First female skipper for Coastguard Wānaka Lakes
First female skipper for Coastguard Wānaka Lakes
Coastguard Wānaka Lakes has two new skippers — including its first female skipper.
Marjorie Cook
World No 2 in surprise visit to the Snow Farm
World No 2 in surprise visit to the Snow Farm
IBU World Cup leading lady Lou Jeanmonnot, of France, arrived unannounced at the Snow Farm last week for some snow time, reports Merino Muster race director John Burridge.
Nurse boost lessens MP’s aged care woes
Nurse boost lessens MP’s aged care woes
The Queenstown Lakes District’s over-65 population has grown 38.2% in the last five years, adding weight to reported concerns about pressure on Wānaka’s residential aged care facilities.
Bones bound for new pastures after horror horse float crash
Bones bound for new pastures after horror horse float crash
They call him Bones but them bones must be made of kryptonite.
Bones off to pastures new after crash
Bones off to pastures new after crash
They call him Bones but them bones must be made of kryptonite.
Homes threatened by flooding
Homes threatened by flooding in Wānaka
Heavy rain filled a Wānaka water retention plant to over-capacity, forcing contractors to release water onto a road, flooding gardens and threatening homes.
Gardens flooded, homes threatened in Wānaka
Gardens flooded, homes threatened in Wānaka
Heavy overnight rain filled a Wānaka developer's water retention plant to over-capacity, forcing contractors to release water resulting in gardens being flooded and houses being sandbagged.
Film-maker’s long, hard yards pay off
Film-maker’s long, hard yards pay off
Award-winning Wānaka freelance documentary maker Ben Wallbank struggled to keep up with the Rab Wahine adventure racing team around Fiordland during the GodZone World Adventure Racing Championships...
Climber tells youngsters to aim for top
Climber tells youngsters to aim for top
Hundreds of Wānaka and Cromwell high school pupils were reminded this week they have "adventure in your DNA" and to "fall in love with your dream or passion" in a motivational talk by renowned...
Youth bringing Matariki
Youth bringing Matariki
This year’s Matariki celebration was brought to Wānaka by the Kahu Youth Trust for the 14th time.
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PM vague over hospital plans for South
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PM vague over hospital plans for South
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon was tight-lipped about his government's commitment to new hospitals in Central Otago and Dunedin, insisting he would have "more to say shortly" about the projects.
Birthing unit opens
Birthing unit opens
Advocates for a Central Otago regional hospital will not know if their idea has government support until the end of this year.
Wānaka, Central health service funding boosts announced
Wānaka, Central health service funding boosts announced
The government yesterday announced funding boosts to health services in Wānaka and Central Otago during a ceremonial blessing of Wānaka’s long-awaited first primary birthing unit.
Waterskiers, swimmers brave chill to mark solstice
Waterskiers, swimmers brave chill to mark solstice
Dozens of waterskiers and swimmers celebrated the solstice with a dip in Lake Wanaka on Saturday.
Mountain Film and Book Festival starting
Mountain Film and Book Festival starting
The 22nd New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival launched at the Lake Wānaka Centre on Friday with an awards presentation, before the audience settled in to watch the first of 64 films...
Dugan happy to tour Central
Dugan happy to tour Central
NZ Highwaymen member Brendon Dugan is looking forward to revisiting some of his favourite Central Otago haunts when he and his bandmates arrive in the district at the end of June.
Wānaka film-maker wins top award
Wānaka film-maker wins top award
Wānaka's Finlay Woods has won the 2024 New Zealand Mountain Film Festival’s Hiddleston/MacQueen Award for best NZ-made film.
Mural evolves at youth meeting space
Mural evolves at youth meeting space
A vision of alpine loveliness has appeared on the wall at Kāhu Youth’s new meeting space at Paetara Aspiring Central this week.
Bus safety pleas ignored: principal
Bus safety pleas ignored: principal
Hāwea Flat School took its fight to get a better bus service for its pupils all the way to Parliament.
Obstacles all par for the course
Obstacles all par for the course
Wānaka’s small but growing community of Ninjas and adventure racers has a different world championship to leap for — obstacle course racing.