New push for funding to buy train
New push for funding to buy train
A campaign by the Southern F Locomotive Trust to buy the Kingston Flyer will be making a new push to raise funds to secure the vintage steam train.
Henrietta Kjaer
Chairlift injury inquiry
Chairlift injury inquiry
NZSki is being investigated by the Department of Labour after an incident on Sunday, June 5, at Coronet Peak, when a skier was injured while boarding the skifield's newly-opened Meadows Express chairlift.
NZSki lifetime-bans cheats
NZSki lifetime-bans cheats
NZSki is taking a harder line against season pass fraud this year, which has seen a dozen people banned from its skifields for life.
Remarkables prepared for 25th
Remarkables prepared for 25th
The Remarkables skifield is ready to celebrate a very special anniversary when its opens tomorrow - its 25th season. Henrietta Kjaer visited the skifield to investigate the preparations ahead of opening day.
Field improvements to be unveiled at 25th opening
Field improvements to be unveiled at 25th opening
The bubbles will be ready at the opening of the lifts for the 25th season at the Remarkables Skifield near Queenstown on Saturday.
Car rolls 25m down bank
Car rolls 25m down bank
Two adults and a young child escaped without serious injuries, when two cars collided head-on on Arthurs Point Rd at 2.45pm yesterday, causing one of the cars to roll about 25m down a bank.
'Timely' reminder for skiers
'Timely' reminder for skiers
Back-country skiers are being warned about avalanche risks after a ski patroller was buried by snow at the Coronet Peak ski area on Tuesday.
Water supply budget blowout
Water supply budget blowout
The cost to operate and maintain Queenstown's water supply is running 70% over budget, and will end the financial year about $650,000 in the red, the Queenstown Lakes District Council's utilities committee heard yesterday.
Homer Tunnel may be widened
Homer Tunnel may be widened
The New Zealand Transport Agency is considering widening the Homer Tunnel on the Milford road (State Highway 94) between Te Anau and Milford Sound.
Councillor questions use of bus subsidies
Councillor questions use of bus subsidies
The way subsidies are used to improve public transport in Queenstown was questioned by councillor Gillian Macleod at a utilities committee meeting yesterday.
Road upgrades may take longer
Road upgrades may take longer
Road upgrades proposed for Queenstown's central business district next year will increase pedestrian safety, but funding shortages means the work could have to be split over two years.
Cure Kids weekend packed with action
Cure Kids weekend packed with action
Sixteen children suffering from a variety of life-threatening illnesses will get a change to forget about hospital treatments for a weekend in Queenstown.
Coronet still place to be
Coronet still place to be
On the opening weekend of the 2010 ski season, one of the veterans of skiing in Queenstown told reporter Henrietta Kjaer about his 63 years of skiing at Coronet Peak.
Accidents a reminder to motorists
Accidents a reminder to motorists
After a series of minor traffic accidents on Saturday, Queenstown Police issued a timely reminder to motorists to be aware of the winter conditions.
Cold vigil for 'snowboard fanatic'
Cold vigil for 'snowboard fanatic'
Queenstown kitchen hand and snowboarding fanatic Matthew Rovers braved freezing temperatures last night to ensure he was first on Coronet Peak's new Meadows Express chairlift when the skifield opens today.
Section sales on the rise
Section sales on the rise
Good section sales during April were a sign Queenstown is getting through the recession, REINZ Queenstown spokesman Adrian Snow says.
'Earnslaw' out for maintenance
'Earnslaw' out for maintenance
Queenstown's grand old "Lady of the Lake" - the vintage steamship TSS Earnslaw - has been taken out of Lake Wakatipu for its annual make-over.
Ski sale attracts thousands
Ski sale attracts thousands
More than 2000 people attended the Wakatipu Ski Club's annual ski sale at the Queenstown Events Centre yesterday. Between them they spent more than $145,000, raising about $20,000 for the club.
Buses to run more routes more often
Buses to run more routes more often
Queenstown's bus services will be given a boost this winter, with local company Connectabus providing an extension to the existing services as a trial.
Speed limits reduced from July
Speed limits reduced from July
The permitted speed on four stretches of road in the Queenstown Lakes district will be lowered after a change to the speed limit bylaw was approved by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.