Guy Williams

More than 50 on Q'town trail when woman crashed: Police

Police are reminding people to abstain from any exercise activity during Alert Level 4 which could result in the need for emergency services following a mountain biker's rescue in Queenstown yesterday.

Mountain biker airlifted to hospital with head injury

A mountain biker has been flown to Dunedin Hospital with a suspected head injury after an accident in Queenstown this afternoon.

Arrowtown ward only topic of discussion

Arrowtown ward only topic of discussion

The merits or otherwise of Arrowtown keeping its own councillor was the sole point of discussion during an online public hearing yesterday on proposed changes to representation in the Queenstown...

Drive-through jabs popular

Drive-through jabs popular

A line of about 200 vehicles stretches around a rugby field at a drive-through Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Queenstown Events Centre yesterday.

‘Nothing to it’: ease of jab setup praised

Evan Johnston, of Kingston, gets a Covid-19 vaccination from Brendon McIntosh at the Queenstown...

‘Nothing to it’: ease of jab setup praised

A drive-through Covid-19 vaccination clinic was held for the first time in Queenstown yesterday, and will continue until Saturday.

Stance on accommodation refund ‘mind-blowing’

Stance on accommodation refund ‘mind-blowing’

An Auckland woman has negotiated a partial refund with the owner of a Queenstown holiday home after the property’s managers offered her back only a fraction of her $3000-plus booking.

Last chance to get back to Auckland

An Air New Zealand passenger jet takes off from Queenstown Airport.

Grace period exit; grim few weeks loom

Mount Maunganui couple Andrew and Katie Dawson and their children Clementine (4) and Primrose (2)...

Grace period exit; grim few weeks loom

A one-day extension to the grace period for flights out of Queenstown appears to be a saving grace for most travellers in the region.

Visitors rush to get home

Aucklander Julian Herrera had difficulty bringing forward his flight home from Queenstown Airport...

Visitors rush to get home

It was a case of taking the rough with the smooth for passengers departing Queenstown Airport yesterday.

‘Murphy’s Law’ for locked-down skifields

Skifields in the Queenstown-Wanaka area were boosted with snow this week and more was forecast...

‘Murphy’s Law’ for locked-down skifields

Some of the best ski conditions of the year could go to waste now New Zealand was at Alert Level 4 and one operator calling it ‘‘Murphy’s Law’’.

Sold illegal drugs to ‘make ends meet’

A working visa holder who sold ecstasy and ketamine to ‘‘make ends meet’’ in Queenstown says he enjoyed the appreciation of his friends for selling them drugs.

Combining Angus stud with child care as they work towards buying farm

Gemma and Mike Smith. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS

Combining Angus stud with child care as they work towards buying farm

Queenstown couple Mike and Gemma Smith are proof there are other ways to make a living in their part of the world than jet-boat rides and pushing tourists off bridges with rubber bands attached.

‘LOTR’ loss will not affect studio plan

The first image from Amazon's new Lord of the Rings TV series filmed in New Zealand. Photo:...

‘LOTR’ loss will not affect studio plan

A decision to pull the production The Lord of the Rings television series out of New Zealand will have minimal impact on a proposed film studio near Wanaka, one of the men behind the proposal says.

Border easing ‘logical’

Border easing ‘logical’

The Government’s strategy for opening New Zealand’s borders is "a light at the end of a very long tunnel", Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says.

No application to EPA from winery

The next stage of the Gibbston Valley Resort is about to get under way - it will include a golf...

No application to EPA from winery

A Gibbston winery given the go-ahead to apply for fast-tracked consent for a new winery complex, including an education facility and "barrel hall", has yet to lodge the application.

One serious after crash in Queenstown

A man was flown to hospital in a serious condition this afternoon after his vehicle veered off the road just before the Shotover Bridge in Queenstown.

'I will listen': Incoming QAC head aware of ‘tensions’

Queenstown Airport Corporation’s next chief executive, Glen Sowry, in the resort this week.PHOTO:...

'I will listen': Incoming QAC head aware of ‘tensions’

Queenstown Airport Corporation’s incoming chief executive says he plans on ‘‘doing a great deal more listening than talking’’ when he starts the job next month.

Queenstown WW2 vet dies aged 100

Duncan Robertson died late last month aged 100. Photo: Mountain Scene

Queenstown WW2 vet dies aged 100

One of the Wakatipu’s last surviving World War 2 veterans, Duncan Robertson, has died, aged 100.

Traffic concerns delay Ladies Mile plan

Traffic concerns delay Ladies Mile plan

The brakes have been applied to a master plan for Queenstown’s Ladies Mile until a fix for the area’s traffic congestion woes can be found.

Jaw broken in alleged assault at Queenstown McDonald's

Police were called to the crash on Highsted Rd last night. Photo: Supplied

Jaw broken in alleged assault at Queenstown McDonald's

A man sustained a broken jaw in an alleged assault outside McDonald's in Queenstown at the weekend.

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