Indignation at review of brothel bylaw
Indignation at review of brothel bylaw
Plans by the Queenstown Lakes District Council to review its brothel control bylaw sparked an indignant response from opponents yesterday.
Matthew Haggart
Freedom camping issues focus of forum
Freedom camping issues focus of forum
Messy issues being created by freedom campers within the tourist, environmental and conservation sectors will be discussed at a meeting of the New Zealand Freedom Camping Forum in Auckland on Wednesday.
Rippon harvest promising as buildings progress
Rippon harvest promising as buildings progress
"Exceptionally balanced" grapes are being picked from vines at Rippon Vineyard as the Wanaka winery presses ahead with the first stage of a major expansion of facilities.
Historic shop to be given facelift
Historic shop to be given facelift
One of Wanaka's oldest buildings is to get a facelift, with a new paint scheme in the works for the town's 99-year-old original general store.
More unit owners sign with resort
More unit owners sign with resort
Oakridge Resort has signed new term agreements bringing independently owned apartments back under the hotel's management, although a few individual unit owners continue to hold out from joining.
Freedom camping 'not our business'
Freedom camping 'not our business'
A plea to the New Zealand Conservation Authority from the Otago Conservation Board to address the messy issue of freedom campers has been turned down.
Blocking vans opposed
Blocking vans opposed
Blocking access to freedom campers and campervans around New Zealand's scenic hotspots is not a good message to send to international visitors or locals, a Tourism Industry Association advocate says.
Council takes stock at prospect of a GST rise
Council takes stock at prospect of a GST rise
Queenstown Lakes District Council finance staff are making preparations to cope with a predicted rise in GST, which is expected to be announced in the Government's May Budget.
Plea for brothels in Queenstown
Plea for brothels in Queenstown
Queenstown and Wanaka may get some new red-light attractions after Queenstown Lakes District councillors voted unanimously yesterday to review the council's brothel control bylaw.
Quorum reached just in time
Quorum reached just in time
A Queenstown Lakes rates rise of 7.95% came close to not being adopted yesterday, when a council meeting in Wanaka almost failed to reach a quorum.
Rocks used to keep out camper vans
Rocks used to keep out camper vans
One small community's step to address the problem of freedom campers fouling the countryside with human waste could become a giant lead for other frustrated communities around the country, Queenstown Lakes Mayor Clive Geddes says.
Police seek woman after unprovoked attack
Police seek woman after unprovoked attack
An unprovoked attack by a woman early yesterday left a 28-year-old Wanaka woman with a bloodied nose and fat lip after she was "smacked in the face".
Sewage concerns at centre of appeals
Sewage concerns at centre of appeals
Smelly Queenstown sewage is at the centre of an Environment Court appeal bringing together the Otago Regional Council, the Queenstown Lakes District Council and Frankton property developers for a hearing scheduled in Wanaka next month.
Snowboarding: Wanaka rider wins in US
Snowboarding: Wanaka rider wins in US
Wanaka snowboarder Benjamin Sutherland (18) was celebrating a first win by a New Zealander at a United States national boardercross event, at Copper Mountain, Colorado, yesterday.
Buyer still sought for restored warplane
Buyer still sought for restored warplane
A buyer is still being sought for Sir Tim Wallis' World War 2 Hawker Hurricane fighter plane, after it was last offered for sale at a Melbourne auction in September.
Consent sought for signs
Consent sought for signs
Wanaka's largest retirement-village development is seeking resource consent for a long-term site for advertising signage at its Cardrona Valley Rd site.
School starts relocation
School starts relocation
The first moves to relocate Wanaka Primary School across town to its new $21 million site at Scurr Heights have started, with equipment from two playgrounds the first items to go.
Residents to place barriers blocking campervans
Residents to place barriers blocking campervans
The Hawea Community Association (HCA), angry about the fouling of rest areas by freedom campers, has decided to take action to keep campervans out of several lakeside rest areas around Lake Hawea.
No charges over mephedrone importation
No charges over mephedrone importation
Wanaka police decided not to charge a local person who mail-ordered the illegal party drug mephedrone from overseas, after New Zealand Customs officials intercepted a Wanaka-bound package of the drug last month.
Decision to be appealed
Decision to be appealed
A property developer behind Wanaka's proposed secondary town centre at the ambitious Three Parks development has appealed against several conditions contained within the Queenstown Lakes district plan decision.