Earnslaw on board with race
Earnslaw on board with race
For 111 years, Queenstown’s famous Earnslaw steamship’s ferried farm animals and more latterly only tourists/locals, but next March she’ll be the springboard for a swimming race.
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Hill climb thrills beckoning
Hill climb thrills beckoning
Cromwell's Hayden Paddon, one of the world’s best rally drivers, is again entering Queenstown Car Club’s Coronet Peak Hill Climb this Saturday.
Bowing out on winning note
Bowing out on winning note
Having owned Queenstown’s original day spa for 24 years, Judi Sneddon’s sold Body Sanctum, and its Frankton-based offshoot, The Beauty Lounge, to local businesswoman Lynne Burns.
‘Son of Flame’ on the horizon
‘Son of Flame’ on the horizon
The owners of popular Queenstown steak restaurant, Flame Bar & Grill, have bought a neighbouring downstairs Steamer Wharf hospo business with plans to extend their offering.
Creating mo-mentum
Creating mo-mentum
Spearheaded by two Queenstown businesses, a month-long Movember campaign in support of men’s mental health culminates in a ‘Mo-Raising Soiree’ at Soda next Thursday.
Stepping out for charity
Stepping out for charity
A Queenstown charity’s putting on a fashion show next Thursday to raise vital funding to support neurodivergent children and young people with learning differences.
Absorbing Covid lessons
Absorbing Covid lessons
Queenstown's response to Covid was canvassed by a Royal Commission of Inquiry last week.
From New York, New York to Glenorchy
From New York, New York to Glenorchy
She was born in the metropolis of New York City but happily lives just outside Glenorchy, population circa 350.
Cold water poured on council
Cold water poured on council
A long-time central Queenstown ratepayer believes council owes him an apology, and compensation, for chronic delays in fixing a stormwater problem.
Stunning new Lakes dining precinct revealed
Arrowtown’s stunning new dining precinct revealed
A Queenstown developer has spent five years and "many tens of millions" creating a dining precinct he believes will become one of the resort’s top-three world-class attractions.
Strong economic signs in Queenstown area
Strong economic signs in Queenstown area
Despite economic headwinds, Queenstown and Arrowtown are still performing impressively in the post-Covid era.
'Devastated' over slip damage
Skyline 'devastated' over slip damage
Skyline has apologised for the distress to Queenstown families and damage caused by the disastrous Bob’s Peak slips in late September.
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Trail plan upsets landowners
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Trail plan upsets landowners
Several property owners in Gibbston fear plans to move a cycle trail further from the highway will create a "path of destruction" through vineyards and historic pasture.
Queenstown’s real water crisis
Queenstown’s real water crisis
When, in late 1984, raw sewage entered Lake Wakatipu, close to the Two Mile water supply intake pipe, about 3500 Queenstowners succumbed to vomiting and/or diarrhoea.
Collectors dish Queenstown rubbish regime
Collectors dish Queenstown rubbish regime
Rubbish collectors say plans to curb kerbside bin pick-ups in the Queenstown and Arrowtown CBDs will at least double their workload — and add significant costs to businesses.
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Housing crisis: Frustration over short lets growing
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Housing crisis: Frustration over short lets growing
As cities around the world clamp down on houses going on short-term accommodation platforms like Airbnb, a Queenstown hotelier is frustrated the local council isn't following suit.
Route changes mooted for bus rejig
Route changes mooted for Queenstown bus rejig
As the Otago Regional Council prepares to rejig Queenstown’s bus timetable, a long-time resident has come up with route changes to make the network more efficient and user-friendly.
Big subdivision 'huge' boost for Queenstown
Big subdivision 'huge' boost for Queenstown
Development work is expected to start soon on the largest residential subdivision close to central Queenstown.
Developer quits project, citing neighbour pains
Developer quits project, citing neighbour pains
A prominent developer who recently received resource consent for a large central Queenstown accommodation complex has now decided to put his site on the market.
Community man left his mark on Queenstown
Community man left his mark on Queenstown
Kevin Baker, an early environmentalist who contributed greatly to Queenstown with his ‘can do’ attitude, died in Christchurch last month, aged 83, after a long battle with cancer.