Proposal testing landscape rules
Proposal testing landscape rules
Stringent planning rules for building in the Cardrona Valley could derail two projects proposed by a Wanaka developer.
Matthew Haggart
Bags sold for good causes
Bags sold for good causes
Hundreds of handbags went under the hammer to raise about $7000 for charitable causes at a novelty event in Wanaka yesterday.
Multisport: Winter joins summer send off
Multisport: Winter joins summer send off
Multisport competitors may have gathered to give summer a sendoff at a new three-day event in Wanaka over the weekend, but it was more like a welcome to winter at yesterday's culminating race.
Fallen poplar reignites debate
Fallen poplar reignites debate
A tree which fell on to a road in high wind near Wanaka has reignited debate about the potential dangers posed by ageing trees in the Queenstown Lakes district.
New event triple treat for triathletes
New event triple treat for triathletes
As a host of multisport competitors line up for a series of races in Wanaka this weekend, event director Matt Tuck admits he will feel tinge of envy.
Blackouts after trees touch cables
Blackouts after trees touch cables
Gale-force winds caused power blackouts in Wanaka for the second day in a row yesterday, as a powerful northwest frontal system blasted across western parts of Central Otago.
Multisport: Triathletes organise fun run to aid quake effort
Multisport: Triathletes organise fun run to aid quake effort
A group of New Zealand's top triathletes have banded together in Wanaka to raise funds for the Christchurch earthquake efforts, after experiencing first-hand the unsettling effects of the natural disaster.
SH6 realignment being considered
SH6 realignment being considered
A realignment of State Highway 6 at Wanaka Airport is being contemplated by roading authorities, with several commercial, aviation, and tourism proposals waiting in the wings for development around the ratepayer-owned asset.
Parkins Bay will offer compensation
Parkins Bay will offer compensation
An "environmental compensation" package will be offered by backers of a controversial golf resort proposed for Glendhu Bay, near Wanaka, to try to swing an Environment Court decision in their favour.
Snow Park to open early
Snow Park to open early
Snow Park NZ has joined the ranks of Southern Lakes skifields tempting bargain-hunters when it released its season-pass prices on Tuesday.
Retirement village's neighbours oppose increse in density
Retirement village's neighbours oppose increse in density
A landmark retirement complex in Wanaka remains stuck in planning-law limbo after a legal appeal by neighbours, who are opposed to amended staging plans for the Aspiring Lifestyle Retirement Village.
Eagle Air to review schedule
Eagle Air to review schedule
Flight commitments to Wanaka Airport are being reviewed by Air New Zealand subsidiary carrier Eagle Air in the wake of a council plan change submission process.
No cohesion in airport planning, Air NZ says
No cohesion in airport planning, Air NZ says
Proposed changes to the future operation of Wanaka Airport have drawn disapproval from Air New Zealand, which, as the country's dominant airline, wants consultation privileges.
Contest a catch for all ages
Contest a catch for all ages
"Daddy, look what we caught for dinner."
Warning over too tight access for fire engines
Warning over too tight access for fire engines
Critical response times by emergency service vehicles to some rural properties are being compromised by overly restrictive entrances, a Queenstown Lakes fire investigator says.
Worms die when exposed to sewage sludge in trial
Worms die when exposed to sewage sludge in trial
A toxic substance has proved lethal to worms used in a trial to process treated sewage sludge from the Queenstown Lakes District Council's beleaguered Project Pure wastewater operation at Wanaka.
Net scam warning
Net scam warning
A Wanaka man targeted by internet scammers has a message for other online users to beware of dodgy transaction deals.
Extensions to church opposed
Extensions to church opposed
A proposal to extend Wanaka's Presbyterian Church has been opposed by neighbours, who object to some aspects of it.
Men arrested on roof of former school
Men arrested on roof of former school
Three young Dunedin men, who were found "larrikining about" on the roof of the unoccupied former Wanaka Primary School building in Tenby St, will appear before the Queenstown District Court.
Mt Aspiring College hits scholarships high
Mt Aspiring College hits scholarships high
A group of high achievers from Mount Aspiring College in Wanaka say they will put financial awards gained in the New Zealand scholarship examinations to good use, as they contemplate university study.