As a boy Daniel Pezaro used to perch on the porch of his parent's home and watch the aerobatic antics of Sir Tim Wallis flying his replica Hawker Hurricane warplane through the blue skies above Lake Wanaka.
Magnificent flying machines have been buzzing above Wanaka this week as the pilots of vintage aircraft from around New Zealand prepare for the biennial Warbirds Over Wanaka Easter airshow.
An 8m plummet down a cliff face left a Swedish man unconscious after he fell from the popular Wanaka climbing spot Riverside Crags, yesterday afternoon.
Wanaka dog catcher Daryl Taylor bit off more than he could chew when a stray Jack Russell turned the tables on him recently.
Wanaka-based snowboarder James Hamilton, of Auckland, won a bronze medal in a World Cup snowboarding event in Valmalenco, Italy, yesterday.
Centenarian Annie Waldron was full of smiles yesterday, as she enjoyed herself on St Patrick's Day in Wanaka, and her Scottish eyes sparkled as she recounted her recent 100th birthday celebrations.
The convener of one of Central Otago's most popular charity events is thrilled by the continued support shown by golfers around the region.
Police have recovered the body of the West Coast hunter who went missing on the north bank of the Haast River on Wednesday morning.
Wanaka teenage freeskier Jossi Wells was crowned world superpipe champion after winning the invitation-only event in the United States on Sunday.
Two New Zealand Davis Cup representatives will be travelling to Wanaka to take part in centenary celebrations at the resort's tennis club on March 30.
Planting trees at every meeting of the Otago Conservation Board held away from Dunedin is an initiative started by its members in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint.
Historically significant reserve land at Skippers Canyon is being subjected to ‘‘wholly inappropriate use'' by trail bike riders and needs to be protected by the Department of Conservation, a former Lands Information New Zealand officer says.
John Lamont is hoping time stays on his side in the build-up to the 11th Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow this Easter.
Flouting Easter trading laws and having businesses open to provide services for an expected horde of visitors is ‘‘absolutely good business sense'', the president of Wanaka's Chamber of Commerce says.
Doug Ball is one retiree who deserves to put his feet up, but not necessarily for the reasons you might expect.
It has been a baking bonanza in Alison Fahey's kitchen this week.
A power generation project by Contact Energy to reconfigure the Lake Hawea dam and control gates remains in its infancy, with a starting date for construction yet to be decided.
A $16.5 million economic windfall is predicted for the Queenstown Lakes District if the proposed gondola to twin Cardrona Valley skifield operations Snow Park and Snow Farm is built, a Wellington economist says.
A million-dollar budget blow-out on the Crown Range road upgrade between Queenstown and Wanaka has been forecast by the Queenstown Lake District Council, despite claims of newly introduced processes designed to provide more robust cost estimates.
Amateur mountain biker Dan Aitken, of Wanaka, has revived his hopes of racing on the European downhill circuit with a top-10 finish at the recent National Downhill Championships in Wellington.
