No application to EPA from winery
No application to EPA from winery
A Gibbston winery given the go-ahead to apply for fast-tracked consent for a new winery complex, including an education facility and "barrel hall", has yet to lodge the application.
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One serious after crash in Queenstown
One serious after crash in Queenstown
A man was flown to hospital in a serious condition this afternoon after his vehicle veered off the road just before the Shotover Bridge in Queenstown.
'I will listen': Incoming QAC head aware of ‘tensions’
'I will listen': Incoming QAC head aware of ‘tensions’
Queenstown Airport Corporation’s incoming chief executive says he plans on ‘‘doing a great deal more listening than talking’’ when he starts the job next month.
Queenstown WW2 vet dies aged 100
Queenstown WW2 vet dies aged 100
One of the Wakatipu’s last surviving World War 2 veterans, Duncan Robertson, has died, aged 100.
Traffic concerns delay Ladies Mile plan
Traffic concerns delay Ladies Mile plan
The brakes have been applied to a master plan for Queenstown’s Ladies Mile until a fix for the area’s traffic congestion woes can be found.
Jaw broken in alleged assault at Queenstown McDonald's
Jaw broken in alleged assault at Queenstown McDonald's
A man sustained a broken jaw in an alleged assault outside McDonald's in Queenstown at the weekend.
Fast fit-out for new Beach St bar and restaurant
Fast fit-out for new Beach St bar and restaurant
Queenstown’s newest restaurant and bar, Whakatipu Brewing, is doing steady business since opening last Saturday, co-owner Daniel Taiaroa says.
Jump park stand-off remains as demolition of site looms
Jump park stand-off remains as demolition of site looms
A stand-off continues between Queenstown council management and the backers of a campaign to save the Gorge Road Jump Park.
Moments of ecstasy, but agony in end for England
Moments of ecstasy, but agony in end for England
Imagine what would have happened if they had won . . .
Glassing as English fans booze up in Queenstown
Glassing as English fans booze up in Queenstown
A man has been arrested in Queenstown after allegedly glassing another man in a downtown bar as raucous English fans continue to drown their sorrows.
Glassing as English fans booze up in Queenstown
Glassing as English fans booze up in Queenstown
A man has been arrested in Queenstown after allegedly glassing another man in a downtown bar as raucous English fans continue to drown their sorrows.
Billionaire part of push to save bike park
Billionaire part of push to save bike park
The future of Queenstown"s Gorge Road Jump Park remains uncertain after an 11th-hour bid to save it from demolition.
Completion of $15m school rebuild marked
Completion of $15m school rebuild marked
Nine years after watertightness problems were discovered, the $15million rebuild of Arrowtown School is finally complete.
Shotover Gorge trail extension gets consent
Shotover Gorge trail extension gets consent
In what is being hailed as a "huge win" for the Queenstown cycle and walking trail network, resource consent has been granted for a major extension connecting Arthurs Point, Tucker Beach and...
Campaign aims to foster economic diversification in district
Campaign aims to foster economic diversification in district
A new campaign aimed at changing the prevailing perceptions of Queenstown and Wanaka and promote the district’s lifestyle and entrepreneurial spirit has been unveiled.
Queenstown hotel plan downsized
Queenstown hotel plan downsized
A Singaporean property development company’s dusted ff plans for a new hotel on Queenstown’s Shotover Street.
Diversion for teen who put up racist posters
Diversion for teen who put up racist posters
A teenager who put up racist posters around Queenstown, including on the windows of a newly opened Islamic Centre, has been granted permanent name suppression.
'Peaceful protest' results in Electoral Act charges
'Peaceful protest' results in Electoral Act charges
A Queenstown man who stood as an independent candidate in the Invercargill electorate in last year’s general election has been charged under the Electoral Act.
Teen behind 250 racist posters keeps name secret
Teen behind 250 racist posters keeps name secret
A teenager who put up racist posters around Queenstown, including on the windows of a newly-opened Islamic Centre, has been granted permanent name suppression.
High-value visitors ‘obsession’
High-value visitors ‘obsession’
New Zealand needs to ‘‘stop obsessing’’ about high-value visitors, a tourism industry leader told a business audience in Queenstown yesterday.