Kyrgyzstan trust raises $300,000
Kyrgyzstan trust raises $300,000
The Kyrgyzstan New Zealand Rural Trust raised more than $300,000 at a charity auction and dinner in Queenstown last week.
Marjorie Cook
Apartment development passed in at mortgagee sale
Apartment development passed in at mortgagee sale
A proposed 40-unit apartment and conference centre development was passed in for $1.5 million at a mortgagee auction in Wanaka yesterday.
High profile lawyer appointed to appeal Saxton convictions
High profile lawyer appointed to appeal Saxton convictions
High-profile Hong-Kong based barrister and philanthropist Gerard McCoy QC, of Christchurch, has been appointed to lead the South Westland greenstone appeals, Saxton Appeal Trust chairman Mike Hill said yesterday.
Queenstown businessman behind Saxton appeal
Queenstown businessman behind Saxton appeal
Queenstown businessman Al Spary is calling for supporters of convicted Haast greenstone thieves Dave and Morgan Saxton to boycott Ngai Tahu businesses.
Aerial protest to back Saxtons
Aerial protest to back Saxtons
A trust established to support convicted Haast greenstone thieves Dave and Morgan Saxton has organised an aerial protest over Paparoa Prison, Christchurch, and other parts of Canterbury today.
Sticky Forest stays in private hands
Sticky Forest stays in private hands
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is not going to buy Wanaka's Sticky Forest for a reserve but it appears the trees are not quite out of bounds to the public if they respect the owners' rights.
Faith in group repaid
Faith in group repaid
New Zealand's best volun teer group for 2007 nearly folded last year because of a $10,000 funding shortfall after it lost council funding.
Policeman shaken by man's violence
Policeman shaken by man's violence
The ugly side of policing raised its head in Wanaka at the weekend when a sole-duty officer sought to contain a violent man believed to have been influenced by alcohol.
Ball boy calls the shots at tennis exhibition
Ball boy calls the shots at tennis exhibition
Wanaka ball boy Josh Roberts (10) was elevated to the status of umpire during an exhibition tennis match yesterday to celebrate his local club's centenary and went on to prove he was indeed on the ball.
Top volunteers to gather
Top volunteers to gather
Wanaka will host 130 of New Zealand's best volunteers and many of the country's mayors this weekend for the 2007 TrustPower National Community Awards.
Wool getting around world on word-of-mouth
Wool getting around world on word-of-mouth
Geoff Taylor, of Belex Wools, has been quietly beavering away in a tin shed near the Clutha River at Luggate for more than a decade, producing thousands on thousands of slivers of coloured wool for spinners, weavers and wool shops.
Council moots paper road fix
Council moots paper road fix
A paper road through Corbridge Farm could be used for general public access to Rekos Point conservation area on the Clutha River should Stevensons Rd landowners fail to reach an access agreement with the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Planned park will add to South Island network
Planned park will add to South Island network
A new conservation park has been proposed for near Lake Hawea, providing high country access links from the Mt Aspiring National Park to the Ahuriri Conservation Park near Omarama.
Legal advice needed for report on landfill issues
Legal advice needed for report on landfill issues
Legal advice will be sought over the status of a privately operated Wanaka landfill as council officers dig deep into paperwork stretching back more than 20 years to resolve a stoush over resource consent compliance issues and ownership.
Legal advice needed for report on landfill issues
Legal advice needed for report on landfill issues
Legal advice will be sought over the status of a privately operated Wanaka landfill as council officers dig deep into paperwork stretching back more than 20 years to resolve a stoush over resource consent compliance issues and ownership.
Rush of real estate inquiries expected at Easter
Rush of real estate inquiries expected at Easter
Talk of a recession and its predicted effect on the property market does not wash with Wanaka's real estate institute spokesman, Ross Rainsford, who said yesterday he was seeing little change in demand from purchasers.
Shops keep Easter visitors guessing
Shops keep Easter visitors guessing
Visitors to Wanaka will have to wait to see if shops will be open for business tomorrow and on Sunday.
Multisport: Goldrush comes down to the wire
Multisport: Goldrush comes down to the wire
Multisport adventure race came down to the wire in the open women's and men's events in Alexandra yesterday, with the second-placed challengers opening the throttle and rattling the race leaders.
Multisport: Battling first-timers keeping up the pace
Multisport: Battling first-timers keeping up the pace
Strong winds and hot temperatures have been dogging Team 503 of Wanaka but with one day to go in the three-day event, the members are already thinking about next time.
Multisport: Allan hoping to stay out in front
Multisport: Allan hoping to stay out in front
Dunedin multisporter Dougal Allan (22) goes into the third and final day of the Goldrush Multisport race around Central Otago today hoping he can hold on to his lead.