Industrial Pl site leased for coaches
Industrial Pl site leased for coaches
Drivers are welcoming a move by the Bus & Coach Association to provide overnight parking for their coaches in Queenstown for the next two months.
Guy Williams
Harbourmaster to chide capsize survivors
Harbourmaster to chide capsize survivors
Queenstown's harbourmaster plans to "chew on the ears'' of two Kingston men whose boat capsized in Lake Wakatipu on Saturday night.
Airport net profit up 31% at $6.2m
Airport net profit up 31% at $6.2m
Queenstown Airport's profits are soaring following strong passenger growth.
Queenstown abuzz with Chinese visitors
Queenstown abuzz with Chinese visitors
Queenstown is humming as an influx of Chinese visitors puts the icing on the resort's busiest month.
$100,000 of damage to ski building
$100,000 of damage to ski building
Severe winds battered the Remarkables Ski Area's new base building at the weekend, shattering dozens of windows and causing at least $100,000 worth of damage.
Sheep stop fugitives in police pursuit
Sheep stop fugitives in police pursuit
Four fugitives involved in a police pursuit through Central Otago this morning face a range of charges after their high-speed chase was brought to a halt by a flock of sheep.
Three-car pile-up at the Rees bridge
Three-car pile-up at the Rees bridge
Three cars were involved in a crash near Glenorchy yesterday on a road recently labelled a "potential death trap''.
Rural Games might go north next year
Rural Games might go north next year
The New Zealand Rural Games could move to the North Island next year because of a lack of support from southern funding bodies.
Cooper and McConnell claim inaugural trophy
Cooper and McConnell claim inaugural trophy
The pain and emotion was plain for all to see at the Queenstown finish line of the inaugural mountain bike stage race The Pioneer on Saturday.
6000 at NZ Rural Games
6000 at NZ Rural Games
Glorious weather and free entry meant the crowds at the second annual New Zealand Rural Games in Queenstown were double those of last year.
No cracking under pressure
No cracking under pressure
An Olympian and a former rugby star lit up the New Zealand Egg Throwing and Catching Championship for different reasons yesterday.
Big turnout for Rural Games
Big turnout for Rural Games
An estimated 10,000 people crammed into central Queenstown last night to watch the once-in-a-year spectacle of 400 merinos being mustered through the streets.
Mile trees granted reprieve
Mile trees granted reprieve
A row of trees along Ladies Mile near Queenstown has been given a temporary reprieve after a public outcry over plans by Delta to remove them.
District’s top conservation job a 'new adventure'
District’s top conservation job a 'new adventure'
A former police detective has landed the Wakatipu Basin's top conservation job.
Southern Discoveries names its new chief
Southern Discoveries names its new chief
Tourism operator Southern Discoveries has lured Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism (CCT) chief Tim Hunter to Queenstown to be its new chief executive.
Pedestrian street trial begins
Pedestrian street trial begins
Vehicles will be banned from part of a downtown Queenstown street starting today.
Search on for suitable bus park
Search on for suitable bus park
Tour bus companies are searching for a short-term overnight parking solution as a blockade threat continues to hang over Queenstown.
Airline consults union on safety
Airline consults union on safety
Pilots are now on board with Air New Zealand's night flight plans for Queenstown Airport.
Queenstown night flights from July 1
Queenstown night flights from July 1
Night flights are set to become a reality at Queenstown Airport, with Air New Zealand confirming yesterday it will begin after-dark operations on Friday, July 1.
Drivers threaten to block resort's CBD
Drivers threaten to block resort's CBD
Tour bus drivers are threatening to bring Queenstown's central business district to a standstill unless their parking problems are fixed.