Three major redevelopments in the Queenstown CBD are putting the squeeze on the town's taxi drivers who say they don't have enough places to park during the day. To make it worse, meter patrols aren't showing any sympathy either. James Beech reports.
Cuisine at threesixty will be even more satisfying for one Queenstown resident after he won 360 days of free dining at the resort's only fusion restaurant.
Incredible footage of daredevils in action in some of the world's most remote and beautiful locations is shown in the first three movies announced for this year's Queenstown Adventure Film Festival.
A sixth commercial helicopter operator has applied for landing resource consent around the Lakes district and another operator has applied for "retrospective" landing consents on land administered by the Department of Conservation.
Searle Lane has the potential to become a vibrant hub of cool bars, cafes, restaurants and shops.
An American noise expert, who described herself as an "anti-noise campaigner", was reminded by Judge Laurie Newhook to answer the questions concisely during an Environment Court hearing in Queenstown yesterday.
A psychologist from New York who specialises in the impacts of noise on communities and an acoustics expert from Christchurch will give evidence on behalf of the opponents of the proposed $20 million motorsport park development in Cromwell at the Environment Court in Queenstown today.
The bosses behind three of Queenstown's largest property developments say their projects are on track and funding is secure.
Acoustic experts on behalf of the appellants and Cromwell Motorsport Park Trust Ltd (CMPT) failed to agree on a noise level rating to guide the Environment Court case in Queenstown this week.
Arrowtown residents lobbying for a second community preschool centre are appealing to Lakes district companies to donate time or materials to the project.
Proponents of the $20 million motorsport park in Cromwell told an Environment Court hearing in Queenstown yesterday that sporting events were permitted temporary activities in the Central Otago District Plan and were not required to comply with noise standards.
Lake Wakatipu may have been a bit choppy, but more than 50 passengers were all smiles when Queenstown's TSS Earnslaw embarked on her maiden cruise of the season at noon on Friday.
A total of 85 resource consents for landing sites applied for by Lakes District scenic flight helicopter companies have been granted by Lakes Environmental so far, taking the number of non-notified helipad consents to 117.
An 80-year-old Queenstown man was airlifted to Southland Hospital with serious head injuries after the minibus he was travelling in rolled four times off State Highway 6 at Jollies Hill Pass yesterday.
Take a group of hardy Southern men, put them in fishnet stockings, miniskirts, wigs and slap on enough make-up to put singer Marilyn Manson to shame and you get the 2008 Queenstown winter festival drag queens race.
If you see an avalanche crashing towards you, drop your gear and start a swimming motion.
An application by Alpine Choppers Ltd to land and take off from 119 sites across the Lakes District has been strongly opposed.
Queenstown police, concerned about the high number of youths wandering the resort's central business district late at night, often consuming alcohol and getting into fights, are calling on parents to be more responsible for their children.
Inattention is being blamed for a crash on the Te Anau-Mossburn Highway yesterday morning.
Children from around the district flocked to Queenstown yesterday to enjoy the first Sticky TV Live show, held in the Kawarau Falls Station Pavilion.
