Aero club alleges airport inconsistent
Aero club alleges airport inconsistent
Wakatipu Aero Club has accused the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) of inconsistency in its argument for moving the club off its present site.
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Feature film role for Cromwell girl
Feature film role for Cromwell girl
A 5-year-old girl from Cromwell has been chosen from 60 hopefuls to play a leading part in a $1 million feature film that begins shooting this weekend.
Council proposes Lakeview land exchange
Council proposes Lakeview land exchange
The Queenstown Lakes District Council will today consider exchanging some freehold land for reserve land on the Lakeview site as part of proposed plan change 50.
Man dies at Queenstown mountain bike park
Man dies at Queenstown mountain bike park
A 57-year-old Nelson man has died at a mountain bike park near Queenstown this morning.
'Pilot' could face charges after drone hits hotel
'Pilot' could face charges after drone hits hotel
A man who crashed a drone into a Queenstown hotel and then left the scene could be prosecuted for breaking civil aviation rules.
Festival a warm-up
Festival a warm-up
The Queenstown Bike Festival is the perfect warm-up for the international mountain biking season.
Errant employers named
Errant employers named
Queenstown businesses found to have breached employment laws during an audit operation in the resort last year have been named.
False fire alarms burden volunteers
False fire alarms burden volunteers
More than half of the Queenstown fire brigade's callouts are for false alarms - twice the national average.
Immigration office could face closure
Immigration office could face closure
Queenstown's immigration office is one of five nationwide under review and facing possible closure.
Challenge over special rules
Challenge over special rules
Government ministers have challenged Queenstown tourist industry representatives to convince them they should have special immigration rules.
High country covenants to be implemented
High country covenants to be implemented
Conservation covenants covering 95% of four high country stations between Queenstown and Wanaka will be formally announced at a function in Arrowtown on Saturday.
71-year-old marks tramp with tramp
71-year-old marks tramp with tramp
At 71, Murray Faulkner may be the oldest person to have walked the 3000km Te Araroa trail from Cape Reinga to Bluff, and is celebrating by going tramping.
Doc relocate three young whio
Doc relocate three young whio
It was a big day in the life of three young whio (blue ducks), and a milestone in the Department of Conservation's (Doc) efforts to protect a vulnerable species.
Feeley defends using Auckland law firm
Feeley defends using Auckland law firm
Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Adam Feeley is defending the council's use of an Auckland lawyer for dog attack prosecutions.
Kingston Flyer would 'benefit' from new home
Kingston Flyer would 'benefit' from new home
The Kingston Flyer's owner would like to see the train leave its home of the past four decades.
Pou blessed
Pou blessed
Tahuna Pod Hostel staff celebrate after a Maori blessing of a newly erected pou outside the soon-to-open hostel in Queenstown on Tuesday.
Chinese driver charged
Chinese driver charged
A Chinese tourist has been charged with dangerous driving and another issued with infringement notices as a result of complaints from other motorists.
'Relief' R44 helicopters cleared
'Relief' R44 helicopters cleared
Helicopter operators affected by the largest grounding in New Zealand aviation history are relieved at being cleared to fly again.
Tourist charged with dangerous driving
Tourist charged with dangerous driving
A Chinese tourist has been charged with dangerous driving and another issued with infringement notices as a result of complaints from other motorists yesterday.
Divisions remain regarding town centre plan change
Divisions remain regarding town centre plan change
A gulf remains between the Queenstown Lakes District Council and private developers on key aspects of plan change 50, despite two days of mediation between their expert witnesses.