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NO WASTED SPACEWASTE TO WILDERNESS Tucked away in a quiet rural corner of the Wakatipu long-time local Michael Sly wastes nothing in a bid to boost sustainability in the basin. He and Wilding & Co business partner, Mathurin Molgat, established Waste to Wilderness almost a year ago, an off-shoot of…

QUEENSTOWN NURSE CLOCKS MAJOR FEATFOR HEART KIDS Queenstown’s gutsy ultra-runner nurse Brooke Thomas, 32, has so far managed to raise almost $30,000 for Heart Kids after completing the gruelling Te Araroa Trail in a record-breaking 57 days and 12 minutes in late January. Not only did Brooke blitz the record…

Backcountry Couple’s RetreatWITH A DIFFERENCE It may not be everybody’s ideal couple retreat but for long-time local outdoor enthusiasts Ken and Susan McIntyre tramping the length of New Zealand along the fabulous Te Araroa Trail has been a wonderful bonding exercise. Last year was their first as a couple without…

Canine cough (Kennel cough or infectious tracheobronchitis) is a common, contagious, highly infectious upper respiratory disease, seen in dogs. The current epidemic of canine cough is a normal occurrence in New Zealand. Canine cough is similar to the ‘common’ cold in people. It cannot be spread to humans (it is…

KIWI HARVEST DEMANDSBIG DEMAND There’s been such a big demand that the Wakatipu’s branch of national charity food rescue programme, Kiwi Harvest, is hoping to expand over the hill to Wanaka, and also to Cromwell, this year. Kiwi Harvest Queenstown’s first two part-time employees, branch co-ordinator Kayleigh Simons-Smith and Mel…