Guy Williams

Man who challenged Bridges jailed for defrauding MSD

Man who challenged Bridges jailed for defrauding MSD

A freelance cameraman who challenged Simon Bridges to go driving with him near Queenstown to see the driving habits of overseas tourists has been jailed for six months for defrauding MSD of more than $9000.

Season of Shred mountain bike event draws big crowd

Antoine Selsis, of Queenstown, gets some air during a practice jump at the Wynyard Jump Park...

Season of Shred mountain bike event draws big crowd

Fine weather brought out a big crowd for the Queenstown Mountain Bike Club’s annual Season of Shred event in Fernhill on Saturday.

Grape, cherry growers competing for land

Grant Taylor, of Valli Vineyards. Photo: Supplied

Grape, cherry growers competing for land

Wine and cherry growers are competing for land, resources and labour as both industries experience strong growth.

Lovely day for a long lunch

Lovely day for a long lunch

More than 600 people soaked up the sun at Arrowtown’s eighth annual Long Lunch yesterday.

Opposition to hotel gone, hearing told

An artist's impression of the 162-room hotel proposed for Queenstown's Thompson St by developer...

Opposition to hotel gone, hearing told

Neighbours' opposition to a hotel proposed for central Queenstown has dissolved, a public hearing was told yesterday.

Jail for ‘grossly reckless’ arson

A man has been jailed for setting the fire that extensively damaged this property. Photo: Tracey...

Jail for ‘grossly reckless’ arson

A Queenstown man who set fire to his former partner’s home while she and her children were sleeping has been jailed for more than four years.

Vink victorious in The Pioneer

Michael Vink (left) and Tim Rush win The Pioneer mountain bike race in Queenstown yesterday....

Vink victorious in The Pioneer

Tour of Southland champion Michael Vink has secured an unusual double, winning The Pioneer mountain bike race in Queenstown yesterday.

Another hectic fire season possible

A helicopter drops water on a fire at Jacks Point in January. Photo: ODT

Another hectic fire season possible

Despite a wet November, the El Nino weather system could create the conditions for another hectic summer fire season, the region’s rural fire boss says.

Battle over earth mound labours on

Battle over earth mound labours on

A Queenstown architect and a local property developer have gone another round in the courts in a long-running legal bout over a mound of earth between their properties.

Emotional cost after sheep killed in dog attack

Emotional cost after 13 sheep killed in dog attack

A Lake Hayes farmer who lost 13 sheep in a dog attack this week says the financial cost is bad enough, but the stress and worry it causes him and his wife are worse.

Shop signs removed after complaint

This sign has been removed from World’s window display. Photo: Guy Williams

Shop window display signs removed after complaint

Queenstown fashion store World has removed two signs from its window display after a complaint to the council.

Camping 'pit stops' open for business

Dan Bell and Katie Pollard will spend the summer educating freedom campers about where they can...

Camping 'pit stops' open for business

Two new "pit stops'' for freedom campers in Queenstown and Wanaka have experienced a quiet start to the summer season since opening on Saturday.

Bridge set for renovation; talks ongoing

Bridge set for renovation; talks ongoing

The old Kawarau Falls bridge continues to be the orphan nobody wants.

Council offices to remain closed for week

The Queenstown Lakes District Council’s main office building will remain closed this week as the clean-up from a major diesel leak continues.

QLDC building to stay closed for another week

Fire crews attended the spill on Monday. Photo: Guy Williams

QLDC building to stay closed for another week

Queenstown's main council building will remain closed for another week following a diesel leak on Monday.

'Earnslaw' tooting her horn to echo Armistice event

TSS Earnslaw skipper Laurie Stanton will sound the steamship's horn 11 times at 11am on Sunday to...

'Earnslaw' tooting her horn to echo Armistice event

Queenstown's TSS Earnslaw will sound her horn 11 times on Sunday to recreate an event from a century earlier.

Library reopens after diesel spill

A fire truck outside the Queenstown Lakes District Council building's entrance on Gorge Rd. Photo...

Library reopens after diesel spill

Queenstown's public library reopened this morning following the discovery of a diesel spill in the building on Monday.

Switch failure likely cause of council office diesel leak

The failure of a switch is the likely cause of a diesel leak that forced the closure of the Queenstown Lakes District Council's main office building yesterday.

New CT scanners on the way due to trust funds

Queenstown's Lakes District Hospital is finally getting a CT scanner after a million-dollar-plus grant from the Central Lakes Trust.

School rebuild to start in February

Arrowtown School principal Chris Bryant. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS

School rebuild to start in February

An $11 million redevelopment of Arrowtown School is expected to start next February, nearly seven years after watertightness problems at the school were discovered.

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