The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) undersupply list for the Queenstown Lakes area has been updated to include a range of hospitality and tourism roles hard to fill due to a lack of New Zealanders. The change allows employers to support work visa...... Read More

Mt Barker residents were “completely delighted” to see Fulton Hogan machinery arriving on Ballantyne Road last Thursday after years of community lobbying for safety improvements. Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) General Manager Property...... Read More

2020 marks 25 years since Wānaka institution, Cinema Paradiso was founded by three film-loving locals tired of travelling to Queenstown to watch a movie, and keen to make some money to attend the Sundance Film Festival. In a short film produced by Wānaka...... Read More

The Southern Lakes Arts Festival Trust has announced the appointment of Sophie Kelly to the role of Festival Director for the 2023 Festival of Colour in Wānaka. Kelly replaces Philip Tremewan, who has programmed every Festival of Colour arts festival,...... Read More

James Hay is a happy man. The Wānaka Beerfest, which he has organised for the past five years was a resounding success on Saturday, with 2,000 punters through the gates of the Three Parks Venue, 400 more than last year and the biggest one yet! Tickets...... Read More

‘Tis the season to be merry, and Red Frogs New Zealand will be returning to the Wānaka lakefront and skatepark this New Year’s to ensure young people are doing so safely.  The alcohol harm safety response organisation was founded in...... Read More

Children in Pod 5 at Wānaka Primary School have raised $930.20 for local endangered birds this term as part of their New Pedagogies for Deep Learning action. Year 3 and 4 students researched New Zealand native birds and discovered that a large percentage...... Read More

Funding for a community mural in the pedestrian and cycling underpass near the Three Parks subdivision and roundabout on SH84 has been approved by the Wānaka Community Board, with local artist Chrissy Wickes set to project manage the installation. Board...... Read More

The Wānaka Women’s Suffrage Committee’s 2020 book ‘Skirt Tales: The Sequel’ has been republished, after selling out its first 500 copies in just two months. Interest in the book has also drummed up demand for the original 1995...... Read More

Mayor Boult last week expressed delight at the Ministry of Social Development’s changes to the Queenstown Lakes undersupply list, making it easier for businesses to support work visas for hard-to-fill roles (see the story on page 3). He referred...... Read More