New .3 event run in place of the M2
New .3 event run in place of the M2
The organisers of Wanaka's annual Mountain to Mountain (M2M) multisport race have replaced the September event with a new race, on a new course and with a new concept.
Marjorie Cook
Multisport: Organiser confirms Gold Rush going ahead
Multisport: Organiser confirms Gold Rush going ahead
Otago multisporters cannot relax now - the Gold Rush is definitely going ahead next year.
Danger man tells scariest tall tales
Danger man tells scariest tall tales
Will Gadd (43) has been called crazy many times. Five years ago, he and friend Ben Firth climbed icebergs floating 10 miles off Labrador's coast. "It was surreal to be hanging by my ice axe...
Town's first car wash on the way
Town's first car wash on the way
Wanaka's first automated car wash will begin an upgrade of Caltex Wanaka, say owners Matt and Kassandra Davison.
Olympic ambition no pipe dream
Olympic ambition no pipe dream
World champion halfpipe freeskier Jossi Wells (20) has long been touted as having the mettle for an Olympic medal - if only his sport was recognised at that level. Now, he's one step closer to the dream. Marjorie Cook reports.
Russians are coming
Russians are coming
The first Russian cross-country ski team to visit New Zealand will compete at the FIS Australia-New Zealand Continental Cup (ANC Cup) races at the Snow Farm from August 6-8.
Environmental society questions QLDC seeking costs
Environmental society questions QLDC seeking costs
Upper Clutha Environmental Society members vowed at their annual meeting last night to continue defending the Queenstown Lakes district plan, despite fears the society might become insolvent and have to fold.
Lees agree to sell Snow Farm
Lees agree to sell Snow Farm
Cardrona skifield entrepreneurs Mary and John Lee have signed an agreement to sell the Snow Farm land and Nordic skiing business to the Pisa Alpine Charitable Trust for an undisclosed sum.
Plans to mark 50th year of alpine road
Plans to mark 50th year of alpine road
Hast resident Neroli Nolan is calling for expressions of interest from members of the Central Otago and Westland communities willing to take part in celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Haast Pass road between Haast and Wanaka.
Over 60 submissions
Over 60 submissions
More than 60 submissions have been received on the Queenstown Lakes District Council's review of district plan rural rules, policy analyst Daniel Wells has confirmed.
Positive response to skifield developments
Positive response to skifield developments
Cardrona Alpine Ski Resort's new 40m access tunnel proved a hit with skifield users on opening day yesterday, with "surprise noises" entertaining skiers and riders alike as they made their way to the Whitestar Express chairlift.
Developer dumps Wanaka hostel plan
Developer dumps Wanaka hostel plan
Auckland's Peter Crowe has put the resource consent process for an 85-unit worker accommodation project in the too-hard basket and moved on to other things.
In liquidation ...
In liquidation ...
Three debt-recovery cases in Wanaka. -
Powder rewards first skiers
Powder rewards first skiers
Treble Cone Ski Area's opening day yesterday was all about fresh tracks, full car parks and flying corks.
Operators' hard line on skifield-pass fraud
Operators' hard line on skifield-pass fraud
Wanaka's skifields have united in a crackdown on season-pass fraud and will impose a two-year ban on any person found skiing without a pass or with a false pass, and will report every suspected case to police.
Answers sought to drunkenness
Answers sought to drunkenness
Wanaka's drinking culture was put under the microscope yesterday at a community forum hosted by Wanaka Community Board chairman Lyal Cocks.
Possible charge for liquor sale to minor
Possible charge for liquor sale to minor
A Wanaka liquor outlet may face prosecution for selling alcohol to a 15-year-old boy in May.
Injury hampers teen kayaker
Injury hampers teen kayaker
Wanaka teenager and keen kayaker Jess Bailey (14) is ruing a basketball injury that is keeping her out of the water this winter.
Lees ready for another snow season
Lees ready for another snow season
Cardrona ski industry entrepreneurs John and Mary Lee announced last year they were ready to retire, but it has not happened yet.
Recreational reserve funding revised
Recreational reserve funding revised
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has revised an unpopular recreational reserve funding policy to remove rentals for the majority of sports clubs, reduce rents for golf clubs and provide for free youth sport, among other things.