Clean bill of health for hospital company
The company that runs Dunstan Hospital has come through 2024 in pretty good health.
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Dunstan Hospital back in surplus; staff levels, morale up too
Dunstan Hospital back in surplus; staff levels, morale up too
The company that runs Dunstan Hospital has come through 2024 in pretty good health.
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Business closure under consideration
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Business closure under consideration
The owners of Wānaka’s Mediterranean Market are considering closing the business.
‘Caring is not enough’
‘Caring is not enough’
Buy an electric car, get solar panels, let your lawn grow, get rid of your fireplace.
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Project to finish ‘by early 2028’
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Project to finish ‘by early 2028’
The "poo truck" express between Hawea’s Longview subdivision and the Project Pure wastewater treatment plant, at Wanaka Airport, looks set to continue for another three years.
Draft bylaw outlines changes to make bridge jumping safer
Draft bylaw outlines changes to make bridge jumping safer
The "rite of passage" that is jumping off the Albert Town bridge into the Clutha River looks likely to be enshrined in council legislation.
Dunedin sets an example for woeful Wellington to follow
Dunedin sets an example for woeful Wellington to follow
Mark Price sees reflections of Dunedin in the puddles of Wellington's hard times.
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Mystery over QLDC's stance on billionaire's bolthole
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Mystery over QLDC's stance on billionaire's bolthole
An Official Information Act request has thrown no new light on why the QLDC changed its stance on American billionaire Peter Thiel's application to build a Lake Wānaka lodge.
Our top gun
Our top gun
Queenstown shooter Fraser Mackenzie is preparing to compete against the sharpest of sharp-shooters from 23 countries.
Exploitation visas a ‘godsend’
Exploitation visas a ‘godsend’
Among Queenstown’s 2133 migrant visa workers, there are 16 holding a migrant exploitation protection visa (MEPV).
Clean-up continues on peak
Clean-up continues on peak
The face of Bob’s Peak is in for another round of cosmetic surgery.
Prodigy on the keys and skis
Prodigy on the keys and skis
It's one thing to be a gung-ho ski racer - it’s another to also be an accomplished pianist.
Picture-perfect Queenstown
Picture-perfect Queenstown
It might look like the photo of Queenstown on every tourist’s phone.
Bearing cost of welcoming communities
Bearing cost of welcoming communities
Rolling out the welcome mat to growing numbers of migrants to Queenstown will have economic benefits — just not yet.
Care suites a game-changer
Care suites a game-changer
The first residents will move into Arvida Queenstown Country Club’s care suites next month.
‘Only way is up’ for Winter Pride crew
‘Only way is up’ for Winter Pride crew
Challenging economic times are impacting Queenstown’s 21st Winter Pride Festival, due to begin today.
This, too, shall pasta
This, too, shall pasta
For the first time since the late-1990s, pasta’s off the menu at a Frankton church this winter.
New Kiwis welcomed to Queenstown
New Kiwis welcomed to Queenstown
An increased desire for New Zealand citizenship will mean an increase in the number of ceremonies in the Queenstown Lakes next year.
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4am bar licence granted despite police oppposition
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New bar granted licence till 4am despite police opposition
After a three-hour hearing it took a licensing committee 10 minutes to decide a new Queenstown bar can open until 4am despite police opposition to the late closing hour.
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US billionaire appears to give up on lodge build
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US billionaire appears to give up on lodge build
American billionaire Peter Thiel appears to have given up on his plan to build a lavish lodge overlooking Lake Wānaka.