Local nurses add voices to national pay protest
Local nurses add voices to national pay protest
Queenstown nurses have joined a national campaign of protests over their latest pay offer from district health boards.
Guy Williams
Ombudsman rules against helicopter landings
Ombudsman rules against helicopter landings
The Department of Conservation's decision to allow helicopter landings at a remote Fiordland mountain plateau to increase from 10 to 70 a day was "contrary to law'', the Ombudsman has found.
Tourist 'took wrong turn' on trail
Tourist 'took wrong turn' on trail
A Chinese woman walked out of the hills near Arrowtown this morning after sparking a search operation overnight.
No prosecution over death
No prosecution over death
Worksafe will not prosecute anyone in relation to the death of a Queenstown man at Closeburn Station a year ago.
New 'pod'-style backpackers' hostel open
New 'pod'-style backpackers' hostel open
A giant new backpackers hostel in Queenstown has opened for business.
Hotel, 'wellness retreat' plan
Hotel, 'wellness retreat' plan
Plans have been unveiled for a luxury hotel and "wellness retreat'' in a secluded valley between Lake Hayes and Arrowtown.
Project would allow access to 'spectacular' waterfall
Project would allow access to 'spectacular' waterfall
Winton Partners, a company linked to developer Chris Meehan, has applied for resource consent to build a hotel, restaurants, a day spa and "wellness retreat'' at Waterfall Park, near Queenstown.
Asia tour in bid to build up ‘foothold’
Asia tour in bid to build up ‘foothold’
Musician and author Craig Smith may have book and album projects on the go, but he has still found time for a whirlwind tour of Asia.
Queenstown main target for seized MDMA
Queenstown main target for seized MDMA
A police drug intelligence report shows Queenstown was the most popular intended destination for ecstasy pills seized at the border.
Minister backs bed tax to pay for infrastructure
Minister backs bed tax to pay for infrastructure
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage supports a Queenstown bed tax as one solution to "pressure points" caused by burgeoning tourist numbers.
Promising results from predator trapping
Promising results from predator trapping
A predator trapping programme to protect native birds in the Rees-Dart river delta is showing promising early results.
CO-Lakes house price now 15.4 times average annual wage
CO-Lakes house price now 15.4 times average annual wage
Central Otago Lakes remains the most unaffordable region for housing in the country, with median prices now more than 15 times annual income.
Lives at stake, rescue trust says
Lives at stake, rescue trust says
Lives will be lost if rescue helicopters in Te Anau stop getting government funding, Lakes District Air Rescue Trust chairman Jules Tapper says.
Kawarau Falls hotel gets approval
Seven-storey Kawarau Falls hotel given approval
Commissioners have given approval for a 260-room, seven-storey hotel at Kawarau Falls in Queenstown.
Man out of control during incidents, judge says
Man out of control during incidents, judge says
A young Arrowtown man was "out of control" during two incidents in the township in four days, a judge says.
Hoping to quickly move kiwi
Hoping to quickly move kiwi
Staff at Queenstown’s Kiwi Birdlife Park hope to relocate the park’s six kiwi to a new facility before their breeding season begins in August.
Road rebuild after Easter
Road rebuild after Easter
Work to reinstate a stretch of Rees Valley Rd washed away in heavy rain in January should begin in two weeks.
‘Well-loved’ rafting guide dies on Shotover River
‘Well-loved’ rafting guide dies on Shotover River
A Queenstown man who died during a whitewater rafting trip on the Shotover River yesterday was one of his company’s most senior and experienced guides.
Guide dies after rafting incident on Shotover
Guide dies after rafting incident on Shotover
A Queenstown man who died during a white water rafting trip on the Shotover River this morning was one of his company's most senior and experienced guides.
Hotel can still trade over Easter
Hotel can still trade over Easter
Arrowtown's New Orleans Hotel can continue trading for the forseeable future after another deferral of a suspension of its on-licence.