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Project would allow access to 'spectacular' waterfall

An artist's impression of a hotel planned for Waterfall Park, near Arrowtown. Image: Supplied

Project would allow access to 'spectacular' waterfall

Winton Partners, a company linked to developer Chris Meehan, has applied for resource consent to build a hotel, restaurants, a day spa and "wellness retreat'' at Waterfall Park, near Queenstown.

Asia tour in bid to build up ‘foothold’

Queenstown’s Craig Smith is touring Asia while having book and album projects on the go. Photo:...

Asia tour in bid to build up ‘foothold’

Musician and author Craig Smith may have book and album projects on the go, but he has still found time for a whirlwind tour of Asia.

Queenstown main target for seized MDMA

The new head of the Otago-Lakes Central CIB, Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Inglis, is looking...

Queenstown main target for seized MDMA

A police drug intelligence report shows Queenstown was the most popular intended destination for ecstasy pills seized at the border.

Minister backs bed tax to pay for infrastructure

Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage supports a Queenstown bed tax as one solution to "pressure points" caused by burgeoning tourist numbers.

Promising results from predator trapping

Promising results from predator trapping

A predator trapping programme to protect native birds in the Rees-Dart river delta is showing promising early results.

CO-Lakes house price now 15.4 times average annual wage

Central Otago Lakes remains the most unaffordable region for housing in the country, with median prices now more than 15 times annual income.

Lives at stake, rescue trust says

Lakes District Air Rescue Trust helicopter. Photo: OCT file

Lives at stake, rescue trust says

Lives will be lost if rescue helicopters in Te Anau stop getting government funding, Lakes District Air Rescue Trust chairman Jules Tapper says.

Kawarau Falls hotel gets approval

The Terraces Hotel will straddle the anchored rock face at the centre right of this photo of the...

Seven-storey Kawarau Falls hotel given approval

Commissioners have given approval for a 260-room, seven-storey hotel at Kawarau Falls in Queenstown.

Man out of control during incidents, judge says

Man out of control during incidents, judge says

A young Arrowtown man was "out of control" during two incidents in the township in four days, a judge says.

Hoping to quickly move kiwi

Kiwi Birdlife Park’s planned new kiwi exhibit and incubation facility. Image: Kiwi Birdlife

Hoping to quickly move kiwi

Staff at Queenstown’s Kiwi Birdlife Park hope to relocate the park’s six kiwi to a new facility before their breeding season begins in August.

Road rebuild after Easter

The Rees River encroaches on to Rees Valley Rd earlier this year. Photo: QLDC

Road rebuild after Easter

Work to reinstate a stretch of Rees Valley Rd washed away in heavy rain in January should begin in two weeks.

‘Well-loved’ rafting guide dies on Shotover River

A Lakes District Air Rescue Trust helicopter prepares to take off from a beach at Arthurs Point,...

‘Well-loved’ rafting guide dies on Shotover River

A Queenstown man who died during a whitewater rafting trip on the Shotover River yesterday was one of his company’s most senior and experienced guides.

Guide dies after rafting incident on Shotover

A rescue helicopter lands on the beach by Edith Cavell Bridge, Arthurs Point, about noon today,...

Guide dies after rafting incident on Shotover

A Queenstown man who died during a white water rafting trip on the Shotover River this morning was one of his company's most senior and experienced guides.

Hotel can still trade over Easter

The New Orleans Hotel in Arrowtown. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS

Hotel can still trade over Easter

Arrowtown's New Orleans Hotel can continue trading for the forseeable future after another deferral of a suspension of its on-licence.

Early snow reminder winter's near

Cardrona Alpine Resort staff member Carly Parker enjoys yesterday's snow-fall. Photo: Supplied

Early snow reminder winter's near

The first significant snowfall of the year has coated the mountains of the Queenstown Lakes District over the past two days.

QLDC seeking public feedback on waste disposal plan

QLDC seeking public feedback on waste disposal plan

A greater focus on glass recycling and organic waste is the feature of a proposed waste management and minimisation plan that will go out for public consultation this week.

MP says adding petitioners to donors' list an error

MP says adding petitioners to donors' list an error

The National Party "stuffed up'' when it added the signatories of two petitions to an email list used to solicit donations, Clutha-Southland MP Hamish Walker says.

Regional council returning to resort

Queenstown will once again have it's very own ORC offices. Photo: ODT files

Regional council returning to resort

After a two-year absence, the Otago Regional Council will open a new office in Wakatipu next month.

Driver fell asleep, collided with bus

A Queenstown man who crashed into a school bus after falling asleep at the wheel has been fined and ordered to pay reparation.

Lifelong effects after arm mangled

Lifelong effects after arm mangled

A man whose arm was crushed in a machine at a Queenstown tortilla factory in 2016 says he has to live with the consequences for the rest of his life.

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