Wanaka — A man has been arrested and charged in Wanaka in relation to a series of cellphone tower arsons in the area over the past few months.

By New Zealand Police
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Wanaka — A new real estate brand has launched to meet the modern needs of property vendors and buyers in the Southern Lakes.

By Aspire Realty
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By The Lipflip Clinic
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By The Lipflip Clinic
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Wanaka — Kai Pai Bakery has once again proven its Mince and Cheese mastery, earning two medals at the 2025 New Zealand Bakels Supreme Pie Awards.

By iSentia
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Wanaka — The NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival has launched its 2025 programme and tickets go on sale today.

By Mountain Film Festival
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Wanaka — We're excited to announce that Beth Rodden, widely regarded as one of the greatest rock climbers of all time, is set to headline the speaker line-up at the 23rd NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival, taking place this June in Wānaka and Queenstown.

By Mountain Film Festival
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By Sailcity Locksmith
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Wanaka — Police Search and Rescue are searching this morning for a man missing in a river in Mt Aspiring National Park.

By New Zealand Police
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Wanaka — Adventure filmmakers and writers are once again invited to take part in the annual NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival.

By Mountain Film Festival
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Wanaka — The Environment Court has made a decision to award costs of $44,199 against QLDC.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Wanaka — Stage Five of the Wānaka Lakefront Development Plan and the extension of shared pathway Te Ara Wānaka are now complete, delivering improvements to safety and existing active travel connections on the lakefront by the marina and yacht club.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Wanaka — The increasing popularity of Wānaka Airport for private and commercial users will see it obtaining a Qualifying Aerodrome Operator Certificate by July 2027.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Wanaka — The NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival has announced its 2024 dates and opened competition entries.

By Expert Briefing
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Wanaka — Police can now release the name of the man whose body was located deceased in Lake Wanaka on New Years Eve.

By New Zealand Police
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Wanaka — Police have recovered a body from Lake Wanaka, near Waterfall Creek this morning, and are unable to identify the person.

By New Zealand Police
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Wanaka — The Queenstown Lakes District Council has bought 8.3ha of land in Wānaka, next to its existing refuse transfer station and the Wastebusters site, for $3.36m.

By Expert Briefing
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Wanaka — Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is calling on the Wānaka and Upper Clutha community to get involved and share their ideas for how they want to use, enjoy and manage Mount Iron Recreation Reserve to meet the needs of residents and visitors now and for generations to come.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Wanaka — Wānaka is set to be immortalised in a special edition of the world-famous Monopoly board game later this year.

By iSentia
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Wanaka — Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) has appointed the former Chief Executive of Environment Southland, Rob Phillips as independent chair of the newly formed Wānaka Airport Liaison Committee.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Wanaka — Snow Sports NZ is stoked to announce that Samantha Corne and Victoria Beattie are joining our team in two of our new and exciting roles.  Samantha (Sami) will be taking on the role of Sport Development Manager.

By Snow Sports NZ
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Wanaka — David Vass, one of New Zealand’s leading mountaineers, has been named as the recipient of the Nankervis/Bamford NZ Mountain Book of the Year for 2023 for his book Not Set in Stone.

By Mountain Film Festival
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Wanaka — Winter Games NZ has secured a five-year funding commitment from New Zealand Major Events (MBIE) to support the event annually through to 2027.    Winter Games NZ CEO, Marty Toomey said; “Securing a five-year funding commitment from central government allows us to plan our future with certainty.

By Winter Games NZ
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Wanaka — 100 hectares of land on Mount Iron and Little Mount Iron in Wānaka is one step closer to coming into public ownership, with fencing around the site near completion and settlement on the land purchase expected in early May 2023.

By Queenstown Lakes District Council
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Wanaka — The speaker line up has been announced for the 2023 NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival and includes an exciting mix of international explorers and storytellers as well as some local legends, all set to entertain adventure-loving audiences in Wānaka and Queenstown between 23 and 30 June.

By Mountain Film Festival
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