It is with great delight that Braden Currie can say that for the second time in a row, he is the winner of Challenge Wānaka. The Upper Clutha local finished the race at 3hr:59min:48s, ahead of his rival racers by over three minutes. Currie, who finished...... Read More

There were a huge number of outstanding results from Aspiring Athletes Club at the Otago Children’s Champs and the Otago and Southland Senior Champs held over the weekend. For the size of team who attended these champs, Aspiring Athletes had...... Read More

Alan Coupe and Bob Steel, for the second year in a row, have won the Wānaka Bowling Club’s Men’s Junior Pairs Championship. A ‘junior’ is a bowler with one to five years of experience. Not only have they retained the title,...... Read More

New Zealand‘s Braden Currie (Wanaka) has confirmed he will be defending his 2019 title. Braden is one of the most respected names in the world of multisport, triathlon and adventure racing. Not only is he the 2019 Challenge Wānaka Champion, he...... Read More

Rob Hutchings, a 44-year-old Wānaka resident, has recently announced that he intends to swim the full 338kms of the Clutha River in five to six days next week, and will be completing the swim out of pure passion for the activity. The swim is scheduled...... Read More

Nico Porteous gained third place in the men’s Freeski Superpipe at the Dew Tour in the Copper Mountain, USA. The Wānaka athlete said, “I’m really happy with the way I skied and the final result. It's a good way to end my competitive...... Read More

Rivaling Katniss Everdeen in looks and skill, 14-year-old local Zoe Antone did Wānaka proud at the Archery NZ National Outdoor Target Championships in Auckland last weekend. The Mount Aspiring College student won a silver medal for the Individual 720...... Read More

A team featuring legends of golf, rugby and cricket will line up against some of Queenstown’s best cricketers as a curtain-raiser for this year’s 101st New Zealand Open. “This is the second year of the community cricket match and it...... Read More

Two teams met in a potential final on Thursday 30 January in extremely trying conditions of a North West wind that regularly provided violent gusts that not only challenged the bowlers but threatened to whip away the shades from their supports. The...... Read More

All our fantastic young footballers will be getting involved with ‘the beautiful game’ again with training starting for the new season. Kelly’s Flat and the Wānaka Recreation Centre (WRC) will remain as our football homes, but due...... Read More