Fall prompts lift safety call
Fall prompts lift safety call
Skifield visitors are being reminded to use safe and proper procedures when using chairlifts, after a 5-year-old boy fell 6m from a lift at Cardrona Alpine Resort.
Matthew Haggart
QLDC plans spraying of wastewater
QLDC plans spraying of wastewater
Wastewater facilities at Lake Hawea are scheduled to be upgraded, and a resource consent application is to be lodged with the Otago Regional Council next month.
Shooters grab chance to try biathlon
Shooters grab chance to try biathlon
Promising smallbore rifle shooters from around the country have been hand-picked to see if their shooting range skills can cross over to the winter sport of biathlon.
Multisport track demand headache for council staff
Multisport track demand headache for council staff
Multisport organisers are lining up to use the Upper Clutha's network of tracks and cycleways for events this summer, creating scheduling headaches for council staff.
Busy week on skifields
Busy week on skifields
Wanaka skifields have been busy with a range of events to cater for the crowds that have flocked to the mountains for the busy school-holiday period.
More flights, 'new opportunities'
More flights, 'new opportunities'
Lake Wanaka Tourism says it will work hard to persuade visitors to fly to Wanaka, on the back of an increase in commercial flights to the resort from national carrier Eagle Air.
Expert advises against brothels in Queenstown
Expert advises against brothels in Queenstown
A sexologist who visited Queenstown to preach that sex and tourism go "hand in hand" says the resort should maintain a ban on brothels.
Claim Maori street names 'too hard to pronounce'
Claim Maori street names 'too hard to pronounce'
A Wanaka Community Board member has questioned why new streets in a Wanaka sub-division should be given Maori names.
Eagle Air flights increased in trial
Eagle Air flights increased in trial
A push from Wanaka's tourism and business sectors to increase commercial flights has paid dividends, with Air New Zealand subsidiary Eagle Air announcing it will conduct an initial three-month trial period of extra flights to the resort.
Project Pure neighbour raises stink
Project Pure neighbour raises stink
A neighbour of $21.5 million Project Pure facility told Wanaka Community Board members council staff were fudging figures when it came to complaints about the sewage and wastewater treatment plant.
Reported crime on the rise
Reported crime on the rise
The presence of more Wanaka police over the past 18 months has led to a 45% surge in reported crime, the town's top community police officer says.
Airline's decision welcomed
Airline's decision welcomed
Christchurch Airport has welcomed national carrier Eagle Air's decision to increase its flights between Wanaka and the Garden City.
Further sewage-treatment odour complaints lodged
Further sewage-treatment odour complaints lodged
Project Pure contractors and the Queenstown Lakes District Council are again having to deal with the problem of odour emanating from the $21.5 million Wanaka sewage and wastewater plant after more complaints were received.
Jackson's turn in the spotlight
Jackson's turn in the spotlight
It came as no surprise when the winner's name was read out for the freeskiing Kids CalciYum Cup at Cardrona Alpine Resort on Saturday.
Pool shut down for refurbishment
Pool shut down for refurbishment
Wanaka swimmers will be temporarily out in the cold, as the resort's ageing community pool gets a $345,000 upgrade from the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Airport could become company-owned
Airport could become company-owned
Wanaka Airport ownership agreements could follow in the steps of the Queenstown Airport Corporation's recent deal with Auckland Airport in a bid to raise capital for future developments under a planned council review.
No action yet to recover debt
No action yet to recover debt
Lakes Environmental does not intend engaging debt collectors to recover money owed by the developers behind a controversial proposed retirement village in Wanaka.
Gold-era hotel latest on market
Gold-era hotel latest on market
Historic gold-mining pub the Cardrona Hotel is about to be put up for sale, joining a list of Central Otago rural watering holes now on the market.
Witness alleges assault
Witness alleges assault
A man who allegedly assaulted his partner in Wanaka yesterday was later stopped in Queenstown and questioned by police about his actions.
Snow guns keep skifields well covered
Snow guns keep skifields well covered
With no natural snowfall for two weeks, Southern Lakes skifields have all snow guns blazing as mountain-goers continue a wait for snowy weather.