Wilding pine bid needs extra hands
Wilding pine bid needs extra hands
More volunteers are needed for the wilding conifer control project on Ben Lomond.
Joanne Carroll
Firefighters aiming even higher
Firefighters aiming even higher
Four Arrowtown volunteer firefighters have already raised about $7500 for the Leukaemia and Blood Foundation - before taking on the daunting stairway of Auckland's Sky Tower.
Road clause 'hurdle' for Milford tunnel plan
Road clause 'hurdle' for Milford tunnel plan
A clause in the draft Mt Aspiring National Park management plan opposing any new roads in the park is a "hurdle" for the proposed $160 million tunnel linking Queenstown to Milford Sound.
Cricket: Momentum with White Ferns
Cricket: Momentum with White Ferns
Cricketer Sophie Devine (20) is hoping the White Ferns can keep up the winning momentum and come out on top in the one-day international against Australia in Queenstown today.
Paragliding competitors happy despite delay
Paragliding competitors happy despite delay
Sixteen paragliders competed at the annual Acrofest competition in Kingston last week, but the final event will not be held until March 13.
Clinic to help runners and Pink Pilates
Clinic to help runners and Pink Pilates
Six Queenstown professionals are donating their time to help women learn how to run, and in order to raise money for the Pink Pilates Trust.
Contractors in dispute at Kawarau Falls
Contractors in dispute at Kawarau Falls
About 50 workers have been pulled off Queenstown's $1 billion Kawarau Falls Station development following a dispute between contractors.
Trails Trust organises fundraiser
Trails Trust organises fundraiser
The Wakatipu Trails Trust is calling for participants for the first Wakatipu Trails Blazer.
Radical health shake-up mooted
Radical health shake-up mooted
Patients will be assessed before being allowed free access to Queenstown's emergency department under a proposed radical shake-up of Wakatipu healthcare services.
Residents oppose airport noise plan
Residents oppose airport noise plan
Most submissions on Queenstown Airport Corporation's (QAC) noise-boundary plan change oppose extending noise boundaries and the airport's operating hours.
10 parties appeal rezoning of Frankton land
10 parties appeal rezoning of Frankton land
Ten appellants are proceeding to the Environment Court against the Queenstown Lakes District Council's plan change for Frankton.
It's Girl Guide biscuit time again
It's Girl Guide biscuit time again
Wakatipu Girl Guides and Brownies are heading out in force this month to sell as many Guide biscuits as possible.
Party time, South American style
Party time, South American style
Queenstown's first festival celebrating South American culture will be held at Earnslaw Park this month
It's all about the breathing
It's all about the breathing
My training for the Real women's duathlon was up and down last week.
Paragliding in perfect conditions
Paragliding in perfect conditions
Strong winds kept 16 top paragliders on the ground yesterday morning but they took to the sky in the afternoon for the annual Acrofest competition near Kingston.
29 adventure tourists die in five years
29 adventure tourists die in five years
Twenty-nine people died while taking part in adventure tourism activities in New Zealand in the five years to June 30 last year, a Department of Labour report on safety in adventure tourism reveals.
Fire risk in Queenstown still very high
Fire risk in Queenstown still very high
February has been a very dry month for Queenstown, with rainfall well below average.
Cromwell guests top spenders
Cromwell guests top spenders
Holiday park visitors are spending more per day in Queenstown than anywhere else in New Zealand.
111 failings cited in race death
111 failings cited in race death
The person who took an emergency call about a man who died during last year's Motatapu Icebreaker mountain bike event made several errors and caused delays, a coroner's court was told yesterday.
Tree not worth a human life, coroner states
Tree not worth a human life, coroner states
A tree is not worth a human life, Coroner David Crerar said yesterday at the inquest into the death of a Queenstown man who was killed when a poplar tree fell on to the cab of his ute last year.