Marjorie Cook

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

Midwinter skiers and dippers (from left) Wilfred Spearing, Luke Faid, Angus McGill, Eddie...

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

New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival co-director Mark Sedon. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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

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

A scene from Terra Incognito. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/FINLAY WOODS

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

Kahu Youth’s mural evolved this week under the watchful eye of Wānaka artist Chrissy Wicks (left)...

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

Two buses parked outside Hāwea Flat School following the afternoon drop-off service yesterday....

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

Sarah Veasey of Wānaka trains at Crossfit Wānaka for the World Obstacle Championships in Costa...

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.

Looking back on 65 years

For rural Otago teenagers, Eleanor Roulston and John Lischner there was never a proposal. They just understood they would get married.

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Looking back on 65 years together

Looking through photographs from their wedding day which took place at Tapanui Presbyterian...

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Looking back on 65 years together

For rural Otago teenagers Eleanor Roulston and John Lischner there was never a proposal. They just understood they would get married.

Just what ‘grants are designed for’

Just what ‘grants are designed for’

The Eagles under-17 championship in Cromwell from October 7 will attract some of the country’s best young male and female golfers as well as their parents and supporters.

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Stoush brewing over Wānaka barn

Wānaka developer Allan Dippie and Upper Clutha Environmental Society spokesman Julian Haworth are about to go head-to-head for a second time over a farm building.

Returning to roots

Wanaka outdoor retail institution Racers Edge is returning to its roots as an independent outdoor equipment retailer in Wānaka.

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Lantern event gets funding after fire safety thumbs-up

Joao Souza, then 5, of Queenstown, releases his lantern at Light Up Winter in Cromwell in 2023....

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Lantern event gets funding after fire safety thumbs-up

Lanterns will fly at Cromwell this winter — and so will Light Up Winter — after the Cromwell Community Board decided this week to allocate $95,000 to the Cromwell and Districts Promotions Group.

Irish immigrant keen to honour heritage

Photographer Sadhbh Ní Chathasaigh, 24, of Wanaka will represent Central Otago in the Rose of...

Irish immigrant keen to honour heritage

Irish-born immigrant Sadhbh Ni Chathasaigh is Central Otago’s Rose of Tralee. To say her name? Sive (rhymes with five) Nee Chaw-has-ee.

New hospital plan gets mixed reaction

An artist’s impression of the new $300 million state-of-the-art hospital to be built at Three...

New hospital plan gets mixed reaction

There has been a mixed reaction to Wanaka property investment company Roa’s announcement on Wednesday it would build a $300 million 70-bed hospital for Wanaka.

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Warning reiterated after tourists get into trouble

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Warning reiterated after tourists get into trouble

An unprepared group of day walkers were caught out overnight on Mt Brewster, near Haast Pass, last week, giving added credence to warnings about the overpromotion of the walk and the downplaying of...

Debt-free arts centre envisaged

An architect’s impression of the proposed $70 million Wānaka arts and culture centre, which it is...

Debt-free arts centre envisaged

More details have emerged about Wanaka’s proposed arts and cultural centre, which now has a projected cost of $70 million.

Cross country ski race director ready to pass over reins

International Snow Farm World Loppet race director John Burridge, 84, wants to call it quits....

Cross country ski race director ready to pass over reins

At the sprightly age of 84, Auckland retiree John Burridge is probably one of New Zealand’s most senior international race directors.

The bookshop that’s bucking the trend

Independent book shop co-owners Jenny Ainge (left) and Sally Battson love the book business....

The bookshop that’s bucking the trend

Books are hot to trot at Wānaka's The Next Chapter, celebrating its fourth birthday this year and was recently included in US writer Elizabeth Stamp’s "150 bookshops to visit before you die".

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