Court for couple with child out of school
A couple have appeared in court after their child was removed from school last April and apparently didn't return for the rest of the year.
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Lakes Wanaka, Wakatipu flooding threat remains
Residents around Lakes Wanaka and Wakatipu appear to have come through heavy rain over the last two days unscathed. However, with peak levels now due around noon today, the threat of possible flooding remains.
Girl fine after lightning shock at pool
A 10-year-old girl thought to have received an electrical shock during a lightning strike at the Wanaka swimming pool has resumed her holiday.
Concerns raised about lake levels
Predicted heavy rain from tomorrow is raising concerns about possible flooding of lakes Wakatipu and Wanaka.
Midsummer snow brings tourists out to play
Snow stopped tourists in their tracks on the Crown Range between Wanaka and Queenstown yesterday morning.
Still skiing at 85-years-old
On a clear, calm day, there is just one place 85-year-old Wanaka woman Pat Stuart wants to be - tearing around the lake behind a jet boat on a single water ski.
Chicken pox outbreak in Wanaka
It was a less than festive Christmas for some yesterday, as many younger family members itched and scratched their way through the celebrations.
Skydiver killed in accident named
The 38-year-old Italian man who died in a skydiving accident while filming a tandem jump in Wanaka yesterday has been named.
Skydiver killed as chute fails
An Italian man is dead after his parachute failed to open on a skydiving flight and he crashed to his death in front of a horrified Wanaka man.
Skydiver killed near Wanaka
A skydiver has been killed near Wanaka today after falling to his death near the town's airport and landing in a local golf course.
Heavy truck crash spills herbicide on SH8
Herbicide leaked from spilled containers after a heavy truck carrying freight crashed on State Highway 8 near Tarras, near Wanaka, early yesterday.
Seriously injured tramper lifted off Motatapu Track
An Australian tramper with a serious lower leg injury was lifted off the Motatapu Track near Wanaka late on Tuesday afternoon.
Accountant fined for ethics breach
A Wanaka accountant has been ordered to pay more than $26,000 after he was appointed receiver of a failed winemaker despite an obvious conflict of interest.
Fire makes neighbours 'ecstatic'
The Wanaka farmer whose authorised burn-off sparked a massive fire which burned over 350ha says neighbouring property owners are "ecstatic" with the outcome.
Bush fire threatens conservation land
About 40 firefighters have managed to contain a large bush fire beneath the summit of Roy's Peak, Wanaka.
Otago: Southern husky rides
Danielle Wright hits the South Island ski fields, on a sled pulled by huskies.
5.3 earthquake strikes near Haast
A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake has rocked much of the West Coast and Otago this morning.
Wanaka: Cold play
Danielle Wright finally graduates off the bunny slope, with the help of a bicycle on three skis.
Wanaka: Best of Kiwi hospitality
Abby Gillies laps up the idyllic sights and flavours of Wanaka.
Wanaka: On a wing and a prayer
Heading down south by motorhome to the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow is a nostalgic, and pie-filled, journey for pilot Michael Walsh.
Otago's mystery naked would-be triathlete
Police in Wanaka are determined to "get to the bottom" of a series of incidents involving a naked man engaging in...