The Wānaka Sun

‘Snowmelt’ bonus for athletes.

A Snowmelt event at Hawea Hotel has raised $38,750. The event catered for Wanaka Snowsports Club athletes...

Posted on 28 Nov 2021 14:06

Business to check carbon footprints

Almost 40 businesses had registered for a Wao Climate Action Initiative programme by the start of this week. The...

Posted on 28 Nov 2021 14:02

School gets a bee plus

Rent-a-hive company Tiaki Bees, working with Honeysticks, a natural children's craft brand, have placed sponsored...

Posted on 28 Nov 2021 14:00

The doc ...in his own words

Wānaka GP Mark Edmond (pictured) has penned a column for The Wānaka Sun this week as debate over coverage of his stand...

Posted on 28 Nov 2021 13:58

One council to rule them?

Wānaka hosted one of the larger Groundswell protests in the country last weekend to hear predictions that Otago...

Posted on 28 Nov 2021 13:54

All that glisters is not gold…

Two fish caught in Albert Town lagoon by teenage bothers Hudson and Hawk Weathington in April last year have been in the...

Posted on 12 Oct 2021 12:28

Visa call welcomed

Business and tourism leaders have welcomed the Government decision to issue 165,000 resident visas. The announcement...

Posted on 12 Oct 2021 12:26

Taking the challenge for Kate

The battle of a Wānaka homeowner inspired three women to raise funds for ovarian cancer awareness and research. Amanda...

Posted on 12 Oct 2021 12:22

Wānaka won’t ‘cope’

A community group has warned of a pending uproar over ambitious plans to turn Wānaka into a “movie town”. Silverlight...

Posted on 12 Oct 2021 12:19

Board given a ‘wake up call’

Councillors have voted to retain the Wanaka Community Board in its present form, with all three Wanaka Ward Queenstown...

Posted on 23 Sep 2021 20:34

Where were your kids?

Vandals have caused thousands of dollars of damage at a site on the Hikuwai residential development – prompting...

Albert reserve gets attention

More than 20 volunteers planted 200 native plants at the Albert Town reserve last Saturday. Plants included...

Posted on 23 Sep 2021 20:09

Q and A: QLDC Mayor Jim

In the wake of moves to remove the Wānaka Community Board, and a petition to remove Wānaka from the...

Posted on 23 Sep 2021 20:07

Plum job for Josh

Wānaka electrician Josh Welsh-Parrant graduated at the Apprenticeship Training Trust's celebration ceremony...

Posted on 23 Sep 2021 20:03

‘A seriously good result…”

It was the perfect storm in Wanaka last week when a 1960's weatherboard home on Beacon Point Road...

Council backs WCB

Councillors have voted to retain the Wanaka Community Board in its present form, with all three Wanaka...

When ‘hard and early’ is wrong

Tuesday's apology by Auckland couple William Willis and Hannah Rawnsley for a flagrant breach of...

The man behind the petition

A local bloke through and through, Dean Rankin was born and bred in Wanaka, and has spent most of his...

Road closures planned

National transport agency Waka Kotahi will carry out significant road repairs over the next week which...

Posted on 18 Sep 2021 10:14
By Annon

Lifeline for Board

Wanaka's Community Board is set to get a reprieve today when the Queenstown Lakes District Council meets. Following...

Second opening for restaurateurs

Wānaka's newest restaurant was given an early jab by Covid - but thanks to this week's announcement of a return...

Rates: more the merrier

Ratepayers will be hit in the pocket a little less than expected – because there are more of them. Queenstown...

Posted on 10 Sep 2021 14:39

The Rainbow connection

Wānaka Community Board member Chris Hadfield has joined the ranks of those who improvise during lockdown. The...

Posted on 10 Sep 2021 14:34

Billy’s no friend of the bunnies

Billy and the Bunny Catchers might sound like a 1970 pop group - they are very much in tune with 2021. Rabbits...

UC-exit support grows

Wānaka councillors say they understand the strong support for a petition calling for Upper Clutha to divorce Queenstown...

One in three vaccinated

Almost 30 per cent of people in the Southern Health Board district were fully vaccinated against Covid by Tuesday this...

Posted on 2 Sep 2021 15:32

Council petition launched

Father of three Dean Rankin has launched a petition to push for Upper Clutha to leave the Queenstown Lakes District...

Posted on 2 Sep 2021 15:24

Celebrations plans were seven under

Wānaka's golf club has announced it is postponing its centennial celebrations – by seven years. In a message...

Posted on 2 Sep 2021 15:13

‘Blokes’ support men’s health

Fi ve students from Mount Aspiring College presented their YoungEnterprise initiative to consumers across the country...

A farewell ode to Ode

The last supper is a matter of days away for Wānaka restaurant Ode. Owner Lucas Parkinson's “roller...

Posted on 2 Sep 2021 14:45

26th August 2021 - Wanaka Sun Edition 1041

To view this week's Editon, please click here - stay safe evreyone and thanks for the support during this...

Posted on 26 Aug 2021 17:01

Parents say: let our children stay

Wānaka Primary School parents are pushing to keep 11 to 13 year olds at the school. A newly formed “Parents...

Covid vaccines: the update

Covid vaccination clinics operating at Aspiring Medical Centre and Wānaka Medical have moved as a result of the Level...

Wānaka loses ‘good mate’ Matt

The owner of Wānaka's Caltex Service Station, Matt Davison, died suddenly last week while working at his Caltex...

Hāwea’s big breakfast delayed

Lake Hāwea will have to wait a little longer for its turn in the spotlight-thanks to Covid-19. National television presenter...

Cocks backs his old board

Former Queenstown deputy mayor Lyal Cocks has made an impassioned plea for the Wānaka Community Board to be retained....

Posted on 26 Aug 2021 12:27

Mystery stones appear in Wānaka town centre

Wānaka has a mystery to solve. Who is the well-meaning person leaving positive advice written on stone in the...

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Posted on 25 Aug 2021 11:49

Lifeline announced for museum

Tauwhare Military Museum in Pukemoremore has been saved from closure thanks to an eleventh-hour lifeline thrown last week...

Posted on 20 Aug 2021 13:08

Board gets thumbs up

Barry Bruce knew “deep down” the vote would go the way he wanted. Wānaka residents have told the Queenstown...