Resort transport strategy unveiled
Resort transport strategy unveiled
A radical vision for upgrading Queenstown’s transport infrastructure over the next 30 years was unveiled at a public meeting in the resort this week.
Guy Williams
Plans to tackle Queenstown housing crisis
Plans to tackle Queenstown housing crisis
A mayoral taskforce set up to tackle unaffordable housing in the Queenstown Lakes district wants 1000 affordable homes to be made available for lower-income households by 2028.
Snowmaker needed big supply of cannabis
Snowmaker needed big supply of cannabis
A snowmaker at Treble Cone says he bought 54 grams of cannabis because he needed enough to last the fortnight before he left the country.
School bus service reprieve welcomed
School bus service reprieve welcomed
A tempory reprieve for Queenstown’s school buses has been welcomed by parents, but families in some areas are missing out.
Grace Jones tipped to sell out Queenstown show
Grace Jones tipped to sell out Queenstown show
Singer Grace Jones' one-off Queenstown concert is expected to sell out.
Trapping to protect birds
Trapping to protect birds
Life's about to get harder for stoats and cats preying on rare birds in the Rees-Dart river delta.
Hut warden heard about Te Araroa trail, so doing it
Hut warden heard about Te Araroa trail, so doing it
A Queenstown man walking the 3000km Te Araroa trail says he was inspired by the many long-distance trampers who have stayed at his hut in the mountains.
New hospital not on cards
New hospital not on cards
Queenstown may be on track to become the region’s second-largest city, but that does not mean it will eventually get a flash new hospital.
$6.5m for hospital upgrade
$6.5m for Lakes District Hospital upgrade
The upgrade of Frankton's Lakes District Hospital is expected to cost $6.5 million.
The end is nigh
The end is nigh
An aerial view of the Kawarau Falls bridge replacement project, near Queenstown, taken late last month shows the incomplete final section of the new bridge (centre bottom), between the southern...
Top chef's case going to appeal court
Top chef's case going to appeal court
An award-winning Queenstown chef's bid to have his drink-driving conviction overturned is headed for the Court of Appeal.
Drink-driver appeals jail term
Drink-driver appeals jail term
A drink-driver who struck and seriously injured a Queenstown woman is appealing his sentence on the grounds it is ''manifestly excessive''.
Returning for fishing contest well worth it
Returning for fishing contest well worth it
The fish were biting for the more than 140 competitors in the Glenorchy fishing competition on Saturday.
Final day for Remarkables
Final day for Remarkables
The sun came out and the Hawaiian shirts were slipped on for the last day of the season at the Remarkables ski area yesterday.
Henderson recharging the batteries
Henderson recharging the batteries
A Canadian golfing wonder kid to match our own Lydia Ko has spent the week recharging in Queenstown.
Lawyer warned in wake of incorrect advice
Lawyer warned in wake of incorrect advice
A Queenstown lawyer has been formally warned by the Overseas Investment Office after it found he twice gave incorrect advice to investors about land purchases.
Mayor 'filthy' at school bus axing
Mayor unhappy at school bus axing
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says he is ''filthy'' at the Ministry of Education's decision to stop school bus services in Wakatipu next year without consultation.
Restaurant fined over home-killed venison
Restaurant fined over home-killed venison
The owner of a Te Anau restaurant told food inspectors that home-killed venison illegally stored in a freezer was for friends and family.
Woman plucked from Ben Lomond after phone tracked
Woman plucked from Ben Lomond after phone tracked
A woman was rescued from near the summit of Ben Lomond early yesterday after her husband tracked her location with his smartphone.
Mentors, role models make the person
Mentors, role models make the person
Former All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry has told school principals at a Queenstown conference that teaching is the most important job in the world.