Arresting job available
Arresting job available
Are you a night owl with a hankering to work with drunken and arrested types?
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Grass swapped for artificial greens
Grass swapped for artificial greens
Greenkeeping duties at the Wanaka Bowling Club have got a whole lot easier for groundsman Stu Hurley, who is pleased he may have more time to concentrate on his bowls.
Legality of real estate signs for discussion
Legality of real estate signs for discussion
A meeting between Queenstown Lakes district councillors and Wanaka real estate agency representatives will be held on Monday to discuss the signs promoting open homes.
Film-maker freefalling to get the right stuff
Film-maker freefalling to get the right stuff
A pioneering film-maker of New Zealand extreme sports is gearing up to take to the skies next week at an international meet for skydivers near Brisbane.
Meltdown cuts power to homes
Meltdown cuts power to homes
A circut breaker meltdown caused a loss of power to homes and businesses on the eastern side of Wanaka yesterday morning.
Principal to retire
Principal to retire
Mt Aspiring College principal Maurie Jackways has announced his intention to retire as headmaster from the Wanaka secondary school.
Tourists targeted by thieves again
Tourists targeted by thieves again
Thieves have targeted tourists in Wanaka again, with seven vehicles broken into during a theft spree in the resort on Sunday night.
Resort real estate market ‘insulated'
Resort real estate market ‘insulated'
Wanaka's largest building firm has claimed the resort is bucking the national trend of a depreciating housing market, saying statistics soon to be released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand will confirm their optimistic outlook.
Wandering stock causes crash
Wandering stock causes crash
An Auckland couple on a motorcycle tour were airlifted to Dunedin Hospital yesterday after they ploughed into a mob of sheep while riding their Harley-Davidson through the Cardrona Valley.
Consent delays still frustrating
Consent delays still frustrating
New-homebuyers and building firms are becoming frustrated at what they claim are increasing delays by Queenstown Lakes District Council regulatory body Lakes Environmental (LE) to process building consents.
Anti-gang unit at work in Central
Anti-gang unit at work in Central
Police in Queenstown have established a specialist gang intelligence unit to combat the growing threat of organised crime in Central Otago.
Remains believed to be tramper's
Remains believed to be tramper's
Police are hoping the results of a pathology examination to formally identify missing English tramper Dr Derek Hawkins will be available by the end of the week.
Remains could be of tramper
Remains could be of tramper
A year long search-and-rescue mystery concerning the whereabouts of missing English tramper Dr Derek Hawkins may be close to being solved.
The quick and drenched race for glory
The quick and drenched race for glory
Engines roared over the rushing waters of three Central Otago rivers as more than 20 competitors raced in the annual Otago-Southland jet-boat marathon during the weekend.
Complicated cases lead to delays in consent decisions
Complicated cases lead to delays in consent decisions
Delays in deciding whether two Wanaka developments can go ahead have been defended by council planners who claim the ‘‘complicated'' resource consent decisions need ‘‘proper consideration'' from the independently commissioned panels.
Doggone - heli-herders defy a trial tradition
Doggone - heli-herders defy a trial tradition
Airborne shepherds displayed stockmanship to surprise even the most die-hard dog trialists at the inaugural Tarras Dog Heli Challenge yesterday.
Crockett hopes to play ace
Crockett hopes to play ace
Perry Crockett is hoping he will have the backing of his Wanaka Tennis Club proteges when he plays in a tri-nations exhibition match for the club's centennial celebrations tomorrow, but doubts whether they will be baracking for him - because of his Australian background.
Developers off to court
Developers off to court
A dispute between property developers heading neighbouring residential subdivisions in Lake Hawea is to be heard by the Environment Court.
Lending a helping hand
Lending a helping hand
A Wanaka-led agricultural initiative to help impoverished farmers in the former Soviet Union-controlled Kyrgyzstan is providing new hope for the isolated villagers of the remote and mountainous country.
Dingle Burn track opened
Dingle Burn track opened
A new track along the northern head of Lake Hawea has been opened by the Department of Conservation (Doc) after tenure review with the owners of Dingleburn Station was completed.