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Uncovering who is laid to rest at Jackson Bay

Lake Hāwea researcher Kathryn Bennie works on her Jackson Bay cemetery project at home. PHOTO:...

Uncovering who is laid to rest at Jackson Bay

Lake Hāwea researcher Kathryn Bennie talks with Wānaka Sun editor Marjorie Cook about investigating the people buried in a 150-year-old pioneer cemetery at Jackson Bay.

Cromwell community backs helipad plan

Cromwell community backs helipad plan

Support for the proposed medical helipad at Cromwell Aerodrome has been strong and from across the board.

Addstaff tots up quarter century

Jane Bamford, left, and Kim Hamilton. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Addstaff tots up quarter century

Queenstown's oldest employment agency turned 25 this year.

Board pushes to retain buildings

Art deco icon, Ranfurly’s Centennial Milkbar, is one of the buildings Central Otago District...

Board pushes to retain buildings

Maniototo Community Board members challenged the buildings recommended for disposal by the Central Otago District Council at a recent meeting.

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Concerns over safety of Milton crossing

Margaret Keen and her brother Doug, who is blind, are concerned about the safety of recently...

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Concerns over safety of Milton crossing

A Milton woman says the new positioning of a pedestrian crossing in the town is a death trap and defies logic.

Volunteers’ commitment celebrated

Volunteers (from left) Ewen Cameron, Wendy Moore, Jim Milburn, Michaela Blacklock, Anthea McEwan,...

Volunteers’ commitment celebrated

Community Link brought their team of volunteers together recently to celebrate their "magical" weekly contribution to Wanaka’s community.

‘Living’ plan to protect land

Otago regional councillors Lloyd McCall (centre) and Kate Wilson explore a Catlins forest with...

‘Living’ plan to protect land

The Catlins will have a new "living" plan to help conserve its living landscape, thanks to a combined community and regional authority effort.

RYD-sharing biz enters Queenstown

RYD co-founder, Queenstowner Jason Roberts. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

RYD-sharing biz enters Queenstown

Queenstown's now home to a different type of ride-sharing.

Man killed near Devil's Staircase named

Emergency services at the scene on Thursday. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

Man killed near Devil's Staircase named

Police have named the man killed in a crash involving a tour bus and two cars near the Devil's Staircase on SH6 this week.

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Crash renews bus fears

Helicopters sit at the scene of the fatal crash involving a bus near Kingston on Thursday. PHOTO:...

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Crash renews bus fears

Hasty tourism operators are worrying the Automobile Association after a fourth crash involving a tour bus on South Island roads in the past five months.

Community spirit to the fore for fire brigade’s new 4WD

Ranfurly senior firefighter Adam Becker and his son, future firefighter Thomas, 4, check out the...

Community spirit to the fore for fire brigade’s new 4WD

It is big, expensive and could save a life.

Opening MYDC doors to educate

MYDC coordinator Catherine Doye. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Opening MYDC doors to educate

An interactive exhibition, running for the past week, aims to teach Queenstowners about the Muslim culture.

Restricted fire season in place for Coastal Waitaki

Fire restrictions have been put in place as temperatures rise and vegetation and riverbeds dry....

Restricted fire season in place for Coastal Waitaki

A restricted fire season is in place for the Coastal Waitaki region.

McDonald’s submitter’s stance ‘distasteful’

Concept image of the proposed Wanaka McDonald's restaurant. IMAGE: SUPPLIED

McDonald’s submitter’s stance ‘distasteful’

McDonald's Wānaka representatives have accused an opposition submitter of being "distasteful’ during their virtual reply to the commissioning panel this week.

Brothers sentenced for violent acts against family

Invercargill District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Brothers sentenced for violent acts against family

Two brothers went on a violent tour of their family members’ homes, breaking down doors and attacking people over mounting grievances, a court has heard.

Filming complete on ‘Pioneers of the South’ series

Toitū Otago Settlers Museum audio-visual technician Chris Kwak, left, films presenter Sean...

Filming complete on ‘Pioneers of the South’ series

Toitū Otago Settlers Museum curator Sean Brosnahan and his co-documentary makers shot the final scenes from their story on Christina Kelly, for their Pioneers of the South docu-series at...

Signs, sealed, delivered finally

Mataura Community Board member and Gore district councillor Neville Phillips has been getting his...

Signs, sealed, delivered finally

All things must come to an end, and Mataura is finally getting its welcome signs and only a few touches of paint are left to do.

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Fishing firm wants wharf off-limits for safety

Fishing boats tied up in Deepwater Basin, Milford Sound. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

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Fishing firm wants wharf off-limits for safety

Tourists have been meandering around a commercial wharf in Fiordland, putting themselves into dangerous situations which could lead to serious injury or even death, a fishing company says.

Driver dies after Balclutha crash

A person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Balclutha.

14,500 sports fish caught in the Clutha River

Kelly Maynard and John Lyall fish for trout and perch in the lower Clutha River/Mata-Au. PHOTO:...

14,500 sports fish caught in the Clutha River

Almost a quarter of freshwater sports fish caught in the lower Clutha River have been kept for the table, a year-long survey shows.

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