Health trust seeks trustees
Health trust seeks trustees
Queenstown's health watchdog is searching for new trustees to preserve the mothballed Wakatipu Health Trust for fundraising efforts.
James Beech
Costs topped $730,000 - report
Costs topped $730,000 - report
Governance costs of more than $730,000 would be avoided if the regulatory activities of Lakes Environmental and Lakes Leisure were provided within the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Scenery stars in featurette
Scenery stars in featurette
Worldwide fans of The Hobbit will be told Queenstown is ''a beautiful jewel at the bottom of the world'' and Strath Taieri is ''glorious'' when they watch a special feature on the locations used in the trilogy from the comfort of their own homes.
Auckland flights big boost
Auckland flights big boost
Extra services to Queenstown during summer proved popular for both Air New Zealand and Jetstar.
Smoking advice welcomed
Smoking advice welcomed
Australian smokers wish their health service offered to help them quit the habit when they were admitted to hospitals across the Tasman, Lakes District Hospital staff say.
Quakes inspired 37 photographs
Quakes inspired 37 photographs
A poignant exhibition of images inspired by the Canterbury earthquakes has been added to the Southern Lakes Festival of Colour next month.
Crash hits early traffic
Crash hits early traffic
Morning rush-hour traffic was reduced to a crawl, and sometimes a standstill, in Frankton Rd yesterday while Queenstown and Frankton emergency services dealt with a collision between two vehicles on the main artery of the resort.
Flu vaccinations encouraged
Flu vaccinations encouraged
Influenza awareness in the Southern Lakes is getting a shot in the arm from the Southern District Health Board.
Bridge option ignores community, resident says
Bridge option ignores community, resident says
A Frankton resident has criticised the community consultation by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) as ''disingenuous'' for not considering Robertson St as a more efficient link for the proposed $20 million replacement Kawarau Falls bridge.
Trip brings mining heritage alive
Trip brings mining heritage alive
Expeditions to remote areas of historical interest in the Wakatipu could become an annual fixture, following the popularity of the trip to Macetown last weekend.
Plan change accepted; to be notified
Plan change accepted; to be notified
A Proposal to provide 2400 homes in an area larger than central Queenstown will be opened to public consultation after a Queenstown Lakes District Council subcommittee unanimously accepted the private plan change request yesterday.
Plan still mired in litigation
Plan still mired in litigation
Not much work on the endlessly contested Frankton Flats plan change can be done by the Queenstown Lakes District Council while the verdicts of two High Court appeals are yet to be heard.
Songstars tickets on sale from today
Songstars tickets on sale from today
Tickets go on sale today for the third annual Songstars talent competition in the Queenstown Memorial Centre on April 11-13.
Total number of participants doubles
Total number of participants doubles
Organisers from the Queenstown-based Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust say they are thrilled their latest fun run and walk doubled its numbers since the inaugural outing last year.
Rise in outpatient services despite slower-than-expected progress
Rise in outpatient services despite slower-than-expected progress
While progress on some National Health Board recommendations may not be as great as anticipated, more outpatient services are being offered at Queenstown's hospital and doctors are more able to specialise, cutting the need for Wakatipu patients to travel for healthcare.
When people break
When people break
A little girl's body is the scene of a crime, but what happens when that little girl vanishes, the authorities are in disbelief, her community wants to keep its secrets and the obsessed investigator's own past returns to haunt her?
Backing for $18m Kawarau Falls replacement bridge
Backing for $18m Kawarau Falls replacement bridge
Independent commissioners are backing construction of an $18 million Kawarau Falls replacement bridge.
Chinese focus pays off beyond expectations
Chinese focus pays off beyond expectations
Preperations for an increase in lucrative visitors celebrating Chinese New Year last month paid off even more than expected for many Queenstown tourism operators.
Cricketers go batty on swings
Cricketers go batty on swings
England cricketer Matt Prior (pictured) and virtually all of the team were bowled over by Shotover Canyon Swing in Queenstown, so much so some of them went back for seconds.
Hopes high for a very good vintage
Hopes high for a very good vintage
The new-look Gibbston Wine and Food Festival tomorrow will usher in a good grape harvest in the Gibbston valley in the next few weeks after the long, hot, dry summer, winemakers say.