Rugby still wide open
Rugby still wide open
With only four weeks until the final of the Central Otago Rugby competition, it is still unclear which four sides will make the semifinals.
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Queenstown beaten 3-1
Queenstown beaten 3-1
The Queenstown women's premier hockey side received its second drilling of the season against Cromwell on Saturday, going down 3-1 to the home side.
Perfect start to ski season
Perfect start to ski season
Coronet Peak opened in perfect conditions on Saturday morning. More than 200 patrons were lined up at the chairlift for the cutting of the ribbon, the first having arrived at 4.30am.
Golfing gold
Golfing gold
The Wakatipu High School golf squad is headed to the national secondary schools' tournament in September for the first time in 16 years.
Commissioners hear both sides now
Commissioners hear both sides now
Although the majority of submissions last month supported the Arrowtown ward and councillor, commissioners were presented with both sides of the argument at the representation review hearing yesterday.
Housing party to co-opt three members
Housing party to co-opt three members
The Queenstown Lakes District Affordable Housing Working Party will adopt three more members - from the tourism, real estate and building industries.
Cases for, against ward
Cases for, against ward
Despite most of the 200 representation review submissions to the council last month being in favour of keeping an Arrowtown ward and councillor, yesterday's verbal submissions made arguments for both cases.
Skyline signs deal to build commercial luge in Korea
Skyline signs deal to build commercial luge in Korea
Skyline has signed a lease for its fourth overseas commercial luge in the Korean city of Tongyeong and expects 1.6 million visitors a year.
Astronomical interest in transit
Astronomical interest in transit
Nearly 140 years ago, the transit of Venus was observed in Queenstown by a United States Naval Observatory scientific expedition and on Wednesday modern stargazers gathered at the same spot to watch the planet appear once again between the earth and the sun.
Schools ponder Budget's impact
Schools ponder Budget's impact
Principals of Lakes District primary schools are concerned about the impact the Budget will have on staff funding and quality teaching.
Aussie Miss Otago 'assumed citizenship was automatic'
Aussie Miss Otago 'assumed citizenship was automatic'
Australian-born Miss Otago Monique Cooley assumed she qualified for Miss New Zealand automatically after living here for 12 years.
Miss Otago caught in row
Miss Otago caught in row
Miss Universe New Zealand third runner-up and Miss Otago Monique Cooley has been caught in a beauty pageant row after being unaware she did not hold New Zealand citizenship.
Season passes for skifield bus service
Season passes for skifield bus service
Those without a four-wheel-drive to shoot up the mountain this season can purchase season bus passes from town to the Cardrona, Coronet Peak, Remarkables and Treble Cone skifields.
Holiday now for Miss Otago
Holiday now for Miss Otago
Miss Otago has returned from the Miss Universe New Zealand beauty pageant with a new sash, and although there has been some controversy surrounding her New Zealand citizenship, she is ready to kick off her heels and take a holiday.
Arrowtown cottage labour of love
Arrowtown cottage labour of love
Project people are the Jenkinses, but no project has been more satisfying for the couple than the restoration of their historic Arrowtown convent home.
Miss Otago named third runner-up
Miss Otago named third runner-up
Monique Cooley has returned from the Miss New Zealand beauty pageant in Wellington as third runner-up.
Cocktail bar rumoured for new building
Cocktail bar rumoured for new building
Cocktail bars are usually associated with the big smoke, but rumour has it Arrowtown has one on its way.
Liquor licence forfeited; restaurant ban
Liquor licence forfeited; restaurant ban
A Cromwell restaurant owner last year convicted of indecently assaulting two former employees and offering to supply cannabis to a person under the age of 18 at one of his restaurants will lose his liquor licence and his ability to enter his restaurants during business hours.
Criterion owners penalised for week
Criterion owners penalised for week
Owners of Alexandra's Criterion Hotel have been given a seven-day liquor licence suspension by the Liquor Licensing Authority, five months after their last suspension.
Telecom outage disrupts businesses
Telecom outage disrupts businesses
Arrowtown businesses were disrupted by a telecommunications outage near Lake Hayes yesterday, which affected 150 Telecom phone users and 1000 broadband customers.