Skifield buses prove popular
Skifield buses prove popular
The buses NZSki lays on to take snow enthusiasts to Coronet Peak and Remarkables skifields are proving popular this winter.
Christina McDonald
Games on agenda
Games on agenda
Next year's Winter Games New Zealand will be a platform for national and international competitors on the road to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Games chairman Sir Eion Edgar says.
Series sports highlights
Series sports highlights
Visitors to Queenstown Airport will be welcomed with visual evidence it is possible to snowboard and surf in one day.
Rafting back on Shotover after being frozen out by ice
Rafting back on Shotover after being frozen out by ice
Friday the 13th proved lucky for Queenstown Rafting - the company was able to resume business on the Shotover River after being grounded for nearly two weeks.
Protest against tunnel, monorail plans on a roll
Protest against tunnel, monorail plans on a roll
The Fiordland National Park is going down the toilet on the Department of Conservation's watch, according to protesters - and they have produced some special loo paper to make their point.
Minister feels passion of parks projects protesters
Minister feels passion of parks projects protesters
Armed with banners, warm clothing and a united voice, 100 people sent a passionate message to Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson at Te Anau yesterday that they did not want a tunnel and monorail operating in the adjacent national parks.
Care urged after bus crash
Care urged after bus crash
Police are urging drivers to take care after icy roads in the South claimed another casualty yesterday.
Claim road not gritted before bus crash
Claim road not gritted before bus crash
A commercial bus driver who drove from Queenstown to Te Anau, before a serious bus crash on Thursday, says the road was not gritted, although it was icing over.
Officer in lake rescue
Officer in lake rescue
A Queenstown policeman who swam 40m in a chilly Lake Wakatipu early yesterday to rescue a young Puerto Rican, has been praised for saving the man's life.
Councils defy Govt stance
Councils defy Govt stance
New Zealand's local authorities have decided unanimously to lobby the Government over proposed changes to their duties.
Council refuses Skydive request
Council refuses Skydive request
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has refused a request to refer a resource consent application seeking a change of status for a Jacks Point airfield directly to the Environment Court.
Updated plan for $125m Queenstown development
Updated plan for $125m Queenstown development
Queenstown Gateway, owner of what has been dubbed Henderson's hole, has lodged a new resource consent application outlining updated plans for its $125 million development.
Skifield ice bars popular with patrons
Skifield ice bars popular with patrons
The recent clear skies and sunscreen days atop Queenstown's skifields have meant the ice bar at Coronet Peak has been kept busy, and a similar bar at the Remarkables' will open tomorrow.
New housing spurs call
New housing spurs call
Affordable housing in Frankton Flats is on the horizon and the people filling the houses will wish to shop at a Pak'n Save, the judge and commissioners who approved the supermarket for Queenstown say.
Pak'n Save wins approval for $30m supermarket
Pak'n Save wins approval for $30m supermarket
A $30 million supermarket with four fuel pumps has been approved for Frankton Flats by the Environment Court.
Memorial Hall funds approved
Memorial Hall funds approved
The Queenstown Lakes District Council yesterday unanimously approved a $500,000 grant and bridging loan towards the Memorial Hall upgrade project, but only after a lengthy debate.
Investors back into property
Investors back into property
Investor confidence is strong in Queenstown and more than a third of investors believe the market will improve over the next year.
$500,000 request for hall
$500,000 request for hall
The Queenstown Lakes District Council will be asked tomorrow to approve a $500,000 grant towards the Memorial Hall upgrade, after the Lotteries Community Facilities Fund turned down a $800,000 request from the hall's trust.
Car breaks hockey player's foot
Car breaks hockey player's foot
A Southern Stampede player clipped by a car during a training run shook the driver's hand then told him to have a good night, before finding out the misadventure had broken his foot.
Work already under way to encourage Chinese tourists
Work already under way to encourage Chinese tourists
Holiday parks are in a bid to encourage more Chinese tourists to take road trips, following comments made by Tourism New Zealand chief executive Kevin Bowler in Queenstown last month.