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Nasa launches stadium-sized, space-bound balloon from Wānaka Airport
The launch is the second of two planned to go up from Wānaka this year.

Stomping attacker released from prison three years early
Ahu Stanley Taylor was sentenced to 10 years and eight months' jail for the attack.

Wānaka house bought for $57k now worth $3.8m
The commercially zoned property, built in 1932, now has a rateable value of $3.8m.

Nasa hopes for second Wanaka balloon launch today or weekend
The balloon will mark Nasa’s final planned launch from Wānaka Airport for 2023.

Landmark purchase of Mt Iron land
The public is one step closer to owning Wānaka’s local landmark, Mt Iron.

Wanaka mountain biker died ‘doing the thing he loved’
The man who died at Queenstown Bike Park was a former president of Bike Wānaka.

Star quality: There's no outshining LandEscape Wanaka
It's the perfect combination of spas, stars, cycling and sustainability.

Wānaka developer insolvent, $440k owed to IRD
IRD appears on a statement of affairs, owed $448,000 as a preferential creditor.

Look what the wind blew in: Balloon disrupts croquet game
Pilot skims trees, roof tops and powerlines in search of safe spot.

Man, 58, dies at Wānaka mountain bike event
The athlete died at the start of the Motatapu annual off-road race.

Watch: Skateboarder takes on Crown Range
Alex Bladen took just under four minutes to skateboard down the Queenstown to Wanaka road.

‘Tricked’ Wanaka man loses $40,000 to fraudsters
Jason Clarke invested in a mirrored website that was completely fake.

‘He died a hero’: Family in shock after father dies trying to rescue son
'He went out the way he wanted to go out, protecting his child.'

Man found dead in Lake Wakatipu after attempted rescue
Father was missing after attempted rescue went wrong in Glenorchy.

Specialist divers to join search for father missing in Lake Wakatipu
Father missing after attempted rescue went wrong in Glenorchy.

Father missing in Lake Wakatipu after attempted rescue
Father missing after attempted rescue went wrong in Glenorchy.

Rhythm and Alps taught us why security matters most
Wanaka was impressed well before the fireworks display signalled midnight.

Emergency services responding to incident on Lake Wānaka
A police spokesperson said someone was possibly missing in the water.

'Devastating' impacts from triple fatal helicopter crash
'Every day, when I wake up, I think about what could have been...this has ruined my life.'

Helicopter company fined $315k for fatal 2018 crash
The crash killed a pilot and two Department of Conservation workers four years ago.

'Feels really good': Lewers wins Queenstown mayoralty race
One-term councillor Glyn Lewers will lead the district for the next three years.

Warbirds over Wanaka crash: Confidential settlement ends vintage plane crash appeal
Pilot Arthur Dovey wanted $616,500 after his vintage plane was damaged during the show.

Wānaka: The final frontier? Police boldly go to deal with Klingon 'racism'
Turns out it was a false flag situation.

Wānaka gains world-class ski route made from Antarctic igloos
You'll find the unique igloos only in Wanaka's Harris range and Antarctica.

NZ airline releases 'all-you-can-fly' tickets
A thousand tickets for three months of unlimited travel around New Zealand for $799.

Trump-backing billionaire Peter Thiel's NZ luxury lodge plan sunk
Panel says 1165sq m lodge is too dominant in the outstanding natural landscape.

Driver charged after crash kills off-duty St John officer
Woman faces careless driving causing death charge.

Cat controls: 'We need to do better'
Forced registration and desexing are part of a petition to get moggies under control.

Wastewater tests suggest peak Omicron wave has passed
A steady drop in results from wastewater testing in all southern sites - except two.