New bridge for Albert Town ‘possible’
New bridge for Albert Town ‘possible’
Based on projected growth numbers out of Hāwea, the NZ Transport Agency is looking to make a case for building a new bridge rather than improving the existing structure.
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Acute care service interim solution: Reti
Acute care service interim solution: Reti
Wānaka's new overnight acute care service opens on October 14 for one year, as an "interim solution" to population growth pressures.
Novelist focus of festival launch
Novelist focus of festival launch
The book industry appeared in good heart in Wānaka this week, when at least 100 people showed up at Hello Ranger to listen to award-winning author Emily Perkins discuss the process of writing her...
Helping hand for exhibition
Helping hand for exhibition
When printmaker Laetitia Campe and painter Lizzie Carruthers want to create, they retreat to their studios in the heart of rural Upper Clutha to practise in peace.
Charity food service in hot demand
Charity food service in hot demand
Wānaka charity Food For Love has experienced a 430% increase in demand for home-cooked dinners since 2021.
Event an intimate ‘revival’ of past folk music festivals
Event an intimate ‘revival’ of past folk music festivals
Central Otago folk singer Martin Curtis, 80, has always been a sucker for one more song.
Millionaire selling home to 'simplify' his life
Multimillionaire selling Wānaka home to 'simplify' his life
A Wānaka multimillionaire is selling his recently completed home, Synchronicity, to "simplify my life".
Wellness multimillionaire selling Wānaka house to ‘simplify my life'
Wellness multimillionaire selling Wānaka house to ‘simplify my life'
Wānaka multimillionaire and wellness businessman Matt Chapman is selling his recently completed Roys Peninsula home, Synchronicity, to "simplify my life".
Horse riders raising road awareness
Horse riders raising road awareness
Wānaka recreational horse rider Anne Steven is hoping to raise awareness that horses and horse riders are as equally vulnerable to traffic as cyclists.
Designer whips up a winner
Designer whips up a winner
The craic deserted Wānaka fashion designer Claire O’Connell last weekend when top Kiwi fashion judges named her the winner of the Collections category of WoolOn 2024.
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Shrek name dropped ‘due to copyright constraints’
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Shrek name dropped ‘due to copyright constraints’
A company exploring for gold where Shrek the Sheep was found is no longer going to use its name for two of its four drilling prospects, "due to copyright constraints".
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Snow Farm ‘deserves more’ than a portable toilet: guide
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Snow Farm ‘deserves more’ than a portable toilet: guide
The lack of public toilets at the Snow Farm is "embarrassing" and the area "deserves more" than a portable toilet, Wānaka mountain guide Whitney Thurlow says.
‘It’s a miracle to have it’: base building opens
‘It’s a miracle to have it’: base building opens
The weather gods delivered snow during the Snow Farm’s official opening of its new base building last Sunday, boding well for this weekend’s signature event, the Merino Muster, and the continuation...
Debate reopened for feedback
Debate reopened for feedback
Just when a long-running debate over proposed district plan (PDP) schedules for Upper Clutha priority landscapes appeared to have been resolved, they are back on the drawing board.
Demand for housing rises in Wānaka
Demand for housing rises in Wānaka
There are now 235 households on Wānaka’s affordable housing waiting list, comprising 20% of the total Queenstown Lakes district’s wait list of about 1300 households.
Mt Iron draft plan nears completion
Mt Iron draft plan nears completion
The Queenstown Lakes Draft Mt Iron Reserve Management Plan is another step closer to completion last week, but it will be December before the final version is known.
Club hopes for arena
Club hopes for arena
A new Upper Clutha equestrian club is calling on the council to help fund an indoor equestrian arena at the Hāwea Domain, as well as provide for horse riding events and activities over the next...
Fundraising trip already inspiring pupils
Fundraising trip already inspiring pupils
When Wanaka early childhood teacher Jo Horton sets foot in India and Nepal in October, she will have a backpack full of beaded friendship bracelets to give away to children.
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Changes to LTP not likely, Smith warns
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Changes to LTP not likely, Smith warns
Much needed improvements to sports facilities in Wānaka are unlikely to be added to the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s 2024-34 long-term plan.
Warbirds wins people’s choice award for a 2nd time
Warbirds wins people’s choice award for a 2nd time
The 2024 Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow has been crowned New Zealand’s favourite event for the second time.