Just across The Ditch lies Lake Wanaka, an adventure wonderland. Protecting valuable assets – whether fragile ecosystems, unique historical settlements, rare fauna and flora – is always a worthy ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Framed by the South Island’s stunning Southern Alps, a lonely tree has grown ...

Springtime at Lake Wanaka’s four ski areas offers some of the best ski conditions with warm and sunny climates, great travel deals and uncrowded slopes, the season continues through until October ...

With spectacular mountain ranges, pristine beaches, lush rainforests, and dramatic fjords, New Zealand is often touted as one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Located on the South Island, ...

Photo taken on April 20, 2021 shows the autumn scenery by Lake Wanaka in the South Island of New Zealand.(Photo: Xinhua) Photo taken on April 20, 2021 shows the autumn scenery by Lake Wanaka in the ...

In order to prevent further deterioration, the New Zealand Tourism Board will be installing warning signs around the Wanaka Tree, written in English and Mandarin. And, just to make it abundantly clear ...

Otago Fish & Game officer Cliff Halford believes a 12kg brown trout Wanaka woman Emma McIntosh landed recently is the biggest to come out of Lake Wanaka. "Every few years someone catches a biggie over ...

Otago Regional Council monitoring shows Lake Wanaka's water levels went from 276.6m in January to 278.1m on February 19 before dropping again to 276.3m by March 31. The last big low was July 1992, at ...

Wanaka, New Zealand (Monday 7 March, 2016) – Lake Wanaka Tourism (LWT), General Manager James Helmore is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Wisniewski as the new manager of the Wanaka iSITE.

Pioneering flier Sir Tim Wallis, the father of the helicopter pilot who died in a Lake Wanaka crash on Saturday, survived 15 air crashes. The last of these, in 1996 in a World War II-era Spitfire, ...

This photo taken on Oct. 2, 2025 shows the scenery of Lake Wanaka on the South Island of New Zealand. (Xinhua/Long Lei) This photo taken on Oct. 2, 2025 shows the scenery of Lake Wanaka on the South ...