Gas trap to reduce landfill odours
Gas trap to reduce landfill odours
A $7.8 million gas capture and destruction system at the Victoria Flats landfill, between Queenstown and Cromwell, is up and running.
Guy Williams
Central Queenstown bypass road work begins
Central Queenstown bypass road work begins
Nearly 30 years after it was proposed, the first sod has finally been turned on a town centre bypass road in Queenstown.
40 Hour Famine fundraiser has its ups and downs
40 Hour Famine fundraiser has its ups and downs
Good mates Jack McBeth and Rohil Prasad from Wakatipu High School put up with confined space, sleep deprivation, cold and each other to spend nearly two days in a Skyline gondola cabin at the weekend.
New citizen honours biculturalism in oath
New citizen honours biculturalism in oath
Of the 108 people who became New Zealanders on Tuesday at the largest citizenship ceremony yet held in the Queenstown Lakes district, one stood out.
Sense of optimism reflected in name of park’s kiwi
Sense of optimism reflected in name of park’s kiwi
The newest arrival at Queenstown’s Kiwi Birdlife Park has been given a name representing hope for the park’s future after a difficult past 16 months.
Coutts' company gets permission for water take
Coutts' company gets permission for water take
A battle over water between a group of Crown Terrace landowners, yachting legend Sir Russell Coutts and a former Queenstown tourism identity is over.
Glenorchy road reopens after rockfall
Glenorchy road reopens after rockfall
The Glenorchy Queenstown Road has reopened this morning after a rockfall near Closeburn overnight covered the road with debris.
Turbulence could have caused crash
Turbulence could have caused crash
Sudden turbulence may have contributed to the in-flight break-up of a Robinson helicopter near Queenstown in 2015, a crash investigator says.
Driver texting, over limit at time of fatal Arrowtown crash
Driver texting, over limit at time of fatal Arrowtown crash
The woman responsible for a head-on collision that killed Arrowtown teenager Allanah Walker last year was texting while driving and under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
Driver using phone at time of fatal Arrowtown crash
Driver using phone at time of fatal Arrowtown crash
The woman responsible for a head-on collision that killed Arrowtown teenager Allanah Walker last year was texting while driving and under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.
Student pilot most likely at controls, investigator says
Student pilot most likely at controls, investigator says
It was likely a student pilot was flying a Robinson helicopter when it broke up in midair and crashed near Queenstown in 2015, an investigator says.
Crash inquest hears of wreckage discovery
Crash inquest hears of wreckage discovery
A coronial inquest into a fatal helicopter crash near Queenstown in 2015 continued into its fourth day in the resort yesterday.
'Mother feeling' that something was wrong
Fatal flight: 'Mother feeling' that something was wrong
A Queenstown pilot has described bringing her "baby home in a body bag" following a helicopter crash which killed her 18-year-old son.
Helicopter broke up while in flight, coroner informed
Helicopter broke up while in flight, coroner informed
A Robinson R44 helicopter "fell apart in midair" on a perfect day for flying, a coronial inquest in Queenstown was told yesterday.
Fatal helicopter crash 'entirely avoidable', inquest told
Fatal helicopter crash 'entirely avoidable', inquest told
A coronial inquest into the deaths of two pilots in a Robinson R44 crash near Queenstown in 2015 began in the resort today.
Social activist wins district council by-election
Social activist wins district council by-election
Queenstown social activist and consultant Esther Whitehead has won the vacant seat on the Queenstown Lakes District Council in a by-election.
Crash costs jet-boat company $310,000
Crash costs jet-boat company $310,000
A Queenstown jet-boat company has been fined $50,000 and ordered to pay $260,000 in reparation and emotional harm payments for a 2019 crash on the Shotover River that injured the driver and all...
Mass performance ends successful festival
Mass performance ends successful festival
The inaugural Wakatipu Music Festival has been declared a success by its organisers.
Luma festival numbers tipped to top 50,000
Luma festival numbers tipped to top 50,000
After a Covid-enforced absence last year, the Luma Southern Light Project has returned to Queenstown bigger and better.
Information sought about suspicious fire
Information sought about suspicious fire
Police in Queenstown are treating a fire that damaged two homes in Bridesdale Farm on Wednesday evening as suspicious.