Extra effort for Cure Kids
Eight teams and their supporting companies raised more than $128,000 for research at the Cure Kids Great Adventure Race 2010 in Glenorchy on Saturday.
Henrietta Kjaer
Old cash welcome
Old cash welcome
Lions Clubs have teamed up with the Resene Colorshops in a national campaign to raise money for youth programmes through collecting old coins and banknotes.
Best of both hot and cold worlds
Best of both hot and cold worlds
In our ongoing series profiling seasonal jobs on the skifields, UK sous chef Adam Rickett tells Henrietta Kjaer about what inspired him to come back for a second season at Coronet Peak.
Plan to follow the piste to gold
Plan to follow the piste to gold
Sarah Jarvis is this season's top-performing female New Zealand ski racer.
School on a mountain-top challenging
School on a mountain-top challenging
We continue our ongoing series of profiles of seasonal jobs on the skifields. This week Tracey Gaughan, who hails from the British city of West Bromwich, tells Henrietta Kjaer about her job as senior snowsports team leader, which lured her back for a third season at Coronet Peak.
Weather smiles on run event
Weather smiles on run event
"It is a perfect day for running. How lucky we are with the weather," Frontrunner event director Adrian Bailey said on a chilly, but sunny and calm Saturday morning.
No damage reported in Wakatipu after earthquake
No damage reported in Wakatipu after earthquake
The Wakatipu region escaped major damage from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake, which hit Canterbury on Saturday.
Business students put skills to test
Business students put skills to test
Queenstown Resort College set the stage for a week-long competition for business students from New Zealand and international universities.
Room for fresh faces at 70-year-old ski club
Room for fresh faces at 70-year-old ski club
The Wakatipu Ski Club, a meeting place for snow-sport enthusiasts for more than 70 years, is looking for new members.
Skifields closed but festive mood continues
Skifields closed but festive mood continues
Organisers of Gay Ski Week had to rearrange their schedule yesterday when the first ski session on the programme was cancelled, but it did not put a dampener on the enthusiasm and festive mood.
Pilot experienced, personable
Pilot experienced, personable
The Queenstown pilot killed in the plane crash at Fox Glacier was yesterday described by his peers as "very experienced" and "well liked".
Fire-lighting skills foreign to many newcomers
Fire-lighting skills foreign to many newcomers
Lighting fires with the use of petrol or other liquid accelerants is "an accident waiting to happen", fire safety officer Stuart Ide, of the Frankton Fire Brigade warns.
Chimney fire at hotel
Chimney fire at hotel
A bit of smoke in the restaurant was as dramatic as it got, when the chimney at Eichardt's Private Hotel caught fire about 10am on Friday.
Fashion event boost for family centre
Fashion event boost for family centre
More than 120 guests joined retailers and designers in raising funds for the Queenstown Lakes Family Centre at a fashion show last Thursday evening. Together they came up with thousands of dollars to support the centre's counselling programme.
Info evening on contracts to be held
Info evening on contracts to be held
Business owners from the Wakatipu trade industry are being encouraged to join an information evening on Thursday about the importance of having employment agreements.
Adaptive snowsports athletes at Coronet Peak
Adaptive snowsports athletes at Coronet Peak
Some of New Zealand's top adaptive snowsports athletes competed in the disabled alpine national giant slalom and slalom championships at Coronet Peak this week.
Gay Ski Week NZ begins
Gay Ski Week NZ begins
More than 900 visitors have arrived in Queenstown to celebrate Gay Ski Week NZ, which starts with a welcome party tonight at Prime Bar and Restaurant.
Call for a Scandinavian gathering
Call for a Scandinavian gathering
Penny Kamper is calling for locals with Scandinavian backgrounds to get together - not to revive their Viking ancestry by pillaging and conquering the streets of Queenstown, but to create a family-orientated social club.
Shoplifting spree: more shops hit, principal 'gutted'
Shoplifting spree: more shops hit, principal 'gutted'
A $6000 shoplifting spree in Queenstown by a group of Australian schoolboys had involved more stores than first thought, police said yesterday.
Firefighter service honoured
Firefighter service honoured
Saturday was an evening of pride, as the fire brigades in Queenstown and Frankton honoured their volunteers at an award service and gala dinner at the Memorial Hall in Queenstown.