Extra capacity for food rescue
Extra capacity for food rescue
An organisation dedicated to nourishing Queenstown residents and their families has upscaled its operations after setting up a base in a Frankton warehouse.
Guy Williams
Siblings' new hustle: ‘Hospo is in our blood’
Siblings' new hustle: ‘Hospo is in our blood’
The family behind Queenstown’s newest cafe, Hustl, has deep roots in the resort’s hospo scene.
Shining a light on migrant life
Shining a light on migrant life
About 60 migrants from Queenstown Lakes, Central Otago and Southland gathered on Queenstown’s waterfront yesterday evening for a candlelight vigil to assert their right to stay in New Zealand.
Migrants highlight dilemma
Migrants highlight dilemma
Members of Queenstown’s migrant community will come together for a candlelight vigil on the resort’s waterfront today to assert their right to stay in New Zealand.
Critique ‘awkward’ in grants process
Critique ‘awkward’ in grants process
A new process for applying for community grants is like entering a beauty competition without knowing the judging criteria, Queenstown Lakes district councillors were told yesterday.
Funding for Queenstown trail extension
Funding for Queenstown trail extension
The Queenstown Trails Trust has secured government funding for another extension to its growing network of mountain bike trails in the Wakatipu Basin.
Queenstown eager to host Highlanders
Queenstown eager to host Highlanders
Super Rugby will return to Queenstown for the first time in more than a decade when the Highlanders play the Melbourne Rebels on May 30.
Whanau room advocate praised at opening
Whanau room advocate praised at opening
A Queenstown man who successfully argued the case for a whanau room at Lakes District Hospital has won praise for his determination.
Skiers sought for opening of traverse
Skiers sought for opening of traverse
The Antarctic Heritage Trust is on the hunt for five young New Zealanders to take part in the first official expedition to cross a new ski-touring route near Queenstown.
Sex assault conviction not first for builder
Sex assault conviction not first for builder
A Frankton builder convicted for sexually assaulting a Queenstown woman in January already had a conviction for a similar assault on a drunk French tourist in 2016.
Granting of airport lease deemed unlawful
Granting of airport lease deemed unlawful
The Queenstown Lakes District Council’s granting of a 100-year lease for Wanaka Airport has been cast aside by the High Court as unlawful over its failure to follow proper process.
Pitches made for votes in by-election
Pitches made for votes in by-election
The candidates for the vacant seat on the Queenstown Lakes District Council burnished their contrasting qualifications for the job before an audience of local Grey Power members yesterday.
Rule blocking cycle trail plans, hearing told
Rule blocking cycle trail plans, hearing told
The partial review of a Department of Conservation strategy document holding up progress on new cycling trails in Otago is missing the "root cause" of the problem, a hearing in Queenstown has been told.
Travel bubble hailed as Aussies to arrive in Queenstown today
Travel bubble hailed as Aussies to arrive in Queenstown today
Scheduled international passenger flights to the southern South Island resume today with a single flight from Sydney to Queenstown.
Doing their bit
Doing their bit
Helping out at a Wakatipu Reforestation Trust planting day near Arrowtown on Saturday are (from left) Maggie (9), Ollie (13) and Tim (11) Browne, of Lake Hayes Estate.
Council votes for free parking in resort to begin earlier
Council votes for free parking in resort to begin earlier
Free on-street parking in central Queenstown will begin three hours earlier than usual from Wednesday next week following a growing community clamour for the move.
‘Disappointing’ theft from Kingston Flyer carriage
‘Disappointing’ theft from Kingston Flyer carriage
The theft of iron plates from a Kingston Flyer passenger carriage is frustrating the team restoring the vintage steam train.
Father’s evacuation of young Philip remembered
Father’s evacuation of young Philip from Corfu remembered
A Queenstown man’s father had two unusual encounters with the late Duke of Edinburgh, the first playing a crucial part in the life of the future husband of the Queen.
Bleak figures in Lake Hayes in flow data
Bleak figures in Lake Hayes in flow data
An analysis of water inflow data for Lake Hayes by a Nobel Prize-winning scientist gives a bleak insight into the amount of sediment and phosphorus flowing into the scenic Wakatipu Basin lake.
Camp returning to what it was
Camp returning to what it was
A revamp of the former Frankton Motor Camp will take it back to its roots, its new lessees say.