Orchestra and choir combining for poignant show
Orchestra and choir combining for poignant show
The Central Otago Regional Choir returns to the Southern Lakes with a poignant and powerful show on war and peace in honour of Anzac Day.
James Beech
Synchronising talents key to a stellar show
Synchronising talents key to a stellar show
In the countdown to the opening night of the hit musical Chicago next month, James Beech continues a series of interviews with the key cast and crew members.
No direct benefit from funds
No direct benefit from funds
A $158 million boost for tourism spending over the next four years will not directly benefit Destination Queenstown and other regional tourism organisations (RTOs) at the industry's grass roots.
School revamp on track
School revamp on track
About 220 new junior pupils and at least nine teachers will benefit by the end of the year from a major $940,000 overhaul of their classrooms at Queenstown Primary School.
Demand prompts dawn service
Demand prompts dawn service
A dawn service to commemorate Anzac Day will be held by the Queenstown Returned and Services Association (RSA) for the first time in living memory.
Wi-Fi trial extended
Wi-Fi trial extended
Queenstown is by far the most popular Telecom Wi-Fi hotspot in New Zealand and the free trial has been extended beyond the original summer season into autumn.
Vamp a world away from family life
Vamp a world away from family life
In the countdown to the opening night of the hit musical Chicago next month, James Beech continues a series of interviews with the key cast and crew members.
Acclaimed Chinese chef opening restaurant
Acclaimed Chinese chef opening restaurant
A high-quality Chinese restaurant has joined the ranks of a private health care provider, a hairdressing salon, a budget chain and an off-licence as tenants in the new block being built in Remarkables Park Town Centre.
Stag party members arrested after alleged racial abuse
Stag party members arrested after alleged racial abuse
A Korean woman visiting Queenstown was allegedly racially abused and robbed by members of a stag party early on Saturday night.
Crowds flock to autumn festival
Crowds flock to autumn festival
Leaves are turning red and gold and shadows are growing longer, which means attention again shifts to Arrowtown for nine entertainment-packed days, beginning with art and gold-panning competitions and the ever-popular street parade.
Young writer's song for father wins original music contest
Young writer's song for father wins original music contest
A heartfelt song about his late father made a young Queenstown talent the popular winner of Songstars on Saturday night and he now has the chance to professionally record his music in New Zealand's premier studio.
Maritime NZ calls on fishermen to carry beacons
Maritime NZ calls on fishermen to carry beacons
Maritime New Zealand says it endorses the preliminary push voiced by the coroner to make float-free EPIRB satellite-linked beacons compulsory on fishing boats and wants fishermen required to wear flotation devices, but says fishermen do not need to wait for the rules to change.
Look after yourselves, coroner tells Fiordland fishermen
Look after yourselves, coroner tells Fiordland fishermen
Fiordland fishermen should ''look after themselves more than they are doing'', Southern coroner David Crerar said yesterday.
Push for safety measures in wake of drownings
Push for safety measures in wake of drownings
The coroner presiding over the inquest into the loss of four men in Fiordland indicates he will recommend a legislative change to make float free satellite-linked beacons compulsory on fishing boats and fishermen required to wear flotation devices.
Fisherman tells of finding wreckage of mate's boat
Fisherman tells of finding wreckage of mate's boat
A fishing friend of K-Cee skipper Bruce Gordon, lost with his crewman Darren Allen, in "atrocious" sea conditions off Fiordland almost a year ago, has told of finding the wreckage of his mate's boat.
TV recycling bonus with 80% subsidy
TV recycling bonus with 80% subsidy
Queenstown has one of six new ''TV TakeBack'' drop-off sites to open in Central Otago this week, with residents expected to take advantage of the opportunity to recycle their old televisions, for $5.
French film treats in festival
French film treats in festival
The seventh annual Alliance Francaise French Film Festival is about to open in the Queenstown Lakes district this week, for the first time.
Acts cover Queenstown
Acts cover Queenstown
The Wanaka-founded Southern Lakes Festival of Colour is making inroads into Queenstown, with seven acts lined up next week.
A passenger milestone
A passenger milestone
Nearly one million Jetstar passengers have travelled through Queenstown Airport out of the five million passengers the airline has flown around New Zealand since it launched domestic services in 2009.
Wheels will turn at Trenz
Wheels will turn at Trenz
Arrowtown's new role as the hub of cycling in the Southern Lakes will be one of the assets promoted when Discover Arrowtown attends Trenz, in Auckland this month.