Pair rescued from waterfall near Queenstown
Pair rescued from waterfall near Queenstown
Two people who called for help after "getting stuck at the top of a waterfall" near Queenstown have been rescued by volunteer firefighters.
Guy Williams
Queenstown Airport not affected
Queenstown Airport not affected
Queenstown Airport has yet to be affected by Auckland’s jet fuel crisis, but is monitoring the situation.
Too many hotels a concern
Too many hotels a concern
Queenstown could be heading for an oversupply of hotel rooms, a hotel sector representative warns.
Overflow of sewage
Overflow of sewage
A discharge of wastewater into Lake Wakatipu’s Frankton Arm last Thursday was caused by an amateur repair job on a broken pipe.
New book from Wonky Donkey author
New book for kids
The Wonky Donkey author Craig Smith, of Queenstown, will release his seventh book next month.
Airport business case strategies take in Wanaka’s advantages
Airport business case strategies take in Wanaka’s advantages
Remarkables Park Ltd (RPL) chief executive Alastair Porter says it was a "nice irony" he and Queenstown Airport Corporation chief executive Colin Keel were co-judges of a business case competition...
Montreal students winners
Montreal students winners
The final case study in a business competition for university students considered the future of Queenstown Airport — the day after the airport released its draft 30-year master plan.
Candidates front at Grey Power meeting
Candidates front at Grey Power meeting
The National Party’s Clutha-Southland candidate says he will argue for a Queenstown bed tax if he is elected.
‘Turk’ a step up in arctic refuge
‘Turk’ a step up in arctic refuge
A hut built from a 26,000 litre plastic water tank is proving its worth in the mountains behind Arrowtown.
Tax main debate topic
Tax main debate topic
Tax was the recurring theme of a pre-election political debate in Queenstown last night.
Peters' superannuation overpayments "elephant in the hall"
Peters' superannuation overpayments "elephant in the hall"
A scandal over the leaking of details of Winston Peters' superannuation overpayments was the ''elephant in the hall'' at a pre-election political debate in Queenstown tonight.
Tramper rescued after being washed into lake
Tramper rescued after being washed into lake
A tramper was plucked from Lake Wakatipu yesterday after being swept away trying to cross a river.
Mixed views on tourist levy
Mixed views on tax
A proposed border tax on international tourists is drawing a mixed reaction from tourism and local government leaders in Otago.
'Sheer luck' swept away tramper heard
'Sheer luck' swept away tramper heard
Queenstown's harbourmaster says it was "sheer luck" the cries of a Belgian tramper swept away while trying to cross a river were heard.
Queenstown schools plan for massive roll growth
Queenstown schools plan for massive roll growth
Queenstown's two newest schools are drawing up expansion plans to cope with exponential roll growth.
1080 drop to control rats
1080 drop to control rats
An aerial 1080 operation to control rat numbers across 11,000 hectares of the Dart and Routeburn valleys is scheduled to start in a fortnight.
Airport has record result
Airport has record result
Queenstown Airport has reported record revenue, profit and dividends as a result of huge passenger growth.
Testing world-first app starts in resort
Testing world-first app starts in resort
Queenstown is the testing ground for a free app the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is claiming as a world-first.
Man convicted after claims rejected
Man convicted after claims rejected
A judge has convicted a Malaysian man for drink-driving after rejecting his claims that police bungled the procedures for processing him.
NZ trio find gold at world champs
NZ trio find gold at world champs
A dose of the flu could not stop a Queenstown father and daughter from winning a world title last weekend.