Hit-and-run; ute sought
Hit-and-run; ute sought
Wanaka police are looking for a white utility vehicle believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run near Lake Hawea on Saturday night.
Mark Price
Lindis River issue costing almost $3m
Lindis River issue costing almost $3m
The cost of deciding how much water the Lindis River, near Tarras, should have in it over summer is heading towards the $3 million mark.
Employer $250k out of pocket after worker's brain injury
Employer $250k out of pocket after worker's brain injury
An incident in which a worker at the Cromwell transfer station was injured when he fell 3m into a waste hopper, or pit, in June 2017, has cost his employer, Trojan Holdings Ltd, $263,300, including...
More to a bottle deposit scheme than a return
More to a bottle deposit scheme than a return
While local government is keen to bring back a container deposit scheme, central Government and the industry say it's not that simple. Mark Price reports.
Salmon skin DNA samples called for to analyse genes
Salmon skin DNA samples called for to analyse genes
Anglers fishing lakes Wanaka and Dunstan are being asked for small pieces of skin from any salmon they catch.
Hearing on subdividing farm
Hearing on subdividing farm
A Swiss woman living in Queenstown who was given Overseas Investment Office approval in 2016 to buy an $8million farm at West Wanaka is applying to subdivide it.
Seven KiwiBuild homes sold
Seven KiwiBuild homes sold
Seven KiwiBuild houses in Wanaka’s Northlake suburb, offered for sale in a ballot, have found a buyer — and three have not.
Objection to public-funded ‘hubs’
Objection to public-funded ‘hubs’
A Lake Hawea camping ground operator wants to know why public money is being spent providing tourists with free camping areas when there is plenty of space available in existing camping grounds.
Report highlights need for warning signs
Report highlights need for warning signs
Signs warning of the dangers swimmers can face in the Bannockburn Inlet of the Kawarau River are expected to be in place by the middle of next month.
Coroner: Teen died saving girl from drowning
Coroner: Teen tragically died saving girl from drowning
A teenager saved a five-year-old girl from drowning in a river near Cromwell, but was unable to save himself and drowned after passing her to a relative.
Ire over Lindis flow change
Ire over Lindis flow change
A major change to the Otago Regional Council's position on minimum flow levels in the Lindis River was made by staff without the endorsement of councillors.
More planes accepted
More planes accepted
The majority of Upper Clutha residents surveyed by the Queenstown Airport Corporation appear happy to accept Wanaka Airport being developed and for there to be an increase in visitor numbers.
Removal of rumble strips
Removal of rumble strips
Six months after applying rumble strips along 30 regional state highways, the NZ Transport Agency has removed 8.6km of the strips because of safety concerns raised by cyclists and a local authority.
Farmer tells hearing of importance of irrigation
Farmer tells hearing of importance of irrigation
The complexities of farming with irrigation in the Lindis and Ardgour valleys of the Upper Clutha were spelled out at an Environment Court hearing in Cromwell this week.
Low flows could affect trout
Low flows could affect trout
A low-flowing Lindis River could be worse for trout than periods of no flow, University of Otago zoology department head Prof Gerry Closs says.
Judge inspects catchment
Judge inspects catchment
The Lindis Catchment Group's Environment Court appeal against the ORC's plan change 5A decision on water allocation and minimum flows in the Lindis River catchment continued in Cromwell yesterday.
Ex-ORC manager backs irrigators on water appeal
Ex-ORC manager backs irrigators on water appeal
A former Otago Regional Council senior manager is backing an Environment Court appeal by the Lindis Catchment Group, representing irrigators, who are trying to overturn an ORC decision.
Opposing forces try to win day over minimum flows in Lindis
Opposing forces try to win day over minimum flows in Lindis
The debate between water experts over the way forward for the Lindis River catchment resumed in an Environment Court appeal in Cromwell yesterday without any sign of who is gaining the upper hand.
Sole survivor to be at Armistice event
Sole survivor to be at Armistice event
There were 1600 Rover Sunbeam ambulances built during World War 1. But only one has survived.
Court action over alleged contamination
Court action over alleged contamination
The Otago Regional Council is taking court action over alleged stormwater contamination of the Clutha River in Wanaka.