1080 drop not on Doc schedule
1080 drop not on Doc schedule
Department of Conservation plans for an aerial drop of 1080 poison on 23,000ha of land around Makarora do not feature in its programme before winter.
Mark Price
Proposal divides parishioners
Proposal divides parishioners
Divisions within the Wanaka Anglican Church have surfaced at the resource consent hearing of an application to build a community house on church land in McDougall St.
Strong Community House support
Strong Community House support
Privacy, synergies and certainty of tenure were three reasons given in support of the proposed Wanaka community house on the first day of a three-day resource consent hearing yesterday.
2015 consent total tops half-billion-dollar mark
2015 consent total tops half-billion-dollar mark
The value of building consents in the Queenstown Lakes district topped half a billion dollars in 2015, setting a new record for building value in the district.
Nasa balloon here soon
Nasa balloon here soon
The balloon has almost landed.
50kmh limit imposed in wake of crashes
50kmh limit imposed in wake of crashes
Another non-injury car crash occurred on a gravel section of Ballantyne Rd, Wanaka, yesterday morning.
Vintage Austin tackles Central's roughest roads
Vintage Austin tackles Central's roughest roads
It might be 86 years old, but this 1930 Austin 7 proved last weekend it still has what it takes to negotiate the roughest of Central Otago "roads''.
Chinese visitors dig deep in Wanaka
Chinese visitors dig deep in Wanaka
Chinese visitors are "spending up a storm'' in Wanaka.
Taking aim at lakeweed infestation
Taking aim at lakeweed infestation
A possible new control method for lagarosiphon and a potential call for more local funding for the control effort are two points raised in a new 10-year management plan for the invasive lake weed.
Wanaka actor gets big break in US
Wanaka actor gets big break in US
A young Wanaka actor with a penchant for improvisation has scored the role of Shakespeare's friend in an American television drama pilot.
Heated debate on road
Heated debate on road
Five crashes in six weeks on the gravel section of Ballantyne Rd led to a brief, fiery exchange during the public forum section of yesterday's Wanaka Community Board meeting.
Watersports building proposal to be tweaked
Watersports building proposal to be tweaked
Some ‘‘minor'' changes are to be made to the proposal for a watersports facility on the Lake Wanaka foreshore before a resource consent hearing on February 29.
Dry more than match for irrigation systems
Dry more than match for irrigation systems
The sun and wind are sucking up water from Upper Clutha land faster than the pivot irrigators can put it on.
Cyclists injured in Crown Range crash
Cyclists injured in Crown Range crash
Two cyclists were taken to Lakes District Hospital following a crash with a motorcycle on the Crown Range, about six kilometres south of Cardrona, early this afternoon.
Crashes on 'treacherous' Crown Range
Crashes on 'treacherous' Crown Range
Slippery road conditions may have contributed to one or more of three crashes on the Crown Range Rd, between Wanaka and Queenstown this afternoon, including this vehicle (right) on the Queenstown...
Crash victim 'left a gap in many people's lives'
Crash victim 'left a gap in many people's lives'
The family of Andre Trotter, who died in a car crash at Momona, near Dunedin Airport, on Friday night, have paid tribute to their ''much loved son and brother''.
Wading cattle in the clear
Wading cattle in the clear
The Otago Regional Council says it has no issue with the owner of cattle which were photographed wading through the Matukituki River, which runs into Lake Wanaka.
Decline consent, planner advises
Decline consent, planner advises
Queenstown Lakes District Council planner is recommending resource consent for the proposed watersports facility on the Lake Wanaka foreshore be refused.
Church link a reason for opposition
Church link a reason for opposition
Wanaka's Community Networks social services organisation needs premises that are not associated with a church.
Stance stuns community house proponent
Stance stuns community house proponent
"Gobsmacked'' was how Dame Sukhi Turner yesterday described her reaction to the decision of one of the main players in the proposed community house to oppose the project.