
Strong finish for Campbell Wright
Wānaka's rising biathlon star, 18-year-old Campbell Wright, finished his season strong with a 19th place finish at...
By Joanna Perry newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz
Wānaka's rising biathlon star, 18-year-old Campbell Wright, finished his season strong with a 19th place finish at...
More than 40 per cent of Wānaka's 13 to 16-year-olds are regular alcohol drinkers, according to a survey carried out...
The Otago Regional Council's (ORC) Draft Long-term Plan for 2021-31 (LTP) is now open for submissions until 9 May....
The death of two promising mountaineers, one of whom was from Wānaka, was the subject of a three-day inquest in January...
Philip Tremewan has been at the forefront of Wānaka's Festival of Colour as director since its inception in 2005....
The Cromwell & Districts Promotion Group (CDPG) is offering local and regional artists the chance to Light Up Winter this...
The Poppy & Star Flight is a nationwide project with 34 volunteer pilots each flying a sector on a 4-week itinerary in the...
The New Zealand Mountain Film and Book Festival is pleased to announce a diverse range of adventure authors to speak at this...
Apprentice Briearnah Cook has claimed the title of the Central Otago New Zealand Certified Builders (NZCB) Apprentice Challenge...
900kg of excess apples were turned into 220 jars of chutney and 250 litres of juice at the seventh annual Wānaka Autumn...
The build-up to Anzac Day kicks off tomorrow with the Poppy Day street collection. The theme for this year's...
The Wanakup stall has been serving up free coffee at almost every festival and event this summer - from the A&P Show, to...
If you visit the Festival of Colour HQ in the next few days to pick up your programme or tickets, be sure to spare a few...
Start your Sunday off right with some dreamy tunes at the Festival of Colour's Pacific Crystal Palace, courtesy of...
Music, theatre, dance will take over the streets of Wānaka on Saturday for the Festival of Colour arts festival's...
The instigator of Wheels at Wānaka Allan Dippie was thrilled to bits at how the event panned out over the Easter weekend. 24,000...
The Easter opening debate on who can and who can't open and when has reared its ugly head again, as Wānaka's two...
The Minister of Tourism Stuart Nash is to reopen a government fund that supports councils to build infrastructure for visitors,...
Last Wednesday the Commerce Commission of New Zealand (CCNZ) published its decision on Aurora Energy's customised price-quality...
A Wānaka local again took the final rose in this year's season of ‘The Bachelor', following Richie Boyen's...
The remains of the body found on Mt Aspiring two weeks ago are believed to be those of Australian Terry Jordan (30). The...
After a lapse year due to covid, the Central Otago Sports Awards are back on the calendar for 2021. The Awards will...
A dance between two people in mid-air will take place in the Dinosaur Park on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17 at...
Otago animal rescue charity Pound Paws Rescue have received a $6,250 donation from Valli Vineyards, from proceeds of a very...
Local charitable trust WAI Wānaka is successfully managing a Jobs for Nature programme delivering positive environmental...
The Government has caved to pressure from industry by backing away from rules that would protect Southland's rivers...
No one can not have experienced the gale-force nor' westers that happened over the weekend. I went out to the Wheels...
Wānaka multisport legend Braden Currie beat out his closest competition, Kyle Smith, to win IRONMAN New Zealand in Taupō...
An “urgent interest” in environmental issues has directed the Otago Regional Council (ORC) Draft Long Term Plan...
About 65 Council representatives met in Wānaka on March 24 to confer on how the Government planned to bring water,...
A judicial review into an 8.9 metre, Briar Bank Drive “castle on the hill” which breaches a maximum planning...
Queenstown Lakes District Council's (QLDC) Freedom Camping Bylaw 2019 is being challenged by the New Zealand Motor...
A reduction in freedom camping infringements over the past summer is positive news, according to Queenstown Lakes District...
As if the 10-Year-Plan and the Spatial Plan wasn't enough, Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is looking for...
The Ignite Wānaka Chamber of Commerce board has appointed Andrew Howard as its new chair, replacing interim chair Bridget...
Get out and about and experience what Wānaka has to offer is the message from Lake Wānaka Tourism's latest initiative...
Fifty teams of intrepid Kiwis in their minis passed through Cromwell on Tuesday afternoon as part of an epic 2350km journey...
A fundraiser organised by the Wānaka Skate Club to support their young members and families affected by the Totara Terrace...
If anyone has been hit hard by the effects of Covid it's Wānaka hunting and fishing guides, who relied on overseas...
The call is out for anyone with surplus fruit and veggies in their gardens to save waste and donate to the Wānaka Autumn...