QLDC drafting bill for visitor levy

Following the results of a non-binding referendum held in June this year, Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) plans...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Abby Costen newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

Plant a tree! 

A community planting session has been scheduled at Wren Street Reserve in Riverside Park in Albert Town on September 21 from...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Abby Costen newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

Meet the Otago Regional Council Candidates

Graeme Bell For the past  six years, I've had the privilege of being your representative on the Otago Regional...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

Meet the QLDC Wānaka ward candidates

Barry Bruce I have lived in Wānaka over 20 years and have witnessed the area's population grow rapidly from a small,...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

Meet the Wānaka Community Board candidates

Jude Battson As a current Wānaka Community Board (WCB) member, it is crystal clear that the WCB is not being included...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

Queenstown Lakes District Council mayoral candidates

Al Angus Hi, I'm Al Angus. I'm 62, married, raised a family, divorced (my fault ), have been in the Wakatipu for...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

EDITORIAL: The Wānaka Community Board: what do they actually

Collating answers from potential candidates for this edition has been an interesting exercise. I first emailed all the...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

Latest updates surrounding Queenstown Airport 

Following concerns raised in public forums which took place during multiple Queenstown Lake District Council (QLDC) meetings,...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Abby Costen newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

Local bridge players dominate tournament

Bridge club players from Wānaka and Cromwell clubs came out on top in the Wānaka intermediate pairs bridge tournament last...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Sports Reporter editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

Enter the Ignite Wānaka business awards

Ignite Wānaka business awards is coming back to Upper Clutha and entries are now open.  This year's event offers...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Abby Costen newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

Cardrona a step closer to buying Treble Cone

Cardrona Alpine Resort is seeking approval to buy the stunning, but struggling, Treble Cone (TC) Ski Area. Earlier this month,...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Allison McLean journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

Pay rise for council chief

Councillors have approved a reviewed remuneration package for Queenstown Lakes District Council's (QLDC) Chief Executive,...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

The inland drylands — going, going, almost gone

Dryland ecosystems were synonymous with the South Island intermontane basins until recently, an expression of the harsh exposed...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Anne Stevens Author

Go with Tourism set to launch in Queenstown

‘Go with Tourism', an online platform which matches tourism employers to potential employees, is set to make...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Abby Costen newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

PROFILE: Nuts about golf — Benn Ashford 

Wānaka man Benn Ashford is the first to admit he's nuts about golf.  Amongst his regular ‘day jobs'...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

The art of saying no

No. What a loaded word. I find it can be the hardest one to say. It sits with the other tough words and their niggly, itchy...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emily Herbert, The Body Garage  Author

Big band in Wānaka

The Queenstown Jazz Orchestra are thrilled to announce that they will be travelling ‘over the hill' to perform...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Ollie Blyth journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

Success for social netball team

The Wānaka Lakes Health Centre social netball team are please to announce that they won the adults social B grade this season....

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Ollie Blyth journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

Wild west night saddles up school funding

Taking a page from a western novel, Wānaka delivered a memorable night out earlier this month, raising $8000 for Holy Family...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Allison McLean journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

Submissions open for Proposed District Plan 

The District Plan is a set of objectives and rules that guide and enable land use and development in our district over the...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

Cromwell’s repair café coming here soon

Cromwell Rugby Club Rooms is hosting a repair café style event on September 22 from 10am to 4pm to help people fix...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Abby Costen newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

Special Olympics on now at Cardrona

Yesterday, September 18, Special Olympics New Zealand kicked off the 2019 national winter games at Cardrona Resort. The games...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Ollie Blyth journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

Share your spring crafts

Wānaka Garden Club is running a competitive event regarding spring flower arrangements and photography at Wānaka Presbyterian...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Abby Costen newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

Market in your calendars 

A local artist and chef has announced plans to set up a Sunday market in Hāwea and is looking for support from hopeful exhibitors. Roy...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Abby Costen newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

The evolution of Wānaka Ski and Snowsports Club

As Treble Cone (TC) was getting started as a commercial ski area, a group of Wānaka locals were mooting the town's first...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Allison McLean journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

World-class sports speakers in town

Upper Clutha Sports Community's (UCSC) has announced its line-up for their speaker series on September 24. ‘Mind...

Posted on 19 Sep 2019 06:00
By Abby Costen newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

Volunteers needed to plant trees

A new section of a local cycle track is opening near Albert town and community members are being called upon to plant native...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 22:50
By Allison McLean journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

One flight every 10 minutes ‘fundamentally flawed’ says QAC

The Wānaka Stakeholders Group (WSG) released a report on Monday with their estimates of flight traffic based on an investment...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

Proposals sought to assess the impact of possible airport de

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is looking for independent consultants to undertake Economic and Social Impact...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Allison McLean journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

Local girl hops to third in Australia cross-country race

A Wānaka girl has placed third in one of Australasia's biggest long-distance, cross-country ski races. Twelve-year-old...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Allison McLean journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

Braden Currie booked for 2020 World Ironman Championship

Wānaka's Braden Currie announced he will take on the 2020 World Ironman 70.3 Championship in Taupō; his placement...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Allison McLean journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

Editorial / He Pitopito Kōrero nā te Etitā

Mōrena! It's Māori Language Week and I am really happy to finally move our spelling into the 21st Century by ensuring...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

No signs a sign of the times

Whilst there are clusters of election signs posted all around Wanaka, two candidates are deliberately going signless this...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

Bake someone happy

Do you have an hour to spare this weekend? Food for Love is calling for volunteers to whip up family-sized meals for its...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Abby Costen newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

Wānaka Primary School to ‘light up’ Friday night

Wānaka Primary School students will once again showcase their artistic creativity at their school gala, ‘Friday...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz

Lake Hāwea celebrated on postage stamp

A visit to a NZ Post will afford you the opportunity to share an iconic image of Lake Hāwea on your letters. The new $4...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Allison McLean journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

Affordable housing becomes more attainable

A reform to the KiwiBuild scheme could translate to positive news for the Wānaka community after the Government revamped...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Allison McLean journalist@thewanakasun.co.nz

Spring holiday programme a thrill adventure

As the days begin to lengthen and the cold starts to fade away, we here at Kahu youth are excitedly peeling off our jackets...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Rayner Swartz Kahu Youth

It’s the perfect time to do a bit of spring cleaning, isn’t

Keep New Zealand Beautiful is once again calling for Kiwis to ‘Do The Right Thing' and partake in G.J. Gardner...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Abby Costen newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz

Concerns over measles making its way to Wānaka

Local schools have sent out warnings to parents that measles may be on its way to the Wānaka district as 19 confirmed...

Posted on 12 Sep 2019 06:00
By Emma Conyngham editor@thewanakasun.co.nz