Nasa may release its scientific balloon in Wanaka as early as next week and has confirmed it will be back next year.The United States space agency is back in Wanaka for another flight test of its super pressure balloon, or SPB,... Read...

The American space agency is getting ready to launch its fourth mission from Wanaka. Read...

Wanaka retirement options are set to increase significantly, major retirement village provider Metlifecare having just announced it will build a $200million premium retirement village at Three Parks.Metlifecare has bought 5.4ha... Read...

An Australian who breached Auckland`s level 3 lockdown by travelling to Wanaka has successfully argued a conviction would cost him a new job.Jared Charles Shaw, 37, was granted a discharge without conviction in the Queenstown District... Read...

The plug has been pulled on Lake Wanaka as the lake nears its lowest level in almost 30 years.Although it last rained in Wanaka yesterday, before that the most recent large rainfall was February 19.Otago Regional Council monitoring... Read...

A Wanaka woman responsible for the death of an Alexandra man in a crash near Gibbston in December has been sentenced to four months` home detention.Cecile Riviere (27), waitress, appeared for sentencing by Judge John Brandts-Giesen... Read...

A large film studio complex proposed near Wanaka also includes a theme park element, but a project director says it won`t be like Disneyland. Read...

A positive Covid-19 case has been confirmed in Dunedin with the person also spending time in Wanaka and Cromwell during their infectious period. Read...

Major roads connecting Wellington and the Wairarapa, as well as the one connecting the West Coast and Wanaka will close for road works. Read...

Warbirds over Wanaka International Airshow has been cancelled for the second time in two years following the shift to the red traffic light setting. Read...