Triathlon New Zealand CEO Dave Beeche has announced plans to bring a sprint triathlon event to Wanaka as part of the resort's week-long Challenge Wanaka festival in January next year.
The Wanaka War Memorial on the Chalmers St hill lookout area is to have lighting installed around it.
Wanakafest organisers have been forced to shelve plans for this year's event, as the financial pain of a major sponsor's pull-out two years ago hits home.
The completion of an upgraded foreshore and Roys Bay boat ramp area in Wanaka has run over budget and been pushed back to next year.
Aerial daredevils launched themselves through the mountain air to entertain the crowd at the start of the Cardrona Games last night.
Black ice created early morning chaos for motorists around the Upper Clutha yesterday and kept emergency services busy as they attended to crashes on slippery roads.
Community stalwarts Ngaire and Jack Kilpatrick were farewelled with an intimate civic reception hosted by members of the Wanaka Community Board this week.
Teenage rockers Fabian Shaw and Yannick Weasteil will be hoping three is the magic number when they take to the stage for Saturday night's regional Smokefreerockquest final in Wanaka.
A Ministry of Education directive to establish a pupil enrolment scheme zone in Wanaka has been labelled "beyond comprehension" by the chairman of the Wanaka Primary School's board of trustees.
Motorists keen to try out the Pisa Range's Southern Hemisphere Proving Ground will soon be able to hone their skills on the custom-made ice and snow tracks.
Film buffs and adventure enthusiasts will have a second chance to view the best movies of the New Zealand Mountain Film Festival, which concluded after a successful five-day run in Wanaka this week.
A visitor accommodation complex built on a block of Wanaka land which neighbouring buyers were originally told was earmarked for use as a village green has been granted resource consent.
Skifield visitors are being warned to keep a watch on belongings after an increased incidence of petty theft.
Wanaka's main street may soon get a retail upgrade with a resource consent application for a new commercial development about to be considered by council planners Lakes Environmental.
Earthworks contracts to the value of $12 million have been awarded by Wanaka property development company Infinity Ltd to contractors Hick Bros Civil Construction Ltd and B-G Contracting Ltd.
The Metservice yesterday issued a severe frost warning for the whole country, cautioning motorists to watch for black ice on roads.
The Metservice yesterday issued a severe frost warning for the whole country, cautioning motorists to watch for black ice on roads.
Wanaka property development company Infinity Investment Group Holdings Ltd has promoted Marc Bretherton to the position of general manager.
Fresh powder snow greeted those first to hit the slopes at Treble Cone's season opening yesterday morning.
Icy temperatures provided near perfect conditions for a group of ice sculptors in Wanaka yesterday.
