There is no start date for the proposed new cycle trail between Wānaka and Pisa Moorings according to Central Otago Queenstown Trail Network Trust (COQTNT) chairman Stephen Jeffery. The  55km leg is part of the $26million network announced by John...... Read More

LandEscape owner Rik Deaton has issued Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) with an invoice of $15,000 for the recovery of costs in association with expert witness evidence submitted as part of his family’s application to change their property’s...... Read More

The oldest rock ever found in New Zealand has been unearthed in Wānaka by Associate Professor James Scott of Otago University. The rock is estimated to be more than five times the age of any other rock found in New Zealand. The piece of peridotite...... Read More

A significant increase in bookings for New Zealand's Great Walks is not reflected in the numbers walking the standard tracks of Aspiring National Park, according to a spokesperson for the park. "What our feeling is is that it's probably...... Read More

New Zealand horticulture specialist Hortinvest and sheep and beef producers Ardgour Station have established a limited partnership to produce apricots and cherries for export in early 2023. Hortinvests Ross and Sharon Kirk and Ardgour Station owners...... Read More

Go behind the rugby clubrooms down at the showgrounds, after a shower of rain, and you will find puddles. Big ones! Saturday's shower of rain was no exception. After only 12mm of rain, the area behind the clubrooms was awash. There were even ducks,...... Read More

A new initiative to bring young Kiwis missing out on the traditional Overseas Experience (OE) to the Queenstown Lakes District is underway, supported by the Business Response Group (Queenstown Lakes District Council, Queenstown and Wānaka Chambers of...... Read More

Climate activists pretended to die in front of Christchurch city councillors last week, in opposition to the planned Tarras airport.  Christchurch Airport announced in July that it had bought 750 hectares of land close to the Tarras centre and intended...... Read More

“Crack on” was the message from Queenstown Lakes Deputy Mayor Calum MacLeod last Thursday as the Wānaka Community Board approved Stage Two of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan.  The latest design includes an active travel promenade...... Read More

The Wānaka Community Board (WCB) last Thursday approved a new four hour time limit on parking at the Roy’s Bay Marina. The marina car park accommodates a range of activities and operators on Lake Wānaka, but the ability for the public to park...... Read More