Doc depot under way at Arthurs Point
Doc depot under way at Arthurs Point
Construction of the Department of Conservation's $250,000 maintenance depot and rural firefighting garage at Arthurs Point is gathering pace.
James Beech
Falling tree kills driver
Falling tree kills driver
A man believed to be in his 60s was killed when a tree fell in high winds and crushed the cab of the ute he was driving near Arrowtown yesterday.
Forum on new school's development
Forum on new school's development
About 70 Wakatipu parents, caregivers and future pupils were invited to give their opinions on the fledgling Remarkables Primary School yesterday.
Surprise at resignation of tourism chief executive
Surprise at resignation of tourism chief executive
Tourism leaders have expressed surprise at the announcement Destination Queenstown chief executive Stephen Pahl will step down next Friday after just eight months in the job.
Recognition mystifies conservation finalist
Recognition mystifies conservation finalist
Honorary botanist Neill Simpson has planted hundreds of thousands of trees over the years. Queenstown reporter James Beech talks to him about his other passion - removing damaging wilding pines.
'The Cult' ready for NZ screens
'The Cult' ready for NZ screens
The Queenstown-based executive producer of The Cult says positive buzz is building about the new psychological thriller since previews to Auckland opinion-makers began this month.
Man killed by tree kind and well-liked
Man killed by tree kind and well-liked
The Queenstown farmer who was killed when a tree fell on his ute on Monday was "a kind and generous man, fair, honest and well liked", a friend said yesterday.
Young skier breaks minute barrier
Young skier breaks minute barrier
Queenstown-based skier Laurie Taylor won the gold medal for the fastest time at the junior interfield ski race series final at Cardrona on Sunday.
Building up new lake community
Building up new lake community
Only one house remains to be sold in the first stage of the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust's development at Lake Hayes Estate.
New school to have initial roll of 260
New school to have initial roll of 260
The new primary school to open "in principle" in 2021 will initially educate 260 pupils, have the capacity for double that roll and be built between Frankton and Lake Hayes, the Ministry of Education says.
Approval for Arrowtown hall welcomed
Approval for Arrowtown hall welcomed
Parishioners are "very happy, very relieved" that consent has been granted for the construction of a $1.4 million community hall next to Arrowtown's historic St John's Presbyterian Church.
Tests target stroke risk
Tests target stroke risk
Free blood pressures tests are being offered to the community by the Stroke Foundation, St John Wakatipu and the Queenstown Lions Club today and tomorrow in a bid to give early warnings on the risk of stroke.
A show to follow - 'The Cult'
A show to follow - 'The Cult'
Prepare to enter The Cult when the eagerly awaited psychological thriller produced by Queenstown's Great Southern Film and Television company hits the airwaves later this month.
Shut bars at 2am, police say
Shut bars at 2am, police say
Queenstown police have called for all downtown bars to close at 2am - without exception - because they say the longer premises stay open, the more alcohol-fuelled violence and disorder occurs in the resort.
Tests target stroke risk
Tests target stroke risk
Free blood pressures tests are being offered to the community by the Stroke Foundation, St John Wakatipu and the Queenstown Lions Club today and tomorrow in a bid to give early warnings on the risk of stroke.
A show to follow - `The Cult'
A show to follow - `The Cult'
Prepare to enter The Cult when the eagerly awaited psychological thriller produced by Queenstown's Great Southern Film and Television company hits the airwaves later this month.
Approval for Arrowtown hall welcomed
Approval for Arrowtown hall welcomed
Parishioners are "very happy, very relieved" that consent has been granted for the construction of a $1.4 million community hall next to Arrowtown's historic St John's Presbyterian Church.
Another school for resort region
Another school for resort region
Another primary school is to be built in the Wakatipu area and years 7 and 8 phased out at Wakatipu High School, it was announced yesterday.
School parking unresolved
School parking unresolved
The Queenstown Lakes District Council's appeal to the Environment Court over car parking provisions at the new Remarkables Primary School stands, despite a "very positive and constructive" meeting with Ministry of Education officials in private yesterday.
Anne Frank exhibition for museum
Anne Frank exhibition for museum
Anne Frank
The Lakes District Museum in Arrowtown will be the first venue in the South Island to host the internationally-acclaimed travelling exhibition about Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
"Anne Frank: A History For Today" will run in Arrowtown from July 1 to September 14, 2011.
The exhibition will be launched at Te Papa, in Wellington, next February.