Ode to mountain towns and ski seasons
Ode to mountain towns and ski seasons
If ever a movie’s going to speak to a Queenstown audience, it’s arguably this one.
Tracey Roxburgh
Cost benefits of electric future
Cost benefits of electric future
Helping businesses — and households — save money on their bottom lines is a key driver behind Monday’s inaugural ‘Electrifying Queenstown’ event.
‘Zero dollars’ seen from IVL to date
‘Zero dollars’ seen from IVL to date
In the five years since the international visitor conservation and tourism levy (IVL) has been in place, the Queenstown Lakes is allegedly yet to receive a single dollar from it.
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1000 Queenstown workers face axe in visa wrangle
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1000 Queenstown workers face axe in visa wrangle
Queenstown could lose 1000 hotel workers by February unless urgent changes are made to a controversial work visa.
No IVL money received: mayor
No IVL money received: mayor
In the five years since the international visitor conservation and tourism levy (IVL) has been in place, the Queenstown Lakes district is allegedly yet to receive a single dollar from it.
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Skifield starting season today with ‘quite a bit of vertical’
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Skifield starting season today with ‘quite a bit of vertical’
And they’re off.
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‘Risk pool’ hoped to promote build
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‘Risk pool’ hoped to promote build
Queenstown council’s planning and infrastructure general manager Tony Avery has slapped down any suggestion the Whakatipu Transport Programme Alliance should be given any more carrots to finish the...
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Consent would give accommodation ‘flexibility’
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Consent would give accommodation ‘flexibility’
The ink has barely dried on a consent for a residential development at Frankton and the developer wants approval for 113 of them to have year-round visitor accommodation rights.
Lemalu’s long-awaited return is nigh
Lemalu’s long-awaited return is nigh
Thirty years after Kiwi opera star Jonathan Lemalu’s last — and till now only — Queenstown solo performance, he’s coming back.
‘Learning lessons’ from overspend
‘Learning lessons’ from overspend
Queenstown council’s planning and infrastructure boss Tony Avery has slapped down any suggestion the Alliance should be given any more carrots to finish the controversial arterial road.
Laurel Bank land up for grabs
Laurel Bank land up for grabs
The owners of one of Queenstown’s most treasured properties have applied to subdivide the grounds.
Snow on skifields as season set to go
Eyes on skies as ski season set to go
Snow has started to fall in some of the southern mountain areas today, which will be welcome news for several of the region's skifields that are scheduled to open this weekend.
Large residential development gets green light
Large residential development gets green light
A 200-plus residential unit development in Queenstown has gained council consent.
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Apprentices go head to head
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Apprentices go head to head
The battle to be named the southern region’s top tradie kicked into high gear in Queenstown on Saturday.
226 residential unit development consented
226 residential unit development consented
It's all go. A 200-plus residential unit development on the Frankton Flats has gained council consent.
‘Hopefully we’ve got a hit on our hands’
‘Hopefully we’ve got a hit on our hands’
Shooting's yet to wrap on the first season of a new murder-mystery TV drama series being shot in Queenstown, but there are already hopes for a second.
New Shadow Basin lift set for season opener
New Shadow Basin lift set for season opener
A project five years in the planning — which will change the game for a Queenstown skifield — is about to be officially signed off.
Young fighters win big
Young fighters win big
Four Queenstown teens from the Youth Fight Science Team won their fights at Saturday’s Young Warrior Showdown in Christchurch in their debuts.
Matariki performers sought
Matariki performers sought
Organisers of the third annual Matariki Arrowtown-Kā-Muriwai event are on the hunt for locals keen to perform or volunteer during this month’s event.
Films focus on global crises
Films focus on global crises
The Wao Film Festival’s heading to Queenstown.