Police seek leads on last weekend's house fire
Police seek leads on last weekend's house fire
Police inquiries are continuing into a Queenstown house fire last weekend.
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Interim decision on noise
Interim decision on noise
An interim decision regarding Queenstown Airport noise boundary issues was delivered by the Environment Court yesterday and an agreement from involved parties is now due by the end of the month.
Rugby: Rippa of a time
Rugby: Rippa of a time
Arrowtown School's rippa rugby team with the All Blacks during the team's captain's run at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Friday.
Guest nights up 7.1% for Queenstown
Guest nights up 7.1% for Queenstown
Queenstown experienced a visitor boom during July, leading the country in terms of guest-night increases, according to Statistics New Zealand.
Skippers Rd work commences
Skippers Rd work commences
Reconstruction of the 5m section of Skippers Rd that plunged into the Shotover River on Wednesday began yesterday.
Bike Park 'looking awesome'
Bike Park 'looking awesome'
Still relatively new, the Queenstown Bike Park gondola-accessed downhill trail can be ranked with the best of the world-renowned downhill trails.
Sophie to join captain's run
Sophie to join captain's run
Today Sophie Newbold turns 18. While other 18-year-olds might celebrate with a glass in hand, Sophie will pass the milestone in no ordinary fashion, when she joins her All Black heroes in the captain's run in Dunedin today, before the test against the Springboks tomorrow night.
Vibrant Spring Show tipped
Vibrant Spring Show tipped
Organisers of the 89th annual Arrowtown Spring Show are calling for entries from throughout Wakatipu.
Skippers Road may reopen by mid-October
Skippers Road may reopen by mid-October
The Queenstown Lakes District Council hopes Skippers Road could be reopened by the middle of next month.
Sunken vessels' vents closed to halt leaching
Sunken vessels' vents closed to halt leaching
Air vents of two sunken vessels in Fiordland on Friday have been closed to stop further seepage of diesel into the water.
Bonus day in resort after snow closes airport
Bonus day in resort after snow closes airport
Hundreds of Queenstown airline passengers whose travel plans had been disrupted by Tuesday's snowstorm were yesterday slowly making their way to their destinations.
Incident with crane creates spill alert
Incident with crane creates spill alert
Environment Southland staff are on alert after a crane and power pack containing more than 1800 litres of fuel toppled at Milford Sound's Freshwater Basin yesterday.
We just hit a rock: skipper
We just hit a rock: skipper
"It was like the Titanic," the skipper of a charter fishing boat said of a drama which unfolded in Foveaux Strait yesterday.
Sport success
Sport success
Wakatipu High School had a successful week during the annual schools winter tournament week, which ran from Monday to Friday last week.
Victims' stories told
Victims' stories told
A verbatim play on the experiences of those present during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake was performed in Queenstown last night and will show one more time tonight at Wakatipu High School.
Ice hockey: Controversial win for Red Devils
Ice hockey: Controversial win for Red Devils
The Canterbury Red Devils dashed the Southern Stampede's dreams for a second straight year with a controversial win in the national league final on Saturday night.
Consultation on consent charges
Consultation on consent charges
New fixed charges on resource consents will go out for public consultation this week after the Queenstown Lakes District Council endorsed a proposal it says will remove uncertainty for applicants.
Proposed fix for rates adopted
Proposed fix for rates adopted
Unexpected anomalies to Queenstown Lakes District Council rates were addressed yesterday by the council and a proposed solution adopted.
Ice hockey: Finals fever running high as fans back Stampede
Ice hockey: Finals fever running high as fans back Stampede
Queenstown has ice hockey fever ahead of the national league final tonight.
Inspection for spills after vessels sink
Inspection for spills after vessels sink
Two vessels sank in Breaksea Sound, Fiordland, yesterday morning and will be inspected by divers today for spilled oil and fuel.