Doc educating against illegal camping
Doc educating against illegal camping
A team of volunteers is helping to flush out poopers and litterers on the Milford and Routeburn Tracks.
Guy Williams
Chinese New Year boosts booming season
Chinese New Year boosts booming season
The Year of the Monkey will begin with a rush in Queenstown next month as the Chinese New Year holiday coincides with the resort's busiest month for the second consecutive year.
Coutts' coaching 'confidence-booster' for kids
Coutts' coaching 'confidence-booster' for kids
More than 30 aspiring Otago sailors got hands-on coaching from the best in the business at Lake Hayes yesterday.
Last year a record for airport passenger numbers
Last year a record for airport passenger numbers
Queenstown Airport continues to smash passenger-number records.
‘Clearer picture’ of injury cause sough
‘Clearer picture’ of injury cause sough
A man found lying unconscious outside a Queenstown restaurant last Friday is still too unwell to speak to police.
QAC told to prove safety case
QAC told to prove safety case
The Environment Court has directed the Queenstown Airport Corporation to prove the safety case for its long-sought expansion on to privately owned land known as "Lot 6''.
Canadian pair facing assault charges
Canadian pair facing assault charges
Two Canadian men are facing multiple assault charges after a fight at a McDonald's restaurant in Queenstown this morning.
Lake search sparks warning over distress flares
Lake search sparks warning over distress flares
Queenstown's harbourmaster says people should think twice before setting off distress flares in non-emergency situations.
British man facing driving charges
British man facing driving charges
A British national has been charged with drink-driving and careless driving after a crash in the Queenstown suburb of Fernhill.
‘Horse has bolted’on basin rural land
‘Horse has bolted’on basin rural land
The "horse has already bolted'' when it comes to the subdivision of rural land in the Wakatipu Basin, says a resource consent hearing commissioner.
Businessman appeals refusal of consent for cottage
Businessman appeals refusal of consent for cottage
A Queenstown businessman's bid to build a cottage on his Lower Shotover property is headed for the Environment Court.
Resort next on list for pod hotel
Resort next on list for pod hotel
Tourism company Jucy Group is eyeing Queenstown for its second "pod'' hotel.
Preparations start for new falls bridge
Preparations start for new falls bridge
Work has begun on a new $22million bridge across the Kawarau River near Queenstown.
UB40 keen 'to party' in Queenstown
UB40 keen 'to party' in Queenstown
Reggae band UB40 reckon they have struck gold - even before arriving in Queenstown.
Jason's bin there, broken vertebrae
Jason's bin there, broken vertebrae
Radio and television personality Jason Gunn broke two vertebrae in his back after climbing into a wheelie bin at a Queenstown house on Tuesday.
Alleged burglar arrested
Alleged burglar arrested
A man who allegedly burgled a Queenstown house a fortnight ago has been arrested in Christchurch, after members of the public quickly identified him from photos taken during the break-in.
Queenstown a top skydiving spot
Queenstown a top skydiving spot
Queenstown tandem skydiving pioneer Nzone Skydive is "stoked'' to be cited by Forbes magazine in its list of the world's 11 best places to skydive in 2016.
Muralist holds exhibition
Muralist holds exhibition
Tess Sheerin's mural of a trout on a central Queenstown building has been turning heads for two months.
Crash tourist ordered to pay
Crash tourist ordered to pay
An Indian tourist must pay $1200 before she leaves the country and another $1800 in monthly instalments after seriously injuring two motorcyclists in a crash.
Woman hurt as jetskis collide
Woman hurt as jetskis collide
An Auckland woman was taken to hospital with a suspected leg injury yesterday after the jet ski she was riding collided with another on Lake Wakatipu.