Local matters once over lightly
Local matters once over lightly
Deputy Prime Minister Bill English was in Queenstown last week and Queenstown Times reporter Olivia Caldwell sat down for 20 questions in 20 minutes with the Clutha-Southland MP.
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Use of windsocks to measure wind speed unreliable, witness says
Use of windsocks to measure wind speed unreliable, witness says
Pacific Blue airline captain's use of airport windsocks to measure wind gusts before taking off was both criticised and defended in the Queenstown District Court yesterday.
Tri events offer great terrain
Tri events offer great terrain
Competitors in the Active QT Ultimate Tri Series will be given the "exclusive" opportunity to run, bike and swim on Ben Lomond Station near Queenstown this Saturday.
Lodge hearing adjourned
Lodge hearing adjourned
Owners of the luxury Matakauri Lodge will have to wait longer to expand the lodge after commissioners adjourned a hearing to decide on the construction of a proposed "owners' cottage".
Update on land rezoning plans
Update on land rezoning plans
The Queenstown Lakes District Council will update members about 12 different progressing plan changes, the majority involving land rezoning, during its strategy committee meeting tomorrow.
Discussion of open spaces on the agenda
Discussion of open spaces on the agenda
Landscape protection will be high on the Queenstown Lakes District Council's strategy committee agenda tomorrow.
Speedminton: New sport for school
Speedminton: New sport for school
Described as the next-generation racquet sport, speed badminton - speedminton - has reached Dunedin.
Race attracts record number of runners
Race attracts record number of runners
While Motatapu race organisers have capped the number of mountain-bike entries this year, running competitors have reached a record high for the event.
Gas scare clears sushi restaurant in resort
Gas scare clears sushi restaurant in resort
A vapour, described by a Queenstown restaurant owner as resembling tear gas, was released in a sushi restaurant in the resort's CBD on Tuesday night, leading to the hurried evacuation of 23 patrons.
Concert raises $132,000 for hall
Concert raises $132,000 for hall
Funds for the Queenstown Memorial Hall upgrade are past halfway after Saturday night's Reach Out entertainment event raised $132,000.
Surf life-saving: Dunedin brothers win NZ title
Surf life-saving: Dunedin brothers win NZ title
Anyone with a sibling will know it would be a brave move putting your life in their hands.
Buildings pass quake assessment
Buildings pass quake assessment
Two Dunedin City Council buildings have been rated well above New Zealand building code requirements in regard to earthquakes.
Air pistol not recovered
Air pistol not recovered
A Queenstown man will appear in the Queenstown District Court today after shooting himself in the leg with an air pistol on Friday.
After 20 years, women still in the race
After 20 years, women still in the race
Fit Wakatipu athletes showed up in numbers at the Lake Hayes Showgrounds on Saturday for the Fresh Choice Women's Triathlon in what were chilly autumn conditions.
Artwork for auction on show
Artwork for auction on show
Artworks are now on display at the Millennium Hotel in Queenstown before the Pat Farry Trust Wine and Art Auction and Gala Dinner on Saturday.
Indian motorcycle rally in town today
Indian motorcycle rally in town today
Dunedin residents will get the rare chance to see Indian motorcycles this weekend when the Indian Owners Register celebrates 21 years of its annual motorcycle rally.
Hockey: Lack of funding puts paid to new turf
Hockey: Lack of funding puts paid to new turf
A lack of funding from the Dunedin City Council means Otago hockey will have to wait some time for a new turf.
Cricket: Finish the job plea to Volts
Cricket: Finish the job plea to Volts
Collapse is a word Otago Volts coach Vaughn Johnson wants to avoid today in Hamilton when his side faces top-of-the-table Northern Districts.
Taking the plunge
Taking the plunge
The lure of a $6000 diamond ring on the special date of February 29 prompted a Dunedin woman to pop the question yesterday.
Claim party drug not like cocaine
Claim party drug not like cocaine
A powdered drug mimicking cocaine is being sold in Queenstown, but one pill-store owner claims the packaging is just a marketing ploy and the product is harmless.