbike "hooning" on the earth dam.

A section on the corner of Tenby and Conner Sts in Wanaka has been designated as a works depot by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has apologised to Lake Hawea residents for not giving notice that chlorine was to be added to their water supply on July 18 to address a bacterial contamination issue and biofilm build-up in some pipes.

More than 200 athletes from 17 countries have converged on Wanaka for the sixth annual Burton New Zealand Snowboarding Open.

The actions of a rogue motorcyclist have prompted Contact Energy to lock the gates to the head of the Hawea River, preventing public access to the downstream face and raising the ire of the Lake Hawea Community Association.

The position of principal at Mt Aspiring College was proving attractive to many teachers, board of trustees chairman Grant Ruddenklau said last week.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council has ratified a plan change to promote cluster development at Makarora and tighten up on potential development in natural hazard zones in the Makarora Valley.

Several Southern snowsports dogs have been exposed to a high-risk but common parvo dog virus, causing the cancellation of the 45 Below Sled Dog Race at the Snow Farm, in the Cardrona Valley, this weekend.

New Zealand athletics guru Allison Roe is supporting the Upper Clutha Lions Club's fund-raising efforts for a fetal heart monitor for the Wanaka area at a cocktail function at Edgewater Resort on October 30.