Uprooted from the CBD
Uprooted from the CBD
The former Queenstown Arts Centre building, a Stanley St landmark for about 100 years, finally has a new home.
Philip Chandler
Lake Edge’s leading edge
Lake Edge’s leading edge
Three palatial apartment residences, for sale off the plan, are a unique configuration in the Queenstown market, its sales agent claims.
Estate fund’s oarsome gesture for rowing club
Estate fund’s oarsome gesture for rowing club
A new Whakatipu Rowing Club quad, officially launched by club patron Jim Boult last month, has already proven its worth.
Pool player in frame for worlds
Pool player in frame for worlds
Champion Queenstown pool player Simon Singleton’s in good nick for two upcoming tournaments in Blackpool, England — including next week’s World Eightball Pool Federation champs at which he’s...
‘Play it again, boys’
‘Play it again, boys’
Arrowtown's rugby captain Ryan Egerton — delighted his side pushed new White Horse Cup holders Wakatipu so close in their Battle of the Basin clash last Saturday — only hopes his side would play...
Olive living the rugby dream
Olive living the rugby dream
Arrowtown-raised rugby player Olive Watherston is firmly on track to become a Black Ferns Sevens player.
Not her first rodeo
Not her first rodeo
A Queenstown rodeo competitor has just made a bit of New Zealand history.
Tim’s off to do the heavy lifting
Tim’s off to do the heavy lifting
Among Queenstown’s unsung sports heroes is a world record-holding powerlifter who’s flying off this week to his fifth world champs.
Putting Gibbston pinots to the test
Putting Gibbston pinots to the test
How do pinot noirs from Queenstown’s Gibbston wine region compare with some of the best pinots from around the world?
Fundraiser tracks well
Fundraiser tracks well
A Queenstowner who walked up and down Arrowtown’s Tobins Track for 12 hours, fundraising for Bowel Cancer New Zealand, was thrilled with the support she received.
Queenstown’s Whitcoulls link ends
Queenstown’s Whitcoulls link ends
A unique Queenstown link to major book retailer Whitcoulls has just been broken.
Japanese link to huge hotel project
Japanese link to huge hotel project
A Japanese construction and engineering company’s getting involved in a $130million luxury hotel development in Queenstown’s Fernhill.
Restaurant a ‘passion project’
Restaurant a ‘passion project’
Restaurants come and often go in Queenstown, but Toast & Oak, opening tomorrow, appears to have the ingredients to succeed.
Party thyme for garden club
Party thyme for garden club
Wakatipu Garden Club has become a bit of a hardy perennial itself.
Support for Queenstown hinted at by finance minister
Support for Queenstown hinted at by finance minister
Queenstown tourism infrastructure could benefit from changes to the international visitor conservation and tourism levy, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says.
Luxury on Arthurs Pt ridge
Luxury on Arthurs Pt ridge
Touted as a unique development for Queenstown’s Arthurs Point, five luxury home and income properties for sale off the plan will enjoy commanding views.
Builder nails gold for sustainable build
Builder nails gold for sustainable build
Fitting out a Queenstown CBD store with recycled materials, to reflect the retailer’s philosophy on sustainability, has been a winning formula for a local builder.
From Wakatipu blue to Queensland Reds
From Wakatipu blue to Queensland Reds
Queenstown can claim new Queensland Reds rugby player Joe Brial as a homegrown product.
Battle of the Basin just got spicier
Battle of the Basin just got spicier
Battle of the Basin rugby clashes between Arrowtown and Wakatipu are exciting enough, but throw in the White Horse Cup and it doesn’t get any better.
Calling all future tech leaders
Calling all future tech leaders
Learning how digital technology can improve your personal and working life is the aim of a new organisation starting up in Queenstown next Thursday.