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Much to the delight of children, bunnies and sweet-toothed adults everywhere, Easter is an edible time of year. But, for...
After 25-odd years, I've lost count of the cases I've seen where people would wager a vital organ they haven't...
Bruce Kendall, a local resident at the Wanaka Retirement Village is opening a public display of his laser cut models this...
Kristi James and Iona Bentley presented their submission to the Health Select Committee last week via teleconference. The...
Local Paralympic gold medallist Adam Hall reigned supreme during an awards ceremony in Cromwell last Friday to recognise...
Liz Breslin, local Hawea Flat writer, poet and playwright, has been accepted for a two-month writer in residence programme...
Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) will vote today (Thursday) on whether or not to grant a lease for a new marine...
By all accounts, Contact Epic 2019 was a phenomenal success and lived up to its name. “Brilliant weather, brilliant...
NZ Police last week called for the consolidation of ANZAC Day services around the country this year, however the local...
ORC councillors have voted to adopt five Freshwater Management Units (FMUs) for the Otago region, including the Mata Au,...
In a win for community mobilisation, Queenstown Lakes District Council's Sarah Gathercole, who is a Senior Resource...
Otago duck numbers are looking good for the upcoming season, with a slight increase on last year. Otago Fish and Game...
An award-winning actress will be coming to Wanaka and donning 10 Shakespearean masks during her one-woman show this Sunday....
I've had a number of people ask me why we need to go to a district-wide referendum on the proposed visitor levy. The...
The third season of the ANZ Premiership has taken off, and as the community netball season kicks off, ANZ is asking Wanaka...
Wanaka AFC picked up their second win of the season with goals either side of halftime to Barry Grehan and Danillo Santana...
Police Minister Stuart Nash has introduced legislation changing firearms laws to improve public safety following the Christchurch...
Contaminated glass recycling in the Central Otago District is increasing the amount of waste going to landfill. Central...
For all the human mess left around the district, there are very few consequences for those who make the mess. Should they...
A hearing will be held in June to hear submissions on River Terrace Developments Ltd's application for a private plan...
A report released by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, explores an alternative approach to...
Being somewhat of a balletomane, it took me half a nanosecond to book tickets for the whole family to see the Royal New Zealand...
A Wanaka apprentice was named Central Otago's top building apprentice at the NZCB Apprentice Challenge on April 6. Zac...
The lights are being tested and the traffic delays are lengthening, but the New Zealand Transport Agency does not yet have...
There are two electric vehicle (EV) charge carparks on Ardmore Street. During busy hours, other cars have frequently parked...
Concerns about the lack of maternity services for one of the most rural areas of New Zealand was put before Parliament's...
In another blow for the Wanaka Stakeholders Group (WSG) which is opposing the expansion of Wanaka Airport, Queenstown Airport...
Residents along a stretch of Aubrey Road are currently embroiled in parking battle with council over the sudden disappearance...
During question time in Parliament last week, Minister for Housing Phil Twyford confirmed under question by National's...
-UPDATE- The second day of planned closures to Crown Range Road (Wednesday, April 10) will be moved...
Event organisers can now apply for Queenstown Lakes District Council's (QLDC) annual sponsorship....
The fate of Wanaka's historic Millennium Walkway will be decided upon later today (Thursday) at the Wanaka...
The Mount Aspiring College 1st XV will head in to competition season with the confidence of two pre-season wins...
Early last week the Wanaka Stakeholders Group for Wanaka Airport Action sent an open letter to Queenstown Lakes District...
On Tuesday, April 2, the QLDC Traffic and Parking Subcommittee passed some new parking restrictions in various locations...
There's an ugly side to Wanaka. It's a deeply felt antipathy to ‘other', sometimes quietly...
In a highly anticipated, hotly contested local derby Wanaka AFC lost to Queenstown AFC 4-1, in a match where...
It's the best little arts festival in New Zealand and if you haven't got your tickets, you need to...
The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy was in Wanaka last weekend and took the opportunity to impart wisdom to students...
More than 100 people attended a talk by AF8 scientists Dr Caroline Orchiston and Professor Mark Stirling in Wanaka last...