QLDC turns down request for school site
QLDC turns down request for school site
It was a "thanks, but no thanks" from the Queenstown Lakes District Council to the Ministry of Education yesterday.
Tracey Roxburgh
Ex-Cup yacht ‘abandoned’
Ex-Cup yacht ‘abandoned’
Expressions of interest have opened for parties wanting to remove an abandoned former America’s Cup yacht, moored in Queenstown Bay.
Stepped groups of pupils to spend days at home
Stepped groups of pupils to spend days at home
Wakatipu High School will roster year levels to stay at home next week, as staff absences have outstripped available relieving teachers.
Lifestyle harm worry over bus stop plan
Lifestyle harm worry over bus stop plan
A Queenstown woman says a proposal to put bus stop and shelter in front of her Lake Hayes Estate properties is "devastating", making a submission that the council should just purchase them both "and take everything from us we have worked so hard for".
Clinic for those who got compromised jabs
Clinic for those who got compromised jabs
A pop-up drive-through vaccination clinic in Queenstown got off to a slow start yesterday, despite more than 1500 residents requiring another vaccination.
Clinic for replacement vaccination
Clinic for replacement vaccination
Queenstown Airport is holding a drive-through vaccination clinic today and tomorrow, primarily aimed at those who had received compromised jabs.
Pop-up vaccine clinic at Q'town car park
Pop-up vaccine clinic at Q'town car park
Queenstown Airport is holding a drive-through vaccination clinic tomorrow and Friday at its Brookes Rd car park, mainly aimed at those who have received compromised jabs.
Loop trail five years in making
Loop trail five years in making
Queenstown's backcountry tourism has added another string to its bow following last night’s opening of a new world-class 50km loop trail around Coronet Peak.
Weathertightness case stretches council’s legal budget
Weathertightness case stretches council’s legal budget
A legal budget blowout for the Queenstown Lakes District Council is being attributed to defending a "large weathertightness claim" in Queenstown.
Increase in threats, abuse towards QLDC staff
Increase in threats, abuse towards QLDC staff
There has been an increase in aggresive behaviour towards council staff and one person has been trespassed from the Queenstown Lakes District Coucil after threatening physical assault and saying...
Loop trail five years in making
Loop trail five years in making
Queenstown's backcountry tourism has added another string to its bow following last night’s opening of a new world-class 50km loop trail around Coronet Peak.
QLDC major construction projects in ‘good shape’
QLDC major construction projects in ‘good shape’
The Queenstown Lakes District Council believes it is in "good shape" to continue advancing several major construction projects, primarily in Queenstown, despite the challenges in the construction...
Pandemic’s effects stark in wellbeing survey
Pandemic’s effects stark in wellbeing survey
The fallout from Covid-19 has been put in black and white for the Queenstown Lakes District Council again, through the release of the council’s quality of life survey.
Covid fallout affects quality of life in Queenstown-Lakes
Covid fallout affects quality of life in Queenstown-Lakes
The fallout from Covid-19 has been put into black and white for the Queenstown Lakes District Council again, through the release of the council’s quality of life survey.
The kind of Rats we like
The kind of Rats we like
About 40 Queenstown businesses took possession of 32,000 rapid antigen tests (Rats) yesterday, a month after the Queenstown Airport Corporation placed an order on their behalf.
Quiet but hope for recovery in resort’s bars
Quiet but hope for recovery in resort’s bars
Much has been made of Queenstown’s plight over the past two years but one sector, of late, has come to the forefront. Hospitality has, arguably, had a tougher run than any other industry, particularly in Queenstown.Tracey Roxburgh tries to have a night on the town.
Awards recognise lawyers’ ‘exceptional’ attributes
Awards recognise lawyers’ ‘exceptional’ attributes
Two Queenstown solicitors have been named Rising Stars by NZ Lawyer.
Last year for WHS head
Last year for WHS head
Wakatipu High School principal Steve Hall has announced he will finish up at the school at the end of this year.
Queenstown pair named rising legal stars
Queenstown pair named rising legal stars
Two Queenstown solicitors have been named ‘Rising Stars’ by NZ Lawyer.
Ladies Mile community centre action
Ladies Mile community centre action
Three years after the Queenstown Lakes District Council purchased a multimillion-dollar property at Ladies Mile, work will finally begin to retrofit it and create a new community centre.