Aucklanders’ return will be a ‘godsend’
Aucklanders’ return will be a ‘godsend’
The return of fully vaccinated Aucklanders to Queenstown by Christmas will be a "godsend" for the resort, a long-time hospitality manager says.
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Esther Whitehead wins QLDC seat
Esther Whitehead wins QLDC seat
Social activist and consultant Esther Whitehead has won the vacant Queenstown-Wakatipu ward seat on the QLDC, based on an initial preliminary result for the by-election.
MP calls for timetable on border reopening
MP calls for timetable on border reopening
The Government’s failure to provide a timeframe for reopening the border to Australia and rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine is risking the survival of businesses in Queenstown and other southern...
Three Queenstown men caught in online sex scam
Three Queenstown men caught in online sex scam
Queenstown police are warning the public about an online sex-chat blackmail scam after receiving complaints from three men.
QLDC staff made mistakes, but law not broken: report
QLDC staff made mistakes, but law not broken: report
An internal report on QLDC's procurement practices, in particular the contracting of a former senior manager to undertake bylaw reviews, has found staff made mistakes but did not break the law.
Temporary classrooms as expansion continues
Temporary classrooms as expansion continues
Wakatipu High School has begun the year with a cluster of temporary buildings on its playing fields, while a major extension of its main building continues.
Man reported missing before body found near Queenstown
Man reported missing before body found near Queenstown
Police are investigating the sudden death of a foreign national whose body was found in a camper van at Wilson Bay, about 10km west of Queenstown, on Monday.
Four injured in crashes; motorists face long waits
Four injured in crashes; motorists face long waits
Wet roads from persistent rain in the Queenstown Lakes area may have contributed to three crashes that left four people injured, one seriously, and caused long delays for holiday traffic yesterday.
Confidence Lake Hayes Vision able to restore water
Confidence Lake Hayes Vision able to restore water
The Friends of Lake Hayes are confident they finally have a blueprint for restoring the lake’s water to a healthy, swimmable state, its chairman says.
Seven weeks’ more drilling as wood hit
Seven weeks’ more drilling as wood hit
A drilling project beneath Queenstown’s CBD has been extended by up to seven weeks after the contractor struck wood.
Vital to talk about mental health
Vital to talk about mental health
Two Queenstown residents with recent experience of mental health trauma say the community must overcome the stigma of talking about the subject and barriers to treatment need to be removed.
Work starts on lookout at Bennetts Bluff
Work starts on lookout at Bennetts Bluff
Work has started on a $1.5million car park and lookout close to the rockfall-prone Bennetts Bluff lookout on the Glenorchy-Queenstown road.
$800,000 for conservation
$800,000 for conservation
A dozen conservation groups in Otago and Southland have received nearly $800,000 in grants from the Department of Conservation’s (Doc) Community Fund.
Become a tech hub, district told
Become a tech hub, district told
The aftermath of Covid-19 could present a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to entice tech entrepreneurs to relocate to the Queenstown Lakes, a former resident says.
After damage control, support was ‘emotional’
After damage control, support was ‘emotional’
The owner of a restaurant visited by Queenstown’s first Covid-19 case has been ‘‘blown away’’ by hundreds of messages of support after he decided to go public about the incident.
No effect on private jet landings seen so far
No effect on private jet landings seen so far
Covid-19 is having less of an impact on the travelling habits of the super-wealthy, if the number of private jets flying into Queenstown Airport is any indication.
Chopper surprises camp kids
Chopper surprises camp kids
Arrowtown School pupils were thrilled this week when a Queenstown Helicopter Rescue crew dropped in to their camp at Cecil Peak Station.
Land status change clears way for housing
Land status change clears way for housing
After years of discussion, a plan to build affordable housing on a piece of Arrowtown land can finally go ahead after the Government changed its status.
Reforestation to drive subdivision
Reforestation to drive subdivision
A 55-lot subdivision proposed for Queenstown's Mt Dewar Station is first and foremost a native reforestation project, a backer says.
Queenstown stabbing: Otago man back in NZ
Queenstown stabbing: Otago man back in NZ
An Otago man is to appear in the Queenstown District Court in relation to the stabbing of two men in central Queenstown last weekend.