The developers behind the proposed $300 million Gibbston Valley Station (GVS) resort have "bent over backwards" to provide commissioners with all the information they need, the first day of the project resource consent hearing was told yesterday.
Representatives for the proposed $300 million Gibbston Valley Station (GVS) resort say they have the extra details requested by Lakes Environmental to submit at the resource consent hearing which starts in Queenstown today.
Kawarau Jet could be in breach of the draft Queenstown Lakes district navigation safety bylaw if the operator does not comply with the proposed extended speed-restricted area within shorelines and a new definition of "structures".
It took the selection panel more than 20 intense hours of listening to select the 18 young violinists who will be invited to compete live in the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, in Queenstown, next June.
Queenstown is gearing up to welcome 2009 with an acrobatic air display, live music and fireworks on New Year's Eve, which will also herald the start of the month-long Summerdaze Festival.
The buzz is building for the first Peak Festival at the Queenstown Events Centre on January 3, with all early bird tickets sold out on Friday.
The new home for the Queenstown Farmers' Market was given an enthusiastic thumbs-up by fresh produce stallholders and customers alike on Saturday.
The receiver of the company behind a $50 million resort development at Walter Peak will study the books and be advised on the "appropriate process to follow" this week.
The Queenstown Primary School pupil seriously injured when a portable metal hockey goal frame toppled on to her a month ago is recuperating at home, but it could be six to 12 months until doctors can determine how well she has recovered.
A multimillion-dollar, five-star backpacker hostel in downtown Queenstown, which will boost bed numbers in the resort by 350, could be open for next year's winter season.
A former mayor of the Queenstown Lakes district and an incumbent councillor have insisted that ratepayers should not foot the bill of any modifications made to the faulty fast-speed hydroslide in Alpine Aqualand.
Maritime New Zealand says it has "no outstanding safety concerns" after it completed its preliminary investigation into the sinking of a tourist cruise boat in Doubtful Sound on November 28.
An assessment of the faulty fast-speed hydroslide at Alpine Aqualand on Monday is likely to determine if Lakes Leisure Ltd will seek compensation for loss of earnings from the slide's manufacturer.
The $18 million Queenstown Alpine Aqualand complex yesterday confirmed its popular fast-speed hydroslide had been closed for a "design review" after 69 patrons received minor injuries.
Disruptive behaviour at the Moke Lake and 12 Mile Delta Recreation reserves and camping grounds has prompted the Department of Conservation to hire a private Queenstown security firm to patrol both areas.
The inventor of Fly By Wire says he is surprised by the muted response from either upcoming or established operators in taking up the "rocket" adventure tourism ride in the Wakatipu.
New mountain bike trail signs have been installed at the gateways to the Seven Mile Recreation Reserve, capping more than two years of dedicated development by a group of Wakatipu enthusiasts.
Frankton Playcentre will stay open onsite "until the end of the 2008 school year", the Ministry of Education says, after an agreement between the ministry, playcentre management and the Remarkables School Establishment Board of Trustees.
A proposal to clear indigenous vegetation to expand a ski area water reservoir at Coronet Peak is on hold at Lakes Environmental while NZ Ski Ltd supplies an updated site plan and more details of the resource consent variation bid.
All but one public submission backed a resource consent application by the organisers of the charitable Queenstown Auto Extravaganza to hold a 201m race on Domain Rd annually for five years.
