Wanaka

Bloom My Heart is a concert at the 2022 At The World's Edge Festival in Wanaka, held at Rippon Hall at the shore of Lake Wanaka.   Audio

If you've headed overseas lately, you'll know the process isn't as straightforward as it used to be - with pre-departure RAT tests and the New Zealand Traveller Declaration top of a list of bugbears… Audio

The life blood is draining out of Lake Wanaka - water.

The lake is approaching it's lowest level in almost 30 years - threatening marine life, and worrying local farmers after what has been described… Audio

Last week Nine to Noon looked at plans to build a big film studio complex on the outskirts of Wanaka. The proposal, which was given the greenlight late last year under a fast-tracked consent process… Audio

Beef farmer Bex Trotter has transformed a roadside paddock into a strawberry field at Luggate in Central Otago. Despite a lack of tourists Red Bridge Berries has been well supported in its first… Audio

A $280 million plan to build the country's first purpose-built large-scale film studio complex near Wanaka has the green light - but the fast-tracked process has raised concerns. The complex, by… Audio

As the lockdown in Auckland lengthened, the exposure of one couple’s rule-breaking prompted a predictably intense pile-on. Ironically, that actually helped to keep their names out of the headlines -… Audio

The school holidays are just around the corner but some parts of the country are expecting to miss out on an influx of visitors from Auckland.

Lockdown meant Wanaka lost weeks of prime ski season… Video, Audio

Otago locals are furious an Auckland couple flouted level 4 lockdown escaping Auckland for a family holiday home in Wanaka.

The 35-year old man and his 26 year old partner crossed Auckland's southern… Video, Audio

Sick of getting the feeling they are playing second fiddle to tourism mecca Queenstown, Wanaka residents are looking to secede. They want their own local authority for the town separate from the… Audio

CNBC says manual transmission cars are disappearing from the world's roads. Stick shifts are becoming extinct. That's certainly the case in the United States, but are we seeing the same thing in New… Audio

With international tourists no longer in the mix, the opportunity's been taken by Sam Brough, to try and change how tourism operates. He talks to Jesse about his scheme, Kiwi Welcome. Audio

Widespread snowfalls continue to impact parts of the South Island, while wind warnings are in place for parts of the lower east coast of the North Island.

Seven Highways remain shut and warnings are… Audio