QF121 touched down at 2:31 pm on Monday, 387 days after the last scheduled international flight arrived at Queenstown Airport. As...
Nationwide consultation on how we should deal with the minority of freedom campers who are causing “quite a stink”...
A few weeks ago, the Wānaka Sun published a story on the discovery of a body on Mt Aspiring on 19 March 2021 which was believed...
The roll out of Covid vaccinations for Wānaka began last weekend, with a clinic for frontline health workers held at the...
Wānaka Search & Rescue (SAR) has been awarded $30,000 in the latest round of the Central Lakes Trust (CLT) financial grants. Wānaka...
Water quality in the Upper Clutha is “excellent,” the best in Otago, according to a ‘state of the environment'...
The proposed new development Mt Iron Junction has been given the green light to go ahead with the granting of consent by...
“A stunning day on a stunning track with a field full of good guys racing the hardest course to date:” was how...
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It's been an incredible year so far for the likes of local ski and snowboard stars Alice Robinson, Nico Porteous and...
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With more than 9,000 tickets sold to over 40 shows across eight days, Wānaka's Festival of Colour has been hailed...
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‘Taonga Moana - A love letter to the oceans' was a truly stunning part at this year's Festival of Colour,...
New Zealand's newest festival destination, Snowboxx, is launching this September with a 100 per cent Aotearoa lineup. The...
A new mural on the side of a storage container outside Wastebusters aims to raise the profile of Lake Wānaka's crested...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Start your Sunday off right with some dreamy tunes at the Festival of Colour's Pacific Crystal Palace, courtesy of...
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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...
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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...