Wanaka's sensitive landscapes are in the spotlight again, with the Minty family this week making a second attempt to obtain subdivision consent for a 137ha property beside Lake Wanaka with a rating value of $12.7 million.
Wanaka farmer Jerry Bell contends proposed rules to protect Wanaka Airport's airspace have "the potential to blight significant areas of his property, Criffel Station, quite unnecessarily", a plan change hearings panel was told this week.
Proposed changes to operating rules at Wanaka Airport will extend noise boundaries and airspace restrictions over privately owned land, affecting the landowners' future development rights, a plan change hearing panel was told this week.
Wanaka resident Kate Nimmo is spitting tacks over roadworks in Ardmore St.
Air New Zealand and the Wanaka Chamber of Commerce squared off yesterday at the Wanaka Airport plan change hearing on just how big Wanaka Airport could be in 20 years' time.
A Queenstown Lakes District Council hearings panel has been asked to protect Wanaka Airport's development potential "to its maximum capacity", so it can support Queenstown Airport and accept scheduled flights from Australia - but not at the expense of general aviation.
Wanaka's anonymous yarn bomber, known to all and sundry as "Knitsy", did not disappoint on Saturday, leaving several more colourful marks upon the town on the first International Yarn Bombing Day.
Wanaka junior rowers Eachann Bruce (16) and Elliott Meldrum (17) are resigned to the fact their clubhouse will probably not be built before they leave town for university.
Six months ago, the Creek Cafe and Bar proprietor Stacy Parfitt's dreams went up in smoke in a kitchen fire.
It is quite plain tomorrow will be a purler of a day for Wanaka's mystery yarn bomber.
Australian bow-hunter Raymond Daniel (32) underwent surgery in Dunedin Public Hospital last night for fractures received when he tumbled about 100m down a steep, rocky face in the Mt Aspiring National Park on Wednesday afternoon.
Athletes Tim Pearson, of Clyde, and Merryn Johnston, of Wanaka, have taken over the organisation of Central Otago's signature multisport event, the Goldrush.
Former Christchurch board sports and clothing retailer Greg Robertson would not mind being snowed under or going for a skate - literally.
The Wanaka Rowing Club's latest boat shed proposal for a new building on lakeside reserve land has attracted opposition from neighbours on Mt Aspiring Rd.
After just one day in their Wanaka office, Ben Wilson and his father, Robert Wilson, ditched the suits and ties for a wardrobe that reflected the town's relaxed outdoors lifestyle.
The cost of eliminating algal contamination from Wanaka's drinking water supplies could cost $28 million, Queenstown Lakes District Council capital works manager Ken Gousmett said yesterday.
The Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust has secured a $150,000 grant from the Otago Community Trust, bringing its pool of cash to nearly $1 million.
An investigation into the vexatious algae contamination of Wanaka drinking water has concluded a treatment system to eliminate the problem would be prohibitively expensive.
Wanaka artisan ice-cream maker Richard Bullock is delighted six of his ice creams won seven awards at the New Zealand Ice Cream Awards in Queenstown on Thursday night.
Progress has been made on securing land for Wanaka's proposed $10 million sports facility, with agreements between two landowners and the Queenstown Lakes District Council due to be signed.
