Upper Clutha leads Catchment Management planning
The government's National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) aims to maintain all freshwater ecosystems in a healthy ecological state and restore those that are degraded. NPS-FM... read more
Subsidised arts studio space available
Applications are rolling in for space to create art in Wanaka at a subsidised rate. In a shift from their previous waiting list format, Wanaka Arts Centre staff want to hear from applicants interested... read more
Cleaning up our streets
Cleaning up someone else's vomit has to be one of the worst jobs around and this New Year's celebration saw 13 piles of chunder in the town centre that had to be scrubbed clean by council custodians who... read more
Second solo swim of Lake Wanaka
Despite an injury and an intensive training schedule, a Wanaka woman is diving head first into another solo attempt to swim the 45km length of Lake Wanaka to Roys Bay in remembrance of her late husband.... read more
Freedom campers or freeloaders?
To encourage New Zealand freedom camping, or to discourage freedom camping, that is the question. It is one that spans energetic conversations, spurs council decisions and influences revenue. As... read more
Locals athletes among Halberg Awards finalists
Four local athletes - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (snowboarding), Nico Porteous (freeskiing), Adam Hall (Para alpine skiing) and Corey Peters (Para alpine skiing) - are among the 27 finalists for six categories... read more
