Valentine named interim chairman
Valentine named interim chairman
Queenstown Airport shareholders have agreed to appoint board member Murray Valentine as interim chairman of the airport corporation board.
James Beech
All the right moves
All the right moves
Using dance to say what words cannot is a passion for the choreographer of All Shook Up.
Greenstone hut to get bigger
Greenstone hut to get bigger
A major redevelopment of the McKellar Hut in the Greenstone Valley this winter will double the number of bunks in the popular shelter to 24.
Classic to open film season
Classic to open film season
Federico Fellini's classic Nights of Cabiria will open the 2011 season for the Queenstown Film Society next month.
Skills aid in quake relief
Skills aid in quake relief
Young Wakatipu leaders raised $2559 for food parcels to Christchurch citizens as part of an ongoing challenge to hone their project management skills, with the help of Queenstown mentors.
Exhibition reflects childhood summer holidays in NZ
Exhibition reflects childhood summer holidays in NZ
Memories of summer holidays conjured up by New Zealand brands and the 1950s trend of butterflies on houses are among the inspirations an Auckland artist will discuss in Arrowtown.
Hiltons' recruitment proceeding well
Hiltons' recruitment proceeding well
Up to 90 positions were filled for the new Hilton Queenstown and Kawarau Hotel by the end of the third and final round of recruitment, in mid-April.
Appeal pleasing
Appeal pleasing
About 30 volunteers from the Queenstown Returned and Services' Association (RSA), the Rotary Club of Queenstown and Queenstown and Frankton fire brigades hit the streets with more than 8000 poppies for the annual Poppy Day, on Thursday.
Cracks force Anzac Day service to shift
Cracks force Anzac Day service to shift
Several unsightly cracks in the walls of the Queenstown Memorial Gates have to be repaired before the resort's Anzac Day service can be held there.
Tourism operators 'realistic'
Tourism operators 'realistic'
Queenstown tourism operators smarting from a series of international natural disasters are not panicking but finding ways to make the winter season a success, the Tourism Industry Association (TIA) was told yesterday.
Forum offers China tourism insights
Forum offers China tourism insights
Insights will be offered and questions answered on how Destination Queenstown members can capitalise on the burgeoning Chinese market, by a panel with first-hand knowledge.
Tourism sector to map way for future
Tourism sector to map way for future
Queenstown tourism operators and its civic leader will help set the agenda for the next government when a Tourism Industry Association (TIA) roadshow rolls into the resort today.
Performing with band 'most exciting part'
Performing with band 'most exciting part'
In the second of our series of profiles with the key crew members and stars of All Shook Up, musical director Cheryl Collie tells James Beech how the upcoming show is coming on song.
Drink-driving reminders to be displayed this Easter
Drink-driving reminders to be displayed this Easter
Posters reminding people not to drink and drive will be distributed to licensed premises in Queenstown around Easter, as part of a campaign throughout the Lakes District and Central Otago.
Holiday madness made for youth
Holiday madness made for youth
"Easter Holiday Madness" for Wakatipu youth will break out over the next two weeks, starting today.
Board, hospital slug it out over health centre
Board, hospital slug it out over health centre
There is no evidence the Lakes District Hospital is clinically unsustainable and a $2 million jump in running costs was a one-off investment to improve the safety of patient care, a health union says.
Wealth of artworks fit for any royalty
Wealth of artworks fit for any royalty
A wealth of art from 23 contemporary New Zealand artists is presented in the Royal Queenstown Easter Show, in Milford Galleries Queenstown.
Gig in aid of quake appeal
Gig in aid of quake appeal
Christchurch band Oval Office was hit hard, professionally and personally, by the earthquake on February 22, but it brings the good times back to Dux de Lux in aid of the Red Cross earthquake appeal.
Hot tip: Greg Johnson
Hot tip: Greg Johnson
Wakatipu solo artists and duos have until the end of April to step up for a chance to perform as the support act for top New Zealand singer-songwriter Greg Johnson, when he plays in Queenstown, on Saturday, June 4.
Grants and sponsorship needed for RWC events
Grants and sponsorship needed for RWC events
Funds from grants and sponsorships will be needed to top up the $85,000 pledged by the Lottery Grants Board for three Rugby World Cup events in Queenstown.