Bereaved family forgiving
Bereaved family forgiving of man who caused fatal accident
The daughter of a Cromwell woman killed in a car crash near Queenstown last year says her family bears the man responsible no ill will.
Tracey Roxburgh
Business development support sought
Business development support sought
The Queenstown Lakes district’s economic development strategy was yesterday likened to a "very nice" parked car with no driver.
Capacity increase at school on cards
Capacity increase at Wakatipu High on cards
Funding to increase the capacity of Wakatipu High School by 600 will be considered under next year's Budget, it was announced this morning.
Planning under way to keep traffic flowing
Planning under way to keep traffic flowing
Overflow parking, electronic signs, traffic management personnel and live traffic cameras will be used in Queenstown and Wanaka to help with ''traffic snarl-ups'' and delays on the roading network.
Council seeks advice on election spending
Council seeks advice on election spending
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has called in the Department of Internal Affairs over potential inconsistencies in two electoral expenses returns.
Cow shot after hit on Crown Range
Cow shot after hit on Crown Range
A cow had to be shot by a farmer on the Crown Range after being hit by a vehicle last night.
Playgrounds receive grants from trust
Playgrounds receive grants from trust
Arrowtown Primary School has received $56,300 from the Central Lakes Trust to help pay for a new soft-fall playground.
Freedom clamping at Lake Hayes
Freedom clamping at Lake Hayes
Freedom clamping is about to be introduced at Lake Hayes.
Common sense for concert: organisers
Common sense for concert: organisers
One of the organisers of next year’s Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert has praised the "common sense" approach taken by the district licensing committee.
Neighbour objects to brewery
Neighbour objects to brewery
A landowner who opposed a liquor licence application for a new craft brewery in Wanaka told the district licensing committee last week he "fully" acknowledged he was wasting his time.
Report to be filed after pilot spots 'unmanned aerial vehicle'
Report to be filed after pilot spots 'unmanned aerial vehicle'
An incident report will be filed with the Civil Aviation Authority after an ''unmanned aerial vehicle'' was seen flying in the Jack's Point area yesterday afternoon.
Likely to fight appeal, Fish and Game says
Likely to fight appeal, Fish and Game says
The Southland District Council (SDC) plans to go to the High Court over the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail, and Fish and Game says it will not back down from the fight.
School leavers take the plunge
School leavers take the plunge
Fifty Queenstown pupils threw themselves off a bridge yesterday in an annual rite of passage for high school leavers.
Twins peak: Sisters scale Mt Cook
Twins peak: a Mt Cook first
Twin sisters Nungshi and Tashi Malik have made history - again.
More Lakes District water to be chlorinated
Water to be chlorinated
Water supplies at Arrowtown, Hawea and Glendhu Bay will be chlorinated this summer, following the Havelock North water contamination crisis earlier this year.
Skyline shop seeks licence
Skyline shop seeks licence
A Queenstown tourism company will know within the next month if it will be able to sell alcohol from a souvenir shop, a move some agencies believe would set a precedent for the resort.
Power cut for upgrade
Power cut for upgrade
Glenorchy and Closeburn residents will be without power for 15 minutes tomorrow while Aurora Energy completes an upgrade of overhead lines.
Beaver Liquor 'guinea pigs'
Beaver Liquor 'guinea pigs'
A chain of Queenstown Lakes bottle stores needs to sell more alcohol so it can keep its off-licences.
Alcohol sales limits contested
Alcohol sales limits contested
The organiser of Gibbston's summer concert on January 21 is fighting for concert patrons to be permitted to buy more than five times the amount of alcohol listed in a national guideline for events.
Air bag used to clear rock
Air bag used to clear rock
An industrial air bag is being used to clear rock from the Nevis Bluff, about halfway between Cromwell and Queenstown on State Highway 6.