A “joyous day” for Queenstown Lakes District
QF121 touched down at 2:31 pm on Monday, 387 days after the last scheduled international flight arrived at Queenstown Airport. As the aircraft approached the gate, it passed through a water arch compliments... read more
Nationwide consultation on freedom camping
Nationwide consultation on how we should deal with the minority of freedom campers who are causing “quite a stink” around the country is underway. Freedom camping is where you camp on public... read more
40-year mystery of missing mountaineer solved
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 to be that of Australian mountaineer Terry Jordan. Jordan disappeared over... read more
First Covid vaccines roll out in Wānaka
The roll out of Covid vaccinations for Wānaka began last weekend, with a clinic for frontline health workers held at the Wānaka Medical Centre. Residents and staff of Elmslie House and Aspiring Enliven... read more
Wānaka SAR awarded substantial grant
Wānaka Search & Rescue (SAR) has been awarded $30,000 in the latest round of the Central Lakes Trust (CLT) financial grants. Wānaka SAR is a volunteer organisation that depends entirely on grants and... read more
Water quality in the Upper Clutha the “best in Otago’
Water quality in the Upper Clutha is “excellent,” the best in Otago, according to a ‘state of the environment' report on river and lake water quality in the region. The study reports... read more
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