Ski season optimism
Ski season optimism
NZSki chiefs gave their most upbeat preseason briefing in years to the Wakatipu business community last night.
James Beech
Bomb joke draws warning
Bomb joke draws warning
A Brazilian man earned a severe warning from police after he allegedly joked about a bomb not being packed in his friend's luggage at Queenstown Airport yesterday.
Urged to keep cap on flights
Urged to keep cap on flights
Consent for Nzone Skydive Queenstown to increase its number of flights should be declined, or the cap at 35 flights a day should be maintained if consent is granted, Jacks Point parties say.
Ready for all that jazz
Ready for all that jazz
Showbiz Queenstown is gearing up to present the eagerly-awaited musical Chicago, which features Nicole McLean as Velma (pictured above left) and Fiona Stephenson (right) as Roxie, in the Queenstown Memorial Hall from Thursday.
Spock-Kirk chemistry propels warp-speed 'Star Trek'
Spock-Kirk chemistry propels warp-speed 'Star Trek'
Spock (Zachary Quinto) and Uhura (Zoe Saldana) may continue their surprise relationship in Star Trek Into Darkness, but the real romance, or rather bromance, is between the green-blooded, pointy-eared half-Vulcan and Captain James Tiberius Kirk (Chris Pine).
Noise from aircraft defended
Noise from aircraft defended
The thought a four-hour golf experience would be ruined by one and a-half minutes of noise from a skydiving operation is ''a huge imbalance'', the Environment Court heard in Queenstown yesterday.
Talented cast ready to deliver
Talented cast ready to deliver
In the countdown to the opening night of the hit musical Chicago next month, James Beech reports on a rehearsal and sneak peek of the production.
Film festival promises adrenaline action
Film festival promises adrenaline action
Freeriders versus untamed Mother Nature and the world's snowboarding stars are the subjects of the first two movies to be screened in Queenstown and Wanaka as part of Winter Games NZ 2013.
New rental car operator set up at airport terminal
New rental car operator set up at airport terminal
Europcar is the first rental-car operator in Queenstown Airport to open its newly designed booth, only the second place in New Zealand where the new global livery has been used.
Aiming to promote the use of life jackets
Aiming to promote the use of life jackets
Promoting the importance of wearing life jackets when boating is one of a raft of agreements signed by Maritime New Zealand and national boating authorities from Australia, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.
New owners for epic race
New owners for epic race
The Speight's Coast to Coast, described as the longest-running multisport event in the world, has been bought by a Queenstown company which has interests in AJ Hackett Bungy and NZSki.
Blanket of snow
Blanket of snow
Queenstown was lashed by torrential rain on Thursday night, but the upside was a blanket of snow on Wakatipu peaks yesterday.
Wakatipu health shuttle could face axe
Wakatipu health shuttle could face axe
The St John Wakatipu health shuttle is at risk of being axed, just six months after it was launched, if more people do not use it to attend their medical appointments in Invercargill.
Trenz back soon: CEO
Trenz back soon: CEO
Trenz will return to Queenstown ''in the reasonably near future'', Tourism Industry Association chief executive Martin Snedden says.
Upgrade widens track's appeal
Upgrade widens track's appeal
The Greenstone-Caples Track is deemed safer and more accessible to a wider range of people as a 10-year upgrade by the Department of Conservation (Doc) nears completion.
38km of stoat traps set
38km of stoat traps set
The first stage of the $350,000 Air New Zealand-backed Routeburn Valley Restoration Plan has been completed with the installation of 38km of stoat traps.
Cup in Wakatipu's clutches
Cup in Wakatipu's clutches
Wakatipu Premiers broke Arrowtown's four-year winning streak of ''The Cup'' with a narrow 16-10 win at Jack Reid Park, Arrowtown, on Saturday.
Hut to close for painting
Hut to close for painting
A hut on the Routeburn Track will be closed for two weeks this month as part of a $1.5 million deal between the Department of Conservation (Doc) and Dulux New Zealand.
Map colour-codes towns' accessibility
Map colour-codes towns' accessibility
Visitors of all abilities and ages will benefit from a free new map that illustrates the accessibility, gradient and terrain of Queenstown, Frankton and Arrowtown.
Pace, balance keep director busy
Pace, balance keep director busy
In the countdown to the opening night of the hit musical Chicago next month, James Beech continues a series of interviews with key cast and crew.