Funding issue stalls hotel court action
Funding issue stalls hotel court action
Court action against property developer Northlake Investments Ltd is in serious doubt because of money issues.
Mark Price
Complaint to be heard by conduct committee
Complaint to be heard by conduct committee
A conflict of interest complaint against Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult will be heard by the council's elected member conduct committee on Monday.
Boult rules out overseas flights
Boult rules out overseas flights
International flights will not be part of Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult's agenda for Wanaka Airport if he is re-elected.
Alleged conflict of interest draws second complaint
Alleged conflict of interest draws second complaint
A second formal complaint has been laid with the Queenstown Lakes District Council alleging Mayor Jim Boult failed to declare a conflict of interest.
Lawyer arrives for investigation into mayor
Lawyer arrives for investigation into mayor
Auckland lawyer Mike Holm has arrived in Queenstown to investigate a conflict of interest complaint made against Mayor Jim Boult.
OIA request on airport declined
OIA request on airport declined
The Queenstown Airport Corporation has declined to release the report its board received before it decided to ''model'' a dual Queenstown-Wanaka ''airport system''.
Publication of lease not enough for group
Publication of lease not enough for group
The Wanaka Airport lease has been made public, but it was ''too little too late'' for the Wanaka Stakeholders Group.
Queenstown director for Invercargill airport
Queenstown director for Invercargill airport
A Queenstown representative is set to join the board of Invercargill Airport Ltd.
Caterpillar invasion due this weekend
Caterpillar invasion due this weekend
A convoy of up to 20 trucks loaded down with vintage heavy machinery is due to arrive in Wanaka on Sunday.
Call for calm over airport legal threat
Call for calm over airport legal threat
Threatened legal action related to the proposed redevelopment of Wanaka Airport has been described by Wanaka's Chamber of Commerce chairwoman as "premature, costly and counterproductive".
Mayor promises to make details of lease public
Mayor promises to make details of lease public
The lease giving the Queenstown Airport Corporation control of Wanaka Airport will be made public today.
Hawea lauded for use of 3-bin recycle system
Hawea lauded for use of 3-bin recycle system
The good citizens of Lake Hawea and Hawea Flat are being held up as shining examples of how to properly operate the Lakes district's new three-bin rubbish recycling system.
Bridges comments on airport
Bridges comments on airport
The National Party, if it becomes the government at next year's election, appears unlikely to stand in the way of the Queenstown Airport Corporation's dual Queenstown-Wanaka airport proposal.
Airport lease review 'inevitable'
Airport lease review 'inevitable'
The High Court is likely to be asked next week to examine the 100-year lease of Wanaka Airport granted by the QLDC to the Queenstown Airport Corporation effective from April 1 last year.
Birthing unit vow fails to satisfy
Birthing unit vow fails to satisfy
A National Party promise to provide half the money for a birthing unit in Wanaka, if it is elected next year, would only partly solve maternity service problems.
Bridges promises birthing unit, if community pays half
Bridges promises birthing unit, if community pays half
The National Party is promising the Upper Clutha its own birthing unit if elected in 2020, and if the local community chips in half the cost.
Intoxicated driver also had cannabis in system: coroner
Intoxicated driver also had cannabis in system: coroner
The role of cannabis in the death of a builder in a car crash at Freehold Creek in 2017 has been highlighted by a corner.
Driver 'grossly intoxicated' before crash: Coroner
Driver 'grossly intoxicated' before crash: Coroner
The death of a builder in a car crash near Lake Ohau was an accident a coroner has ruled.
Motorists rush to beat petrol price increase
Motorists rush to beat petrol price increase
Petrol stations in the South were noticeably busy yesterday as motorists topped up in an attempt to avoid the biggest one-day price rise in nine years.
Growth, environment high on agenda
Growth, environment high on agenda
It might seem from all the media noise that airports are front and centre of voter concerns in the Queenstown Lakes district.