One dead, one critical after trapped by truck
One dead, one critical after trapped by truck
One person has died and another has been transported to Dunedin Hospital following an incident at Closeburn, near Queenstown, this afternoon.
Tracey Roxburgh
Accidental shooting in Queenstown
Accidental shooting in Queenstown
A woman is in hospital with gunshot wounds after what is understood to be an accidental shooting in a subdivision in Queenstown this afternoon.
Housing costs 'biggest handbrake'
Housing costs 'biggest handbrake' for Queenstown Lakes
Finding ways to give the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust ''more firepower'' is expected to be one of the matters facing a mayoral task force.
Trust 'are life-savers', family says
Trust 'are life-savers', family says
The Swain family can sum up how they feel about the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust in four words: ''they are life-savers''.
Aviation pioneer on high
Aviation pioneer on high
Russell Troon's smile said it all.
Tributes for Queenstown barrister
Tributes flow for barrister, environmental lobbyist
Tributes flowed yesterday for community advocate and barrister Bryce Whiting, who died suddenly on Thursday after collapsing before a Queenstown Lakes District Council committee meeting.
Cheaper homes not hitting local values
Cheaper homes not hitting local values
Arguments affordable housing in new developments impacts on neighbouring house prices are unfounded, new research carried out in Queenstown Lakes shows.
Death outside meeting
Death outside meeting
A man died yesterday after collapsing just before a Queenstown Lakes District Council committee meeting in Queenstown.
Aerobatic tour thank-you from RNZAF
Aerobatic display tour thank-you from RNZAF
A different type of falcon is heading for the skies over Otago.
Marine protection plan approved
Marine protection plan approved
Protecting the Fiordland marine area was advanced significantly yesterday after Environment Southland approved the Fiordland Marine Regional Pathway Management Plan.
Pitching in for planting season
Pitching in for planting season
Doing their bit during the Wakatipu Reforestation Trust's planting day at Whitechapel Rd, near Arrowtown, on Saturday are Renee Grove, Noah Bayliss, Gavin Finn and Sam Bayliss, of Queenstown.
Woman in fall trying to stop swimmer
Woman in fall trying to stop swimmer
A woman is likely to spend three months in a wheelchair after plunging down a cliff near Queenstown while attempting to stop another person going for a late-night swim.
Strong interest in Q'town retirement facility
Strong interest in retirement facility
Developers of a retirement home to be built in Queenstown say they have already had more than $80 million in registered interest from future residents.
Monitoring fee in advance proposed
Monitoring fee in advance proposed
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is proposing to add a monitoring fee to every land use consent, to be collected up front as part of the application process.
Harley-Davidson lovers ready to roll
Harley-Davidson enthusiasts ready to roll
They've got their motors running and they're heading for our highways.
Council, NZTA discussing SH6 safe access
Council, NZTA discussing SH6 safe access
Options to improve access to Tucker Beach Rd and Quail Rise from State Highway 6 are being discussed by the Queenstown Lakes District Council and the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA).
Housing ousts nature view
Housing ousts nature view
Consent has been granted for the Queenstown Country Club special housing area, on Ladies Mile - with several amendments to the original proposal.
Son now tells father how it’s done
Son now tells father how it’s done
Danny Masrin has spent most of his life being told what to do by his father.
Walsh puts it on line for pupils
Walsh puts it on line for pupils
One of New Zealand's best athletes provided some last-minute inspiration to a group of Wakatipu High School pupils yesterday, before the Southland Athletics Championships in Invercargill today.
Men's, women's opens get $5.5m
Men's, women's opens get $5.5m
The New Zealand Golf Open has secured almost $3 million of government funding over the next three years.