'Shining light' remembered
'Shining light' remembered
Many tears were shed through the sad smiles of about 60 people who turned out in the Queenstown Gardens yesterday afternoon to remember "a shining light''.
Tracey Roxburgh
Blender samples $1000 cocktail
Blender samples $1000 cocktail
The most expensive rum cocktail in New Zealand history was made, and then consumed, near Queenstown on Friday night.
Rugby team fined for off-field behaviour
Rugby team fined for off-field behaviour
An element of professionalism has been introduced to a country rugby team following misconduct at the weekend.
Service for Central Otago identity
Service for Central Otago identity
The Queenstown Gardens rose garden will be the venue for an informal memorial service this afternoon, honouring the life of a woman who touched many in Queenstown, Wanaka and Central Otago.
Region becoming increasingly film-friendly
Region becoming increasingly film-friendly
The dust has barely settled following the filming of the next instalment of the Hollywood blockbuster Wolverine series, starring Hugh Jackman, and already scouts are back in Queenstown.
Garden pathway cost of $250,000
Garden pathway cost of $250,000
Spending $250,000 on replacing pathways in the Queenstown Gardens, part of a comprehensive upgrade planned over the next three years, raised eyebrows at a Queenstown Lakes District Council community services meeting in the resort.
Kawarau bridge concerns raised
Kawarau bridge concerns raised
The Queenstown Lakes District Council raised concerns over the lack of commitment by Transit New Zealand to the Kawarau Falls Bridge, during a submission hearing in Queenstown yesterday.
Cemetery's lifespan limited, council considers options
Cemetery's lifespan limited, council considers options
A limited number of plots available in the Queenstown Cemetery, off Brecon St, means the cemetery may only have another 10 to 15 years left in its life, the Queenstown Lakes District Council community services committee heard this week.
Coastguard Queenstown drops in and makes a splash
Coastguard Queenstown drops in and makes a splash
Unsuspecting Queenstown residents could have been forgiven for thinking two men flailing in the waters of Lake Wakatipu on Saturday afternoon were in serious trouble after several orange flares were let off by the men.
Novices and veterans, but no losers in ‘girls’ weekend’ duathlon
Novices and veterans, but no losers in ‘girls’ weekend’ duathlon
They came in all shapes and sizes, all ages and all levels of fitness, and every one of them was a winner just for making it to the start line at the Sparc Real Women's Duathlon, held at Millbrook, Arrowtown, yesterday morning.
Smart marketing wins inaugural award
Smart marketing wins inaugural award
Running ‘‘with the precision of a barbed wire hurdler'' and treating doctors as ‘‘the valued resource they are'' won Queenstown-based business MedRecruit the Conway Petrie Marketer of the Year Award in Wellington on Tuesday night.
Transit action over dangerous intersection
Transit action over dangerous intersection
Transit plans to close one of Queenstown's most dangerous intersections to outgoing and right-turning traffic, but a question mark hangs over when.
Costs escalate as lakeside fire burns
Costs escalate as lakeside fire burns
A fire on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, along the Kingston Highway, has entered its fourth day - as the cost of trying to contain it tops $20,000.
NZ to raise poisoning concerns
NZ to raise poisoning concerns
New Zealand ice hockey officials will be raising concerns over carbon monoxide poisoning suffered by their representatives at the world under-18 championships in Mexico last week.
Golf: NZ lefties shine at world championships
Golf: NZ lefties shine at world championships
Left-handed golfers came to the fore during last week's World Left-Handed Golf Championships in Queenstown, walking away with the Open title and the Doug Crosbie World Cup.
Endorsement concern for transport strategy
Endorsement concern for transport strategy
The Queenstown Lakes District Council says it would be ‘‘extremely concerned'' if structural reforms in the Land Transport Amendment Bill meant Transit New Zealand's adoption of a Land Transport New Zealand (LTNZ) endorsement of the Wakatipu Transportation Strategy was no longer recognised.
Mossburn farmer remanded over assault
Mossburn farmer remanded over assault
A Mossburn farmer appeared in the Invercargill District Court yesterday charged with a Crimes Act assault, following the death of a man in an altercation at the town's hotel car park early on Saturday.
Chowing down on food standards
Chowing down on food standards
One of the most influential committees in the setting of international food standards met in Queenstown yesterday, for the eighth session of the Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products.
Paraglider pilot fined for buzzing train
Paraglider pilot fined for buzzing train
Getting a cheap thrill by buzzing the Kingston Flyer earlier this month will cost a French paraglider pilot $1500, after the Civil Aviation Authority issued two infringement notices.