Kawarau Jet and sister company Clearwater Pursuits say they are considering an Environment Court appeal against consent approvals for Thunder Jet to operate sightseeing trips on Lake Wakatipu and the Kawarau River.
Community leaders and senior Ngai Tahu representatives celebrated the near-completion of the $55 million Post Office Precinct with a dawn blessing today.
Thunder Jet says two resource consent approvals to operate commercial sightseeing trips on Lake Wakatipu and the Kawarau River released yesterday are "nothing more than another milestone that has been met" and is bracing itself for an Environment Court battle.
The Wakatipu Trails Trust wants closer ties with Destination Queenstown and Tourism New Zealand and warns that fundraising will be its greatest challenge.
More than 250 revellers danced the night away at the Rags and Riches fundraising event at the Queenstown Memorial Hall on Saturday.
Enthusiasts from around the South admired 50 vintage, custom and contemporary dream machines at the Queenstown Car Club's Show 'n' Shine event on Saturday.
A Queenstown man and a Glenorchy man were treated at Lakes District Hospital after crashing their cars in separate incidents within 15 minutes of each other early yesterday.
About 20 Queenstown Lakes and national companies have contributed thousands of dollars worth of equipment, supplies, machinery and labour to the cricket oval project on Coal Pit Rd.
A massive 753kg of rubbish was collected from Queenstown Bay by about 80 volunteers by the end of the Splash For Trash event on Saturday.
Hundreds of bargain hunters descended on City Impact Church for its second annual spring giveaway of pre-loved household goods on Saturday.
"Keep going with what you're doing" was the encouraging response from the latest community forum on the Remarkables Primary School last week, the principal says.
Parents gave the new Remarkables Primary School their enthusiastic approval after a community tour of the construction site on Saturday.
A pedestrian crossing with signals and linked footpaths will be created to keep Remarkables Primary School pupils and Frankton residents safe when crossing the busy Kawarau Rd.
Nick Hyne, of Queenstown, won the men's open snowboard division with a best run of 26, while Christy Prior won the women's open snowboard section with a best run of 15.1 at the Tararua Real Iced Coffee Slopestyle Series on Saturday.
Department of Conservation staff and contractors shoot about 3500 wild goats a year in the Wakatipu area as part of the ongoing war against the destructive pests. James Beech talks to Arrowtown's Brin Barron (60) who retired earlier this year after 40 years of leading the fight.
A Queenstown priest is preparing for another "busman's holiday" of ministering to more than 1500 people in the coldest, driest and windiest environment on Earth.
A Queenstown woman was feeling "shocked, but lucky" after she and her adult daughter escaped uninjured when an estimated 5-10 tonnes of rock fell on their vehicle on the Glenorchy-Queenstown Rd yesterday.
Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Duncan Field was tight-lipped last night about a meeting between him, Mayor Clive Geddes and Queenstown business people regarding Destination Queenstown yesterday.
Arrowtown Volunteer Fire Brigade and Harcourts Arrowtown have joined forces to distribute 500 smoke alarms to elderly, disabled and special needs residents in the village.
The Intergalactic Disco Movement and solo artist Hertzog Burger progress to the final of the 2009 Ultimate Battle of the Musos competition after the dynamic first heat at X-it Youth Centre last Friday night.
