Nzone rejects proposed compromise
Nzone rejects proposed compromise
A compromise offered by Jacks Point parties that would clear the way for Nzone Skydive to increase its number of flights was shot down by Nzone's counsel yesterday.
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Timing of Delta work questioned
Timing of Delta work questioned
Delta Utilities Services says clearing trees and vegetation near power lines between Arrowtown and Lake Hayes is ''essential'' next week, but a resident says the consequent lack of power could affect a young violinist's chances in a $40,000 competition.
Dancing on thin ice
Dancing on thin ice
What can happen to the talented child of a famous parent when they struggle for recognition is explored in a play to be staged in Arrowtown.
Sophisticated dazzler
Sophisticated dazzler
Chicago is a helluva town in the Roaring Twenties, where murder is a form of entertainment and the court room is the stage to become a star.
Alliance opens doors
Alliance opens doors
Queenstown is ''a hidden gem'' about to be discovered by even more Europeans, as well as Middle Easterners and Africans, courtesy of a new alliance between Emirates airline and Qantas.
Hotel sector slowly improving
Hotel sector slowly improving
Green shoots of recovery are beginning to show in Queenstown's hotel sector after a disastrous 2011, but hoteliers are vigilant of Australian and Japanese visitor markets, conscious of the strong New Zealand dollar and know progress relies on a successful winter season.
Ski sale on Sunday
Ski sale on Sunday
Bargain-hunters will descend on the Queenstown Events Centre this Sunday for the annual fundraising Wakatipu Ski Club sale. More than 3000 items of winter ski and snowboard gear will be available at competitive prices.
Parking feedback deadline nears
Parking feedback deadline nears
Frankton residents have until the end of the month to give the Queenstown Lakes District Council their feedback on three ways to manage parking in the suburb.
Upbeat ski season outlook
Upbeat ski season outlook
Queenstown's largest employer presented business leaders with a rosy outlook for the 2013 snow sports season last week, with summer projects largely completed, early bookings ''encouraging'' and the resort considered a ''sexy'' winter destination again.
Musicians back Family Centre fundraiser
Musicians back Family Centre fundraiser
The Jack singers Charlotte Graf (left) and Leanne Malcolm, plus bandmates Matt Anthony on lead guitar, Dave Gent on bass and Ivan Hamilton on drums, are throwing their support behind the Queenstown Lakes Family Centre by volunteering their time to perform dancefloor-filling rock and blues classics at the centre's fundraising black tie charity dinner and auction on Saturday.
Gifted children policy bid
Gifted children policy bid
Wakatipu High School needs to develop a more coherent policy for its gifted and talented pupils, principal Steve Hall says, after a report slammed the only identification method as ''invalid''.
Ready for violin contest
Ready for violin contest
Top New Zealand violinist Natalie Lin and 17 of her contemporaries from around the world are practising hard and preparing to leave for Queenstown and their chance to win $40,000.
Five Mile clears hurdle
Five Mile clears hurdle
A $125 million retail complex, with a Countdown supermarket as a major tenant at the abandoned Five Mile site in Queenstown, has been cleared to progress after a judicial review instigated by Shotover Park Ltd was dropped yesterday.
Changes hit core of Doc
Changes hit core of Doc
Decades of conservation experience and technical knowledge in the Wakatipu could be lost as a result of national restructuring of the Department of Conservation (Doc).
Beacons may have saved 4
Beacons may have saved 4
A satellite-linked emergency beacon and wearing life jackets could have made the difference between life and death for the crews of two Fiordland fishing boats, a coroner's inquest in Te Anau heard yesterday.
In step in 'Chicago'
In step in 'Chicago'
Queenstown talent Fiona Stephenson, as murderess turned tabloid sensation Roxie Hart who fantasises about being a star, performs with (from left) Yukin Naidoo, Huffer Campos, Kyle Thompson-Connell and Paul McLachlan in the Showbiz Queenstown production of Chicago.
Skydive bid wait
Skydive bid wait
Counsel representing parties involved in the Environment Court case on the bid by Nzone Skydive Queenstown to increase operations near Jacks Point agreed on Thursday to resume the hearing next week.
Helping hands for ecosystem
Helping hands for ecosystem
A Department of Conservation (Doc) project to protect a rare ecosystem near Queenstown will receive a helping hand from the Queenstown Climbing Club.
Australian travel agents head south
Australian travel agents head south
More than 50 travel agents from Australia are breaking away from the party of 255 agents attending Tourism New Zealand's ''Mega Famil'' in Auckland and venturing south to Queenstown and Wanaka this weekendThe 54 agents arrived in Queenstown yesterday.
Nzone tells of demand exceeding flights
Nzone tells of demand exceeding flights
Nzone Skydive Queenstown had to divert customers to Queenstown Airport more than six times in the year ending November 2012 when customer demand exceeded the existing 35-flights-a-day cap at the airfield.