Police in Wanaka are warning parents and caregivers they could face fines of up to $2000 if they supply alcohol to under-age teenagers and do not supervise them during the Christmas-New Year period.Police area response manager Miriam... Read...
A hypothetical Covid-19 case at the Rhythm and Alps music festival in Wanaka is to be played out by Southern health officials today as they prepare to keep the region disease-free this summer.The exercise in Queenstown is part of... Read...
A Wanaka restaurateur who drowned his sorrows at the death of football legend Diego Maradona scored an own goal when police caught him drink-driving.Abhishek Saklani, an owner of The Spice Room restaurant in the Otago township,... Read...
Moments before Matthew Wallis was killed when his helicopter broke apart and plummeted into Lake Wanaka, he was probably flying too fast for the conditions and using his cellphone, an investigation has found.However, the Transport... Read...
Mast bumping - likely brought on by turbulence and flight speed - is being blamed for a helicopter crash in Lake Wanaka in 2018 that killed its pilot. Read...
Speed was likely to have contributed to a helicopter breaking up and crashing into Lake Wanaka leaving pilot Matthew Wallis dead.Matthew Wallis died when the Alpine Helicopters Robinson R44 he was flying crashed on July 21, 2018.Only... Read...
A tragic helicopter crash over Lake Wanaka that killed pilot Matt Wallis - three months before his brother Nick Wallis also died in a chopper crash - was caused by mast bumping.The Transport Accident Investigation Commissions (TAIC)... Read...
Major change to the entrance to Wanaka is still on the cards, despite a resource consent application being declined earlier this year.Mt Iron Junction Ltd co-owner Stephen Schikker confirmed yesterday he was in mediation with the... Read...
The waiting list for assistance from the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust is growing despite Covid-19 finally bringing rental prices back to earth. Read...
The waiting list for assistance from the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust is continuing to grow despite Covid-19 finally bringing rocketing rental prices back to earth. Read...