Wanaka flight operator Ruth Presland has invested $113,000 in a new aircraft and is moving premises, with the goals of building her business profile and supporting Wanaka Airport's tourism activity hub.
Wanaka St John's new $200,000 Mercedes Benz ambulance was welcomed by the community at a special dedication ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
Experienced outdoorsman Roy Bailey has been appointed the new chairman of the award-winning Wanaka LandSAR group.
Wanaka LandSAR responded to 28 calls for help in its 2009-10 financial year, down from 36 operations in the preceding year.
In 30 years' time, there will be less snow in the mountains around Wanaka and Queenstown, forcing tourism businesses to promote other reasons for Australians to take a winter holiday in the region, Canterbury researchers say.
The Upper Clutha Environmental Society is not planning to dissolve but may have to wind up if imminent court costs orders go against it, society secretary Julian Haworth said yesterday.
A film about a group of kayakers tackling the difficult whitewater rivers of Greenland has won the New Zealand-made category of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival, to be held in Wanaka from July 2 to 6.
Snow Farm cross-country ski field operator Mary Lee hopes to open the trails fully from next week, after opening on a part-time basis for the past two weekends.
The economic downturn was a key factor in a 211% increase in demand for social services in Wanaka in 2009, according to Community Networks' annual report.
Wanaka retailers yesterday responded to critics of the Triathlon New Zealand Contact Cup Series race course by saying a town closure for one night was something to be embraced.
If Fiona Rowley harbours a regret, it is that she did not start writing diaries sooner.
The owners of a pit bull-type dog deemed dangerous are "terribly disappointed" the classification has not been lifted following a recent appeal, family member Gill Lucas, of Wanaka said yesterday.
Wanaka police have now received 52 complaints of car vandalism, up from 48 at the end of Tuesday.
Wanaka's dinosaur playground provides the best fun for children of all Otago's attractions, according to travel website jason.com, and three young Kiwi tourists agree - almost.
The Environment Court has upheld a decision permitting the rezoning of 131ha of Cardrona Valley land that could pave the way for a large residential and hotel development at Mt Cardrona Station.
Wanaka police believe at least two men may have been responsible for more than 40 tyre-slashings in the town which inconvenienced residents and visitors during the long holiday weekend.
The history of European settlement was celebrated in a low-key manner in Wanaka and Albert Town on Saturday, when about 200 people attended an afternoon of activities organised by the Upper Clutha Historical Records Society.
While many southern people rugged up and stayed at home yesterday to avoid the wintry weather, hardy cyclists and rowers were playing in the fog, rain and snow.
The 150th anniversary of European settlement in the Upper Clutha district will be a trip down memory lane for many Wanaka residents with long links to the area, the Norman family says.
Five years ago, Wanaka architect Doug Robinson (34), a former rugby player from Kalispell, Montana, found himself a new home and a passion for long-distance triathlon. Marjorie Cook reports.
