The mysterious deaths of fish in two separate Otago waterways has highlighted the struggle to keep such urban ecosystems free of toxins, Otago Fish & Game has said.
Observing the output of the cold wax workshop on the final day of the Wānaka Autumn Art School yesterday are artists Jacky Ferens (left), of Christchurch, and Kay Alexander, of Dunedin.
Five drivers caught over the legal limit at checkpoints in Wānaka over the weekend were all "one mouthful" away from having their licences revoked, Senior Sergeant Fiona Roberts said.
There are options up for discussion and we’re urging people in the community to make submissions now as the work programmes being discussed will have effects on them for the next 10 years ahead.
Lurking 50m below the surface of Otago’s freshwater lakes in a twilight zone are the bryophytes — a freakish and globally rare community of deep-water mosses and liverwort species.
The organisers behind the popular Rhythm & Alps music festival have revealed plans for a summer concert in Wānaka they believe could attract upwards of 20,000 people to the town.
If all the edible food chucked in the bin around the country last year was rounded up, it would feed the Upper Clutha region for two decades, Wanaka Wastebusters food appreciation campaigners say.
Wānaka’s struggle to increase healthcare services might be more akin to a marathon than a sprint, but a newly-formed community group have said they are ready for the challenge.
Home-made ice cream, freshly baked cookies, classic cars and fun times remain on the programme for Cinema Paradiso’s new owners and former teachers, Hamish Menlove and Carolyn Whitaker.