Hopes for overseas players in golf open
Hopes for overseas players in golf open
Organisers of the New Zealand Golf Open are "quietly optimistic" there will be an international field, of some description.
Tracey Roxburgh
No Queenstown council vax mandate planned
No Queenstown council vax mandate planned
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is not requiring its staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19 - at least for now.
Home detention for sex with underage girl
Home detention for sex with underage girl
A 22-year-old who admitted unlawful sexual connection with a girl seven years his junior, spanning more than 10 months last year, has been sentenced to home detention.
Amazing skills shown by internationals, Kiwis
Amazing skills shown by internationals, Kiwis
Wild weather was never going to deter the Crankworx Summer Series New Zealand field during the event’s inaugural Queenstown stop over the weekend.
Arrowtown's long wet lunch
Arrowtown's long wet lunch
Hundreds of people took yesterday off work to sip and dine along Arrowtown’s main street, coinciding with the first day of the Covid-19 traffic light alert system.
Mayor pleased with freedom camping fixed toilet decision
Mayor pleased with freedom camping fixed toilet decision
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says he is "very pleased" with the Government’s proposed new freedom camping laws.
iFLY among award winners
iFLY among award winners
Queenstown's iFLY Indoor Skydiving was last night named winner of the Tourism Talent Employer of Choice Award at the Tourism Industry Association’s 2021 Tourism Awards.
Hotel to open in precinct next month
Hotel to open in precinct next month
Another Queenstown hotel will open before Christmas.
New Year fireworks, performances cancelled
New Year fireworks, performances cancelled
For the first time since at least the late 1980s, there will be no fireworks display to ring in the new year in Queenstown.
Queenstown and Wanaka New Year's Eve celebrations cancelled
Queenstown and Wanaka New Year's Eve celebrations cancelled
Queenstown and Wanaka's official New Year's Eve celebrations - traditionally the busiest weekend of the year - have been cancelled.
Third hotel to open in Queenstown by Christmas
Third hotel to open in Queenstown by Christmas
Another hotel in Queenstown will open before Christmas.
Keeping track users safe the goal of new videos
Keeping track users safe the goal of new videos
Two new safety videos released today aim to reduce the number of fatalities and search and rescue missions on two popular Queenstown Lakes walking tracks.
Q'town's Covid plan revealed
Queenstown's Covid plan revealed
Planning is well advanced for positive Covid patients to isolate at home in Queenstown, and WellSouth is urging people not to panic over the virus’ inevitable arrival in the resort.
Isolation rules ‘killing’ tourism industry remnants, mayor says
Isolation rules ‘killing’ tourism industry remnants, mayor says
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says isolation requirements are "killing" what remains of the region’s tourism industry and is asking the Government to urgently review its policies.
Tiny Arrowtown cottage goes for $1.85 million
Tiny Arrowtown cottage goes for $1.85 million
A historic one-bedroom, one-bathroom Arrowtown cottage - purchased about 70 years ago for £350 - sold this week for $1.85 million.
First sections sell for $650m Cardrona development
First sections sell for $650m Cardrona development
After 15 years’ planning, the first land and home packages in a $650 million 400-home development in the Cardrona Valley have been released.
Business stalwart to be honoured
Business stalwart to be honoured
One of Queenstown’s most respected directors will tonight be appointed a distinguished fellow by the Institute of Directors (IoD).
Tech firm wins Business of Year
Tech firm wins Business of Year
Queenstown start-up First Table has been crowned Supreme Business of the Year at the RealNZ Queenstown Business Awards.
'I heard the sound of my vertebrae breaking'
'I heard the sound of my vertebrae breaking': Company must pay after worker injured
A Queenstown tourism operator has been ordered to pay a former employee more than $30,000.
Operator fined, to pay employee $30k after fall injury
Operator fined, to pay employee $30k after fall injury
Queenstown tourism operator Southern Discoveries Ltd has been ordered to pay a former employee who broke her back on one of its boats more than $30,000.