Family 'shaken' by road rage incident
Family 'shaken' by road rage incident
An Arrowtown family has been left shaken by a road rage incident at the weekend in which a man allegedly forced their vehicle off the road several times, police say.
Guy Williams
Diesel spill, crash disrupt traffic
Diesel spill, crash disrupt traffic
A diesel spill and a collision between two trucks have disrupted traffic on the Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd today.
Tramping author’s descendants gather
Tramping author’s descendants gather
A love of the outdoors runs deep among the descendants of a Fiordland tramping trailblazer from Dunedin.
Building a future for affordable housing
Building a future for affordable housing
Amidst the debate and rancour over who is responsible for Queenstown's housing shortage and how it should be tackled, one non-profit organisation chips away at the challenging task of helping the resort's low-income families into home ownership. Guy Williams reports.
Life 'improved 1000%'
Life 'improved 1000%'
Retired firefighter Graeme Boland (65) rents one of two two-bedroom units in Suffolk St the trust has set aside for senior citizens.
44 houses on track for being finished
44 houses on track for being finished
Forty-four community houses in Queenstown are on track for completion by the end of the year.
Bad break for German tramper
Bad break for German tramper
A German tramper had to be airlifted from the Greenstone track near Queenstown yesterday after breaking a leg.
Battle of the giants to start rural games
Battle of the giants to start rural games
A transtasman battle of the giants will get the second annual New Zealand Rural Games off to a heavyweight start today.
‘Desire of everyone’ to cut costs
‘Desire of everyone’ to cut costs
Cost-dutting by the Queenstown Lakes District Council will not stop with the departure of former chief executive Adam Feeley.
Footpath plan will cost parks
Footpath plan will cost parks
A footpath is likely to be widened on Queenstown's waterfront, with the permanent loss of 15 car parks.
Plan Change 50 opposition melts
Plan Change 50 opposition melts
Peace appears to be breaking out on Plan Change 50.
Kawarau Falls sale to Chinese group approved
Kawarau Falls sale to Chinese group approved
The Overseas Investment Office has given approval for a Chinese billionaire's $80.5million purchase of land at the Kawarau Falls complex near Queenstown.
Call to mark one anniversary day
Call to mark one anniversary day
A long-standing bone of contention over which anniversary holiday Queenstown should observe has been dug up again.
Way cleared to begin work on subdivision
Way cleared to begin work on subdivision
Groundwork on Queenstown's first special housing area will begin ‘‘as soon as possible'' now it has gained final approval, its developers say.
Too much emphasis on farming, hearing told
Too much emphasis on farming, hearing told
Policies in the Queenstown Lakes district's proposed district plan (PDP) would ‘‘effectively prohibit'' development in rural areas, commissioners were told yesterday.
Revellers well behaved
Revellers well behaved
St Patrick's Day revellers were well behaved in Queenstown, police say.
NZ Fire Service wants to move Frankton operation to larger site
NZ Fire Service wants to move Frankton operation to larger site
The New Zealand Fire Service wants to move its Frankton operation to a bigger site, potentially as part of a Queenstown emergency services hub.
Affordable houses plea
Affordable houses plea
It is time for action, not words, in tackling Queenstown's affordable housing crisis.
Man facing dangerous driving charge
Man facing dangerous driving charge
A 35-year-old Indian man has been charged with dangerous driving after an incident in the Gibbston Valley.
Landscapes overprotected: submissions
Landscapes overprotected: submissions
Who's who of Queenstown developers and landowners say the proposed district plan is weighted too heavily in favour of protecting rural landscapes.