A fire investigator is warning the public to take care when charging products containing lithium ion batteries following a fire which gutted one house and severely damaged another in Wanaka last week.The fire broke out shortly before... Read...
About a dozen people - including several children - fled two burning houses in Wanaka yesterday as firefighters rushed to the scene.Property owner Kylie Stewart said it had quickly become clear her household had no time to lose.Confronted... Read...
The debut of a new food and wine festival in Wanaka over the weekend has British entrepreneur and adventurer Richard Branson to thank for getting it off the ground.Otago Event Planning owner Wanaka local Nathan White said a few... Read...
Three people have escaped serious injury after a fire broke out at a house in Wanaka early this morning. Fire crews are at the scene of the large blaze - which is said to have left the property severely damaged - after receiving... Read...
Wanaka snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and freeskier Nico Porteous have both won titles at the World Snowboarding and Freesking Championships in Aspen, Colorado. Read...