Mark Price

Learning to fly responsibly

The drone operators who get most publicity are those who fly near airports and upset pilots, fly over crowds without permission, or even crash their drones into people. But out there too is a...

Narrow shoulder compromises safety

Narrow shoulder compromises safety

Belgium cyclist Syavie Annet did not hesitate when asked if there was enough room to ride up the Dublin Bay hill on State Highway 6, near Albert Town, yesterday on the outside of the rumble strip.

Cyclists’ rumbles of discontent

Central Otago Wakatipu Cycle Club president Ed Taylor says the club will find new cycle race...

Cyclists’ rumbles of discontent

The NZ Transport Agency is disregarding aspects of its own guidelines in the way it is placing new rumble strips along road edges in Otago and other regions.

Village concept approved

The bulldozers are expected to begin clearing the way for a major new development at Cardrona "sometime next year".

Solar sludge plant ditched

Plans to build a plant near Wanaka to dry sewerage sludge using the sun have been ditched.

Likely swim school choice ‘disappointing’

Wanaka swim coach Stacey Wells is disappointed but not surprised she is being "tossed out" of the town’s new swimming pool, before it has even opened.

Radio host moving for `dream job'

Radio announcer Bradley Craig is due to leave Radio Wanaka at the end of next week. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Radio host moving for `dream job'

Radio Wanaka breakfast host Bradley Craig is heading for a new job in Invercargill.

Swim coach losing position in move to new town pool

Long-standing Wanaka swim coach Stacey Wells seems set to lose her coaching space when Wanaka swimmers move over to the town's new pool.

NZ actor wins award at Moscow festival

New Zealand actor Kieran Charnock is presented the Moscow Film Festival’s best actor award by...

NZ actor wins award at Moscow festival

A New Zealand actor playing a lead role in a film shot in Otago has won the best actor award at the Moscow Film Festival.

Kiwi wins best actor award for role in Otago-shot film

Kieran Charnock, who featured in the film Stray, was presented with his award by Nastassja Kinski...

Kiwi wins best actor award for role in Otago-shot film

A New Zealand actor playing a lead role in a film shot in Otago has won the best actor award at the Moscow Film Festival.

Plan to rent out imported snow bikes

Hamish Goodall, of Palmerston North, plans to develop a snow bike business in the South. Photo:...

Plan to rent out imported snow bikes

A new way to have fun in the snow is expected to be on offer this winter.

Call for more council staff in Wanaka

Call for more council staff in Wanaka

The Queenstown Lakes District Council should have more staff based in Wanaka and Upper Clutha.

Work to start on new primary school shortly

Work to start on new primary school shortly

Work on the new primary school in Wanaka's Three Parks subdivision is due to begin late this year.

Puzzling tourist trap

The brightly-coloured rowan trees on State Highway 84 opposite Puzzling World are attracting a lot of tourist traffic.

Rumble strips concern cyclists

Central Otago cyclists believe new rumble strips might make roads safer for motorists, but they...

Rumble strips concern cyclists

Safer for motorists but more dangerous for cyclists.

WW2 experience recalled

Allan Hagan was born just seven months before the end of the ``war to end all wars'' - World War 1.

Two injured in crash between car, truck

The car involved in a crash with a truck outside Puzzling World, Wanaka, yesterday. PHOTO: MARK...

Two injured in crash between car, truck

Two people were injured in a crash between a car and a truck outside Wanaka's Puzzling World yesterday.

Bike crash man 'disappointed' by portrayal

The man involved in a mountain biking crash in Timaru that left a 60-year-old woman a paraplegic has defended himself.

High country beckons but fewer respond

Riders unload their bikes and prepare to head into the hills for the ride. Photos: Mark Price

High country beckons but fewer respond

It had everything going for it — a bright blue sky, warm temperatures after a frosty start and kilometre after kilometre of high-country trails, but numbers for this year’s Wanaka Trail Ride were down.

1000-section proposal questioned

Lake Hawea township - showing bare land in the top half of the photograph beyond pine trees,...

1000-section proposal questioned

Prominent Upper Clutha developer Allan Dippie has weighed in on the debate over a proposal for a special housing area (SHA) on the outskirts of the Lake Hawea township.

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