Queenstown house fire extinguished
Queenstown house fire extinguished
Firefighters prepare to open up the roof of a house in Queenstown today after it caught fire.
Guy Williams
Festival stays fresh
Festival stays fresh
Director Lisa Buckingham is gearing up for the Queenstown Winter Festival, which gets under way on June 24. She tells Guy Williams how the event is shaping up.
Police apologise for wrong implication
Police apologise for wrong implication
Queenstown police have apologised to a woman wrongly implicated in a shoplifting incident in Frankton on Tuesday.
Court 'systemic failures'
Court 'systemic failures'
A Queenstown lawyer says "systemic failures'' in the court system are causing unacceptable delays in the scheduling of trials in the resort.
All downhill as ski season starts
All downhill as ski season starts
The southern ski season is set to begin with a hiss and a roar today despite warm weather and rain in the past two days.
Shepherding preparation for Everest
Shepherding preparation for Everest
Fitness training did not play a big part in Brian Dagg's preparation for climbing Mt Everest last month.
Robust discussion on future of schooling
Robust discussion on future of schooling
The future shape of schooling in the Wakatipu Basin came in for robust discussion at a public workshop in Queenstown last night.
Preventive stance taken with baseline concussion testing
Preventive stance taken with baseline concussion testing
The Queenstown Ice Hockey Club is working with physiotherapists in the resort to protect the brains of junior players.
Wakatipu buildings among 15 honoured
Wakatipu buildings among 15 honoured
Several buildings in the Wakatipu Basin were among 15 to win prizes at the 2016 Southern Architecture Awards in Queenstown at the weekend.
Climbers to tackle challenge of Andes
Climbers to tackle challenge of Andes
Four of Queenstown's leading mountaineers are planning to tackle unclimbed routes on 6000-metre peaks in the Peruvian Andes next month.
Jetstar adds Queenstown-Melbourne route
Jetstar adds Queenstown-Melbourne route
Jetstar has announced it will run daily evening flights between Queenstown and Melbourne for three months from June 24. The Qantas cut-price subsidiary's new schedule starts a week before arch...
Man detained over Queenstown bank incident
Man detained over Queenstown bank incident
A man has been detained by Queenstown police after telling a bank teller he had an air gun in his bag.
'Blown away' by Rotary support
'Blown away' by Rotary support
A transgender woman is "blown away'' by the support she has received from Queenstown Rotary Club members after they nominated her as their next president.
Queenstown's new eGate installed
Queenstown's new eGate installed
New eGates at Queenstown Airport will double passenger processing through Customs just in time for the winter rush.
Pilots oppose restrictions
Pilots oppose restrictions
Recreational pilots are objecting to proposed restrictions on the number of flights allowed from private airstrips in the Wakatipu Basin.
Resort still has worst fire false alarm rate
Resort still has worst fire false alarm rate
Queenstown still has the worst false alarm rate in the country, but the Fire Service says progress is being made.
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.
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.