Recognition for Wanaka pilot
Recognition for Wanaka pilot
Wanaka's Mike Kelly is receiving an award from the NZ Aviation Pilots and Owners Association - the organisation he helped set up in the early 1970s.
Mark Price
Trail work tenderers ‘good to go’
Trail work tenderers ‘good to go’
A start on construction of the new 31.4km cycle trail through the Cromwell Gorge could begin within weeks.
Senior staff for new school named
Senior staff for new school named
Two senior staff appointments have been made at the new Wanaka South Primary School due to be completed by the start of next year.
Camp operator hopes camping hubs to end
Camp operator hopes camping hubs to end
The Lakes district sites providing free overnight parking and facilities for tourists in camper vans are due to close today and at least one camping ground operator hopes tha's the end of them.
First relay for life raises $73,000
First relay for life raises $73,000
The fight against cancer is at least $73,000 better off after Wanaka's Relay for Life at the weekend.
Councillor backs Northlake residents against hotel
Councillor backs Northlake residents against hotel
Queenstown Lakes District Councillor Quentin Smith has sided with Northlake special zone residents opposed to a new hotel.
Town centre plans prompt business group's formation
Town centre plans prompt business group's formation
A new group has been formed to represent Wanaka businesses most affected by Queenstown Lakes District Council plans to change the town centre.
Code names used for Northlake submissions
Code names used for Northlake submissions
Residents of Wanaka's Northlake special zone are using code names rather than their own names in an attempt to have their say over a proposed hotel.
Wastewater plant focus of meeting tomorrow
Wastewater plant focus of meeting tomorrow
The Lake Hawea wastewater plant will be the venue tomorrow for a meeting between the Otago Regional Council and the Lake Hawea Community Association concerned about the state of the plant.
Car ban bad for business, retailers say
Car ban bad for business, retailers say
Banning cars from central Wanaka streets was bad for business.
Mt Barker Rd suggested as link to Q'town
Mt Barker Rd suggested as link to Q'town
Mt Barker Rd is being eyed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council as a major link between Wanaka Airport and Queenstown.
Car-free trial response varied
Car-free trial response varied
There appeared to be three quite distinct reactions to yesterday's car-free trial in the centre of Wanaka.
Wanaka South School holds first open day
Wanaka South School holds first open day
Principal Jodie Howard, and her daughters Sienna (8) and Ayla (11) attended the new Wanaka South Primary School's first open day yesterday evening, held in a marquee.
‘Throw Out The Grain’ an ISC finalist
‘Throw Out The Grain’ an ISC finalist
She is up against Twelve Steps To Eating Your Veggies and The Backwards Alphabet Song, but Lake Hawea songwriter Anna van Riel, pictured with her children Oscar (4) and Matilda (7), believes she is...
Housing demand as resort booms
Thousands more houses needed as Queenstown booms
The Queenstown Lakes district will need another 17,000 houses if it is to accommodate the projected growth in its population over the next 30 years.
No extension of housing law
No extension of housing law
The Government will not be extending the special housing area legislation which has divided two factions in the Queenstown Lakes district.
History on the move as path's tiles lifted
History on the move as path's tiles lifted
Contractors successfully lifted two short segments of Wanaka's millennium path yesterday, as a small group of path supporters watched every move.
QAC to look at setting the record straight
QAC to look at setting the record straight
Wanaka Airport watchers could be about to get some idea of what development might, or might not, happen there.
Residents say wastewater plant will not cope with load from SHA
Residents say wastewater plant will not cope with load from SHA
Lake Hawea residents are using the state of the town's wastewater treatment plant in their battle to stop a 400-lot special housing area being built on the edge of town.
Hearing on Northlake Kiwibuild plans held
Hearing on Northlake Kiwibuild plans held
Plans for 175 KiwiBuild sections in Wanaka's Northlake special zone are now passing through the planning process.