LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (February 12, 2010) – Lake Wanaka has recorded its highest ever number of visitor nights for December with increases across both the domestic and international markets. During ...

LAKE WANAKA, New Zealand (February 11, 2011) – Lake Wanaka visitor numbers continue to climb with the destination achieving one of the largest percentage increases in international visitor numbers ...

Nestled next to New Zealand’s most striking mountains, the Crown Range, and 68 kilometers from the bustling tourist center of Queenstown lies one of the country’s most fascinating and idyllic towns: ...

New Zealand’s natural splendour is no secret, but there is a gem called Lake Wanaka that has been doing the rounds of social media for quite some time now. We are particularly talking about Lake ...

Searchers were tonight sweeping Lake Wanaka for a man in his 60s who disappeared while boating. The man, believed to be boating with the Wanaka Yacht Club, fell out of a boat in Roys Bay about 6.30pm.

In these trying times of self-isolation and (seemingly endless) lockdown, it's only natural to fantasize about trips you will take once international travel becomes a possibility once again. Of all ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two boat captains have rushed to the aid of a group's plan to swim a 46km relay down Lake Wanaka for charity on Saturday February 4.* On Monday, relay swim organiser Fi Fairbairn feared the team's ...

Searchers looking for missing helicopter pilot Matthew Timothy Wallis have pinpointed the location of the crash site in the depths of Lake Wanaka using sonar photography. The Otago Daily Times ...

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 ...

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 ...