Wanaka
Wanaka families struggling as cost of living soars
Some Wanaka residents say they feel like they need to win Lotto to be able to afford to live in the booming and increasingly pricey town. Audio
Athletes converge on Wanaka for Winter Games
Thousands of eyes will be on the slopes and the sky as the Winter Games, billed as one of the world's top five winter sports competitions, officially opens in Wanaka tonight. Video, Audio
Australian climber still missing at Mt Aspiring
An Australian climber is still missing at Mount Aspiring National Park near Wanaka, despite rescue teams searching for him overnight. Bad weather hampered the search on Wednesday - and there are… Audio
High country farming with a live audience
Every one of the estimated 100,000 tourists heading to Mount Aspiring National Park each year travel through Randall Aspinall farm. When tourists spot his stock in the river, he'll sometimes… Audio, Gallery
Boosting local journalism for the Southern Lakes
The backers of a new media venture in Queenstown and Wanaka say the region risks becoming a “digital backwater” and - like other places in the South Island - it's starved of good local journalism. How… Audio
Southern DHB promises not to shut Lumsden birthing centre
The Southern district health board is promising not to shut Lumsden's birthing centre until it resolves a battle over the area's pregnancy numbers. The concession was won at a fiery public meeting in… Audio
Wanaka buzzing after teens tear up slopes
The town of Wanaka is buzzing after two of their own became New Zealand's first Winter Olympics medallists in 26 years.
Record-breaking heat to continue, Wanaka reaches 35°C
Weather forecasters are predicting the sweltering hot weather will continue through the week.
Wanaka locals embracing warmer weather
Wanaka residents aren't fretting about the upcoming heat wave, instead they're throwing themselves into the town's lake and enjoying its natural beauty. Audio
Wanaka fire could take weeks to completely put out
The 200 hectare fire in Wanaka is under control - but it could take weeks to completely put out. Audio
Helicopters continue to fight the blaze on Mt Roy near Wanaka
Helicopters have resumed bombarding a large grass fire on Mt Roy, on the outskirts of Wanaka this morning. RNZ reporter Logan Church discusses fire conditions in the South Island. Audio
Missing man's body found in Lake Wanaka
The police dive squad found the man's body this afternoon, not far from where he went missing.
Tiny home village setup to tackle housing crisis
A South Island woman wants to set up a village of tiny homes so families can own their home but share facilities like a laundry, a playground and vegetable garden. Video, Audio
French skiier missing near Wanaka found
French skier Tom Garatadour, who was missing in mountains west of Lake Wanaka, has been found safe and uninjured.
Up, up and finally away
Space agency Nasa has launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport this morning - with an Anzac poppy on board.
Wanaka Airport bosses eye up return of commercial flights
There's a strong chance commercial flights will return to Wanaka, the Queenstown Airport Corporation says.
Take a sad song and make it better
Sean James Donelly, aka SJD, and Julia Deans talk and sing to Kathryn Ryan about those harmonies of heartbreak and hurt you listen to in times of sorrow. Audio
Money bags fall out of security van
Bags of money have fallen out of an armoured security van near Wanaka.
Raising the Baa
Robert Gardyne, a sheep farmer from Oturehua in Central Otago, was crowned lamb Producer of the Decade at the recent Beef and Lamb New Zealand Golden Lamb Awards, aka the Glammies. Audio
Soaring Wanaka prices lock residents out of property market
A Wanaka man whose business is thriving says the booming property market has shut him out and he will have to commute for more than two hours to a house he can afford to buy.
