‘Taonga Moana - A love letter to the oceans’ was a truly stunning part at this year’s Festival of Colour, performed by VOICES New Zealand Chamber Choir. With Music Director Dr Karen Grylls, the choir made its début at the 1998...... Read More

New Zealand’s newest festival destination, Snowboxx, is launching this September with a 100 per cent Aotearoa lineup. The event is a collaboration between Europe’s leading winter music festival, Snowboxx (held annually in Avoriaz, in the...... Read More

A new mural on the side of a storage container outside Wastebusters aims to raise the profile of Lake Wānaka’s crested grebes. The idea was that of retail assistant Anna Ferens and was painted by Dunedin artist Bruce Mahalski, from photos provided...... Read More

Wānaka’s rising biathlon star, 18-year-old Campbell Wright, finished his season strong with a 19th place finish at the IBU Cup 10km sprint in Obertilliach, Austria on Tuesday. Wright was just 1.04 minutes behind winner Filip Fjeld Anderson (NOR)...... Read More

More than 40 per cent of Wānaka's 13 to 16-year-olds are regular alcohol drinkers, according to a survey carried out by the Wānaka Alcohol Group.  The "Harming Me, Harming You" survey also revealed the number of young people drinking...... Read More

The Otago Regional Council’s (ORC) Draft Long-term Plan for 2021-31 (LTP) is now open for submissions until 9 May. The Draft LTP sets out an ambitious program of improvements to meet the growing expectations for Otago’s environmental management....... Read More

The death of two promising mountaineers, one of whom was from Wānaka, was the subject of a three-day inquest in January last year. Sarwan Chand, 27 of Wānaka and Conor Smith, 22 of Queenstown, died while attempting a challenging route on the south...... Read More

Philip Tremewan has been at the forefront of Wānaka’s Festival of Colour as director since its inception in 2005. After this week’s festival, he is stepping down, handing over the reins to Sophie Kelly. And this year's Festival has been...... Read More

The Cromwell & Districts Promotion Group (CDPG) is offering local and regional artists the chance to Light Up Winter this year with a call for entries in their “Wish Upon a Star” art competition. “This competition is an opportunity...... Read More

The Poppy & Star Flight is a nationwide project with 34 volunteer pilots each flying a sector on a 4-week itinerary in the run-up to Anzac Day. They will be carrying two large pieces of knitted artwork that will be added to by the locals at the welcome...... Read More