Cars targeted by burglars over long weekend
Cars targeted by burglars over long weekend
Queenstown police are asking Hanley’s Farm residents for help after six burglaries from cars in the suburb between Sunday night and Monday morning.
Guy Williams
Doubt over Q’town data
Doubt over Q’town data
High Covid-19 vaccination rates reported in the Queenstown Lakes district are based on population data that might not include all newcomers.
Breacher's paradise? Yet another Aucklander charged in Wanaka
Breacher's paradise? Yet another Aucklander charged in Wanaka
Yet another Aucklander is alleged to have swapped lockdown life in Auckland for the vistas of the Southern Lakes.
Extra boost for Moke Lake fish stock
Extra boost for Moke Lake fish stock
Trout fishing in Moke Lake should be particularly good in 2023.
Rescuers beat fading light to save climbers
Rescuers beat fading light to save climbers
Queenstown's Alpine Cliff Rescue (ACR) team beat fading light to rescue two climbers in the Dart River valley.
Historic steamship could be set to go green
Historic steamship could be set to go green
The owner of the TSS Earnslaw is considering how to replace the historic steamship’s coal-fired boilers with an environmentally-friendly means of propulsion.
Sam Neill selling his vineyard
Sam Neill selling his vineyard
New Zealand actor Sam Neill is putting his original vineyard on the block.
Home invasion victim thought she was going to die
Home invasion victim thought she was going to die
A woman traumatised in a home invasion thought she was going to die and scratched her attacker to get his DNA on her hands so people would know who had killed her.
Queenstown developer denies lockdown breach
Queenstown developer denies lockdown breach
A Queenstown property developer has denied breaching lockdown restrictions by flying from Auckland to Christchurch before making his way to Otago, last month.
Home invasion: 'I honestly thought I was going to die'
Home invasion: 'I honestly thought I was going to die'
A woman traumatised in a home invasion at the hands of a retired soldier thought she was going to die and scratched him to get his DNA on her hands so people would know who had killed her, a Queenstown court has heard.
Grim outlook for tourist businesses
Grim outlook for tourist businesses
Nearly half of Queenstown accommodation and hospitality business owners responding to a recent survey say they expect to go under in the next three to six months, if Auckland stays in lockdown.
'Ghost town' fears for Queenstown
'Ghost town' fears for Queenstown if lockdown continues
Nearly half of Queenstown accommodation and hospo business owners responding to a recent survey say they expect to go under in the next three to six months if Auckland stays in lockdown.
Trees felled by out-of-town firm
Trees felled by out-of-town firm
A Dunedin arborist firm has begun felling five eucalyptus trees in Queenstown’s town centre after local companies refused to give quotes for the work on ethical grounds.
Modest central Queenstown home goes for more than $3m
Modest central Queenstown home goes for more than $3m
A Queenstown CBD property that borders the site of a planned new civic and cultural centre has sold under the hammer for more than $3 million.
Storm-damaged cycle trails get repair funding
Storm-damaged cycle trails get repair funding
Repair work needed on two Queenstown cycle trails damaged in a storm in July is getting a $200,000 boost from the New Zealand Cycle Trail Fund.
One-off migrant visa decision welcomed by leaders
One-off migrant visa decision welcomed by leaders
A one-off resident visa for migrants already in New Zealand will give Queenstown employers a much-needed dose of certainty, business and civic leaders say.
Wanaka paraglider fined $1500 for flight offer
Wanaka paraglider fined $1500 for flight offer
A Wanaka man has been convicted and fined $1500 for offering a tandem paragliding flight for payment without holding a commercial operator’s certificate.
Skyline may take legal action against shareholder
Skyline may take legal action against shareholder after incorrect comments
Queenstown tourism giant Skyline Enterprises is considering legal action against a shareholder after comments published by the Otago Daily Times on Saturday.
Coronet ends disrupted season
Coronet ends disrupted season
The manager of Coronet Peak is looking forward to next winter with optimism, after another season disrupted by Covid-19.
Skyline vote on repaying wage subsidy
Skyline vote on repaying wage subsidy
Skyline Enterprises shareholders will decide today whether to repay the $7.9million wage subsidy the company took last year.