Caged buskers to do 40-hour famine
Caged buskers to do 40-hour famine
If you hear acoustic jazz fusion melodies and singing emanating from a 4m sq deer-fence cage at the top of Queenstown Mall this weekend, say hello and make a donation.
James Beech
New vet clinic coming
New vet clinic coming
The Arrowtown veterinary practice using cutting-edge stem cell therapy is preparing to expand into Queenstown next month.
Stem-cell procedure helps dog on way to recovery
Stem-cell procedure helps dog on way to recovery
An Arrowtown veterinarian has cured an Arthur's Point dog of her chronic joint injury by conducting the first animal stem-cell procedure in the South Island.
Partner sensed all was not well
Partner sensed all was not well
When Barbara Horrell received a phone call from partner Glenn Simon, she knew something was wrong.
Picks of the Week: Music and Film in Queenstown
Picks of the Week: Music and Film in Queenstown
Friday, May 14
8pm: The String Contingent, a Scottish and Australian trio, play original Celtic, bluegrass and classically influenced music.
Double bass player Holly Downes, guitarist Graham McLeod and violinist Chris Stone perform at the Thomas Brown Gallery, Speargrass Flat Rd, near Arrowtown.
Revolver in Luck tonight
Revolver in Luck tonight
The Jordan Luck Band rocked and rolled into Queenstown last night, after driving all day from Greymouth, to play its 21st performance in 14 days at Revolver tonight, to celebrate New Zealand Music Month.
Out to make big sell
Out to make big sell
Destination Queenstown says it has three full days of appointments lined up with domestic and international tourism agents at Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (Trenz) later this month.
Police recover body from car in Lake Wakatipu
Police recover body from car in Lake Wakatipu
Police have confirmed a 37-year-old man Queenstown man found dead inside a partly submerged car in Lake Wakatipu yesterday was a diabetic earlier reported missing.
Assessment of noise 'flawed'
Assessment of noise 'flawed'
A decision by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) commissioners to ignore traffic and pedestrian noise and assess a Queenstown bar "almost in a vacuum" was "fundamentally flawed", the Environment Court heard in Queenstown yesterday.
Kowhai back on Feehly Hill
Kowhai back on Feehly Hill
A blaze of yellow in spring will be seen from central Arrowtown in about 10 years' time, thanks to a partnership between the community, a developer and the Department of Conservation (Doc) to re-establish kowhai trees on Feehly Hill.
'Tart' inspires actress for 'Oliver!' role
'Tart' inspires actress for 'Oliver!' role
A tart with a heart from a BBC soap opera is the inspiration behind the performance of a Queenstown actress in the musical Oliver!, which opens on Thursday.
Charity rally event raises $150
Charity rally event raises $150
About $150 was raised for three Queenstowners determined to rally drive from England to Mongolia on behalf of a Mongolian orphans' charity, after a fundraising lunch held by the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce on Friday.
Epic rally for charity
Epic rally for charity
A thirst for adventure and a lack of roads left untrammelled in New Zealand has led a trio of daring Queenstown residents to tackle a 20,000km rally from England to Mongolia in aid of a children's charity.
Melbourne artist returns
Melbourne artist returns
Astronomy, philosophy and history are the inspirations behind new works by a Melbourne artist who will give a free talk before his exhibition launch next Friday.
Works explore birth, life, death
Works explore birth, life, death
Meditations on birth, life and death, but with a step from reality to the artificial, form the subtext to Heavenly Bodies, the artist behind a new exhibition at Artbay Gallery says.
Foundation eager to hit Queenstown
Foundation eager to hit Queenstown
Avant-garde pop experimentalist group the Phoenix Foundation brings tunes from its critically acclaimed new album Buffalo to Queenstown tomorrow night.
Mayor disgusted drunk tourists dived into flooded lake
Mayor disgusted drunk tourists dived into flooded lake
"There is one born - in this case a dozen - every day," was Queenstown Lakes Mayor Clive Geddes' response to a report a group of drunk tourists dived off the sea wall into a flooded Lake Wakatipu on Friday morning.
Wind action major threat as waters recede
Wind action major threat as waters recede
Rain forecast for today and Thursday is not expected to significantly increase the water levels of Lakes Wakatipu and Wanaka, but wind-propelled wave action will continue to pose a risk to both Queenstown and Kingston for the next eight days.
Football fever takes hold of young players
Football fever takes hold of young players
About 300 of the 700 children playing in the Queenstown round of the Central Otago Football Association Competition yesterday hailed from the Wakatipu, organisers said.
Tourists philosophical as holidays washed out
Tourists philosophical as holidays washed out
Tourists were intrigued by the flood in central Queenstown, but disappointed the emergency and poor weather had curbed some of their adventure activity and travel plans yesterday.