Down to their last gasp
Down to their last gasp
Their bodies shook and their faces turned blue as New Zealand’s best freedivers kept holding their breath in Queenstown yesterday.
Guy Williams
Rec centre master plan project being tendered
Rec centre master plan project being tendered
The first step has been taken in creating a master plan for the expansion of the Queenstown and Wanaka recreation centres over the next 20 years and beyond.
Pool nationals draw overseas competitors
Pool nationals draw overseas competitors
Indoor freedivers from Hawaii and Australia will be hitting the water in a field of nearly 30 competitors at the Freediving New Zealand Pool Nationals starting in Queenstown today.
Funding commerce chambers criticised
Funding commerce chambers criticised
The Taxpayers Union says it ''beggars belief'' the Queenstown Lakes District Council provided $243,325 in funding to the Queenstown and Wanaka Chambers of Commerce in the 2016-17 financial year.
Doubling fun with two dog derbies
Doubling fun with two dog derbies
The Queenstown Lakes now has two dog derbies.
Economist discusses accommodation impact
Economist discusses accommodation impact
The growth of residential visitor accommodation is severely affecting housing affordability and long-term rentals in the Queenstown Lakes district, an economist says.
Three cars damaged, man charged
Three cars damaged, man charged
A Welshman allegedly badly damaged two cars and also caused significant damage to a third while driving nearly four times the legal limit in Frankton.
Lodge, spa: construction 'imminent'
Lodge, spa: construction 'imminent'
Groundwork has begun on a multimillion-dollar boutique lodge and cottages complex at Gibbston Valley Winery near Queenstown.
Volunteers plant 600 native species beside Lake Hayes
Volunteers plant 600 native species beside Lake Hayes
A long-term project to restore a wetland beside Lake Hayes had a boost at the weekend as volunteers dug in 600 native plants.
Next batch of consultation on QLDC’s proposed district plan to begin next week
Next batch of consultation on QLDC’s proposed district plan to begin next week
Public hearings on the next batch of chapters in the Queenstown Lakes district’s long-running proposed district plan (PDP) process start at Queenstown’s Heritage Hotel on Tuesday.
Resort’s businesses embrace Winter Pride
Resort’s businesses embrace Winter Pride
No-one wandering the streets and lanes of central Queenstown in the past few days could be in any doubt they are in rainbow country.
$24m housing infrastructure loan
$24m housing infrastructure loan
A $24 million interest-free loan for infrastructure enabling new housing at Ladies Mile will make a "significant difference" to Queenstown's housing shortage, Mayor Jim Boult says.
Science adviser goes low-tech
Science adviser goes low-tech
The Prime Minister's new chief science adviser is taking a low-tech approach to gathering ideas on how science can help New Zealand.
Pilot should have heeded forecast
Pilot should have heeded forecast
The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in Central Otago in 2016 should have delayed his trip or looked for an alternative route, an expert witness says.
Chopper outside limits, court hears
Chopper outside limits, court hears
A helicopter that crashed in Central Otago in 2016, causing the death of Otautau man Liam Edwards, was operating outside legally allowed centre of gravity limits at the time, a court has heard.
Off-licence decision backed
Off-licence decision backed
An off-licence application for a Glenorchy store was the most "conservative and restrained'' seen by a hearing panel under present legislation, a judge says.
Challenging cycle route 'can be done'
Challenging cycle route 'can be done'
A cycling trail from Gibbston to Bannockburn will be the most challenging section of a $26 million project to link Central Otago's cycling trails, the project's chairman says.
Police: ensure construction sites are secure
Police: ensure construction sites are secure
Queenstown police are urging construction site managers and tradespeople to keep their equipment well-secured after another spate of burglaries.
Friend digs boarder out of mountain avalanche
Friend digs boarder out of mountain avalanche
An injured snowboarder was dug out of the snow by his companion after he was caught in an avalanche on Ben Lomond near Queenstown yesterday.
Pair 'lucky' to escape alive after avalanche rescue
Pair 'lucky' to escape alive after avalanche rescue
A snowboarder seriously injured after falling about 200m down a steep slope on Ben Lomond, near Queenstown, could have been killed, the man who led the rescue says.