Lake swim ends in ambulance
Lake swim ends in ambulance
A Wanaka woman who set out to swim the length of Lake Wanaka yesterday was pulled out of the water and taken to a medical centre just 5km short of success.
Mark Price
F-16 takes flight as pilots prepare for Warbirds
F-16 takes flight as pilots prepare for Warbirds over Wanaka
SLIDESHOW: An F-16 screamed over Wanaka as pilots taking part in the Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow practice ahead of the main event.
Restaurant closing its doors after 27 years
Restaurant closing its doors after 27 years
A life of working seven days and seven nights a week has come to an end for Wanaka restaurateur Bee Lim.
Hotel provides site for '& Bar'
Hotel provides site for '& Bar'
The Speight's bar that sailed from Dunedin to London for the 2007 Rugby World Cup has a new home.
How Matt Lauer got to live in NZ
Declaration, check enough for then-govt
A signed declaration by disgraced NBC news anchor Matt Lauer and an "open source" background check were enough to satisfy the New Zealand government he was of good character.
Popular spot
Popular spot
The top of a mountain might seem an unusual place for a queue to form, but that is the case on Mt Roy near Wanaka.
Character test had been passed
Character test had been passed
The American television journalist fired by the NBC network for inappropriate sexual behaviour had not long passed New Zealand’s good-character test.
Tourists queue for picture perfect view
Tourists queue for picture perfect view
Tourists are waiting for up to half an hour atop Mount Roy for the chance to pose for that one, special photo.
Rocky start for refugee talks
Rocky start for refugee talks
Immigration New Zealand's plans to settle refugees in Invercargill later this year are off to a bumpy start.
Falcon death blamed on cat
Falcon death blamed on cat
Falcon advocate Mary Chaffey holds the remains of what she believes is the female falcon that has been nesting at the Albert Town recreation reserve.
Librarians wary of angry authors
Librarians wary of angry authors
Angry authors have forced some National Library staff to make their emails anonymous.
$45m sports car convoy rolls into Wanaka
$45m McLaren sports car convoy rolls in on road trip
A convoy of cars said to be worth $45 million arrived in Wanaka yesterday.
Scaling new heights
Scaling new heights
Despite reservations, Otago Daily Times bureau chief Mark Price takes his career in journalism to a whole new level.
Lawton ousts Eckhoff
Lawton ousts Eckhoff
New Otago Regional Council member Dr Maggie Lawton says she will make sure issues to do with the lakes and rivers around Queenstown and Wanaka get more attention from the Dunedin-based council in...
Deputy chairman voted off, three new faces on board
Deputy chairman voted off, three new faces on board
Wanaka voters have produced a new look community board for the town.
Laws falls short in ORC bid
Laws falls short in ORC bid
Long standing Dunstan candidate Gerard Eckhoff has lost his place on the Otago Regional Council and high-profile candidate Michael Laws has missed out.
Wanaka reserve funding reaches $15m
Wanaka reserve funding reaches $15m
The incoming Queenstown Lakes District Council has a Wanaka nest egg of about $15 million waiting for it.
'Campaign' knowledge denied
'Campaign' knowledge denied
Queenstown's mayoral candidates have disavowed any knowledge of the "alleged campaign" that led candidate Jim Boult to complain to police.
Helping hand
Helping hand
A one-tonne chunk of purple-grey piemontite, carved into the shape of a working man’s hand by Josh Olley, of Luggate, has been selected for the New Zealand Sculpture On Shore Exhibition, being held...
Rare electric car on way to Wanaka
One of oldest electric cars to be familiar around lake
One of the world’s oldest electric cars still in use is due to become resident in Wanaka.