Wanaka freeskier Luca Harrington has clocked up some massive airtime in the Lausanne 2020 halfpipe to claim a bronze medal at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Read...

Wanaka skier Hank Bilous has finished on the podium at the first stop of the 2020 Freeride World Tour in Japan. A blistering high-speed run incorporating some huge air time saw Hank score 88.67 points to finish second behind two-time world champion Drew Tabke (USA) on 89.67. Read...

Two promising mountaineers who died in a fall in Fiordland National Park in 2017 had sufficient skills and experience for the climb they were attempting, an inquest in Queenstown was told yesterday.Veteran Wanaka mountaineer Geoff... Read...

OPINION: I moved to Wanaka in the 90s. The town was small; no supermarket, no cinema, and one or two good cafes. Things have changed. Read...

The Highlanders set-piece was dominated by the Waratahs in Sydney trial as Crusaders await in Wanaka next week. Read...

The intoxicated woman later apologised to bar staff, saying she drank a bottle of wine in the car park before entering the bar. Read...

Drug raids in the Wanaka area today netted a haul that included dozens of opium poppies, MDMA, LSD and cocaine.While executing three search warrants today, police discovered the aforementioned drugs, including more than 80 poppy... Read...

The opportunistic burglars targeted unlocked vehicles and properties. Read...

DOC has commended a ski resort near Wanaka for abandoning its plans for a new chairlift, after it was found the construction would disturb a native lizard stronghold. Read...

It was medals all round for the NZ team competing at the World Para Alpine Ski races at Winter Park in Colorado today with Corey Peters (New Plymouth) winning both Super-G races in the men’s sitting category, Adam Hall (Wanaka) claiming second and third in the standing category and sit skier Aa Read...