Vaccine work pushes on without Govt
Vaccine work pushes on without Govt
New Zealand scientists have begun work on a Covid-19 vaccine despite the Government still not having decided if it will approve or fund the work.
Mark Price
Govt not yet committing to NZ scientists finding vaccine
Govt not yet committing to NZ scientists finding vaccine
The Government appears not willing yet to commit to New Zealand scientists joining the race to find a Covid-19 vaccine.
Airport company’s new SOI has significant implications for expansion plans
Airport company’s new SOI has significant implications for expansion plans
After failed amendments to amendments, a quote from Dr Seuss and a display of children’s artwork, a lengthy Zoom meeting of the Queenstown Lakes District Council has agreed a statement of intent ...
Keen to experience some Level 3 freedom
Keen to experience some Level 3 freedom
Forty international tourists locked down at a Wanaka camping ground are looking forward to a little more freedom from Tuesday.
Interest in transtasman bubble idea growing
Interest in transtasman bubble idea growing
The idea of creating a joint New Zealand-Australia "bubble" to help the tourism industry back on to its feet appears to be gaining momentum.
Apple’s lineage being preserved
Apple’s lineage being preserved
A locked-down Bannockburn couple were in their kitchen baking a pie yesterday with apples stemmed from a core thrown out of a railway carriage near Lawrence at least 59 years ago.
257 Hereford conference contacts still sought
257 Hereford conference contacts still sought
Health authorities are still trying to locate 257 "close contacts" arising from the 20 Covid-19 cases associated with the World Hereford Conference in Queenstown earlier this month.
Camps host tourist bubble as flights are sorted
Camps host tourist bubble as flights are sorted
A big "bubble" of 40 overseas tourists is holed up at the Lake View Holiday Park in Wanaka, waiting for a plane to take them home.
Fair relief for commercial tenants sought
Fair relief for commercial tenants sought
The closure of most businesses for a month has raised the issue of how much rent commercial tenants should have to carry on paying.
CBD empties as lockdown looms
CBD empties as lockdown looms
It seems a strange way to define a town locking down, but in Wanaka yesterday the empty car parks were multiplying.
Pair discover both All Black descendants
Pair discover both All Black descendants
Former Southland All Black flanker and farmer Ken Stewart could not resist bringing up the subject of breeding yesterday.
Careful management ensures Wanaka dog trials go ahead
Careful management ensures Wanaka dog trials go ahead
Unlike most events around the country this week, the Wanaka Collie Dog Club’s dog trials at Glendhu Bay went ahead yesterday, almost as usual.
Spike in vegetable seedling demand
Spike in vegetable seedling demand
It began with toilet paper and sanitiser — now demand across Otago and Southland has moved to cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and silver beet.
In chambers reporting application rejected
In chambers reporting application rejected
High Court Judge Owen Paulsen has declined an Otago Daily Times request to report ‘‘in chambers’’ proceedings next week involving Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult.
Ski industry planning for range of eventualities
Ski industry planning for range of eventualities
Uncertainty hangs over the New Zealand ski industry because of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Tourism workers pick new opportunities
Tourism workers pick new opportunities
Queenstown tourism workers facing tough times because of Covid-19 appear to be pursuing new opportunities in viticulture.
Time to plan, but uncertainty for ski industry
Time to plan, but uncertainty for ski industry
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the New Zealand ski industry because of the Covid-19 outbreak.
Shutdown will cost many jobs
Shutdown will cost many jobs
Asked how many jobs were at stake because of Covid-19, Queenstown Chamber of Commerce chief executive Anna Mickell yesterday said simply: "Lots".
Time running out for sewerage decision
Time running out for sewerage decision
The clock is ticking for the Queenstown Lakes District Council to get a new sewerage system operating for Lake Hawea.
$22m loss from Warbirds cancellation
$22m loss from Warbirds cancellation
Wanaka will lose about $22million of economic activity as a result of Easter’s Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow being cancelled because of Covid-19.