Take five
Take five
Find five photos of anything: that is the challenge of Take 5.
Mark Price
Promoting ‘living funerals’
Promoting ‘living funerals’
A Hawea Flat celebrant is promoting the idea of families arranging "living funerals" for family members who know they have only a short time left to live.
Two million more passengers for airport?
Two million more passengers for Wanaka Airport?
Although the future of Wanaka Airport is still up in the air, a likely scenario is that by 2045 it will be handling 2 million extra passengers.
Queenstown Airport plans questioned
Queenstown Airport plans questioned
Veteran Queenstown aviator Jules Tapper questions the wisdom of planning even for 5.1 million passenger movements at Queenstown Airport by 2045.
Wanaka developer told to get consent
Wanaka developer told to get consent
Wanaka developer Allan Dippie has been advised to obtain a resource consent for a deck on the front of his old woolshed.
Water group accepts apology from ORC
Water group accepts apology from ORC
The Cardrona Water Users Group has accepted an apology from ORCl for not being notified directly about changes to the timetable for setting a minimum flow level for the Cardrona River.
'Fantastic team' hailed after Aspiring rescue
'Fantastic team' hailed after Aspiring rescue
There were hugs and hot drinks for four volunteers when they arrived back in Wanaka after rescuing an Australian army lieutenant from Mt Aspiring yesterday.
Operation puts spotlight on hidden scenic reserve
Operation puts spotlight on hidden scenic reserve
It is called a scenic reserve, but its scenic attributes are hidden away from most of the public by steep terrain and dense vegetation.
Mt Aspiring climber retrieved, on way to hospital
Mt Aspiring climber retrieved, on way to hospital
The climber has been picked up off Mt Aspiring and is in a helicopter on its way to Dunedin Hospital.
Climber's beacon movement 'a good sign'
Climber's beacon movement 'a good sign'
Rescuers waiting for a break in the weather to rescue an Australian climber from Mt Aspiring have been encouraged this afternoon by the movement of the man's beacon.
Tributes flow for Wallis at funeral
Tributes flow for Wallis at funeral
He was described as a "master of making friends'' - and 1500 of them attended his funeral in Wanaka.
Spotlight on Treble Cone
Spotlight on Treble Cone
What next for Wanaka’s Treble Cone Ski Area?
Cat rescue group to set up in Upper Clutha
Cat rescue group to set up in Upper Clutha
The number of stray and neglected cats in the Upper Clutha has prompted a move to set up the area's own cat rescue organisation.
Cardrona expansion move finally in place
Long-awaited expansion plan finally in place
Expanding the Cardrona Alpine Resort across the adjacent 500ha Soho Ski Area has been talked about for almost as long as the resort has been in business.
Boycott among anti-SHA plans
Boycott among anti-SHA plans
A boycott of businesses that supported a special housing area at Lake Hawea is one action residents are considering as they prepare to fight the proposal.
Northlake family upset by treatment
Northlake family upset by treatment
A family living in Wanaka's new Northlake subdivision say they feel more like tenants than the owners of the house they paid for.
Spa warmth contrast to winter of ’45
Spa warmth contrast to winter of ’45
The spa pool at the new Wanaka Swimming Pool is a dream finally realised.
Avalanche alert as stormy weather hits South
Avalanche alert as stormy weather hits South
The avalanche risk is about to rise and stormy conditions will bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of the South this weekend.
'Obstructive' council irks landowner
'Obstructive' council irks landowner
A Hawea landowner trying to get a small rural subdivision through the planning process is struggling to understand how a 400-section special housing area nearby can get such an easy ride.
School board not 'blank slate'
School board not 'blank slate'
The members of the establishment board of trustees of the new primary school in Wanaka are not starting with a ''blank slate''.