Welcoming Communities draft plan embraced by board
Welcoming Communities draft plan embraced by board
Wanaka greeted the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s Welcoming Communities draft plan with open arms and hearts last week.
Marjorie Cook
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Council will ‘accept’ Sticky Forest decision
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Council will ‘accept’ Sticky Forest decision
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is not appealing the Environment Court rezoning decision that opens the way for about 150 houses on 19 hectares of Sticky Forest, in Wānaka.
Forest ownership story far from over
Forest ownership story far from over
The Sticky Forest ownership story has been a "slow burn".
Mustering up another great Merino Muster
Mustering up another great Merino Muster
Team entries are back for the 2024 Merino Muster on August 31 and early-bird prices have been frozen in place.
Highlands moves to improve NZ road safety
Highlands moves to improve NZ road safety
The Highlands Motorsports Park team are driven to move the needle on road deaths in New Zealand.
Triumph for Alexandra on the ice
Triumph for Alexandra on the ice
The Alexandra Curling Club is this year’s Curling at Altitude champion, emerging triumphant after a day of games in below-freezing temperatures on the Southern Hemisphere Proving Ground (SHPG) ice...
Bremner Bay crib auctioned for $2.7m
Bremner Bay crib auctioned for $2.7m
A humble 46-year-old holiday home in the sought-after but tightly held Bremner Bay was sold at public auction on Saturday for $2.7 million, about 17% above rateable valuation of $2.3m.
Council endorses plans to diversify economy for future
Council endorses plans to diversify economy for future
An economic diversification plan has been endorsed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, against a background of concerns that emerged during the 2020 Covid pandemic.
Artist finds inspiration on Campbell Island
Artist finds inspiration on Campbell Island
Last summer, Wānaka artist Chrissy Wickes was part of a small team monitoring a breeding population of the majestic southern royal albatross on the subantarctic Moutere Ihupuku/Campbell Island...
Sticky Forest ownership story far from over
Sticky Forest ownership story far from over
The Sticky Forest ownership story has been a "slow burn".
Mayor keen to ‘go again’ on housing bid
Mayor keen to ‘go again’ on housing bid
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is not giving up despite agreeing to withdraw an inclusionary housing variation from the proposed district plan.
Collective about creating space for artistic pursuits outside work
Collective about creating space for artistic pursuits outside work
How to squeeze your creative pursuits in when you already work eight hours a day — that’s a question a small collective of Wānaka artists answered about a year ago.
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Sticky Forest housing approval ‘shock’
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Sticky Forest housing approval ‘shock’
An Environment Court decision approving a future housing development on part of Sticky Forest at Wanaka has been greeted with shock by councillor Quentin Smith.
Health service will not be based at GPs’ practices
Health service will not be based at GPs’ practices
Wanaka’s extended after-hours access to primary healthcare is scheduled to begin operating next month and will run until the end of August next year, but will not be based at any of the three GP...
The road to find a permanent solution
The road to find a permanent solution
The interim solution to filling the gap in Wanaka’s after-hours care is under way. But what about the search for a permanent solution? Marjorie Cook reports.
Learning’s fun at the top of the lake
Learning’s fun at the top of the lake
One of New Zealand’s smallest schools, Makarora Primary School, has grown from nine pupils in 2021 to 11 pupils this year.
QLDC plans to diversify economy
QLDC plans to diversify economy
An economic diversification plan has been endorsed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council, against a background of concerns that emerged during the 2020 Covid pandemic.
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Sex work area to be slightly expanded
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Sex work area to be slightly expanded
A slightly expanded area for sex workers to operate in has been approved by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
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Vow to ‘go again’ on housing bid
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Vow to ‘go again’ on housing bid
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is not giving up despite agreeing to withdraw an inclusionary housing variation from the proposed district plan.
PSO takes aim at HNZ for ‘underfunding’ aged care
PSO takes aim at HNZ for ‘underfunding’ aged care
Presbyterian Support Otago’s Wānaka property portfolio remains on the market, the charity’s financial director Andrew Borthwick has confirmed.