Deadline draws near for cabin owners
Deadline draws near for cabin owners
Several cabin owners at Queenstown's Lakeview site have just over a month to make contact with the resort's council, or face possible legal action.
Tracey Roxburgh
Funding certainty advised
Funding certainty advised
Queenstown's council will decide this week whether $26.7million of external funding should be ''locked in'' before the resort's planned convention centre goes further.
Finding base for council may mean musical chairs
Finding base for council may mean musical chairs
Investigations into finding a future Queenstown base for the Queenstown Lakes District Council will continue, and it is possible staff will have to move twice in the coming years.
Police seeking robbery information
Police seeking robbery information
Police want to speak to a person who came into contact with two males charged with aggravated robbery following an incident at Henry's Liquor store in the resort last Wednesday.
Forums on future vision for town
Forums on future vision for town
Two public forums being held in Arrowtown this week aim to develop a 30 year vision for the village.
Eager buyers carefully vetted
Eager buyers carefully vetted
At 7.30pm on August 12, 83 empty lots were released to market in Queenstown. Within minutes none were left. At the Shotover Country subdivision between Queenstown and Arrowtown that level of...
Demand staggers builder
Demand staggers builder
A co-director of one of New Zealand's largest residential building companies says the level of demand and growth at Shotover Country is ''unprecedented'' in Queenstown.
Roundabout in the works
Roundabout in the works
Construction is about to begin on a fifth roundabout on the stretch of State Highway 6 between Lake Hayes and Frankton.
A case of good timing
A case of good timing
Gus Sepulveda knows he is one of the lucky ones.
Police to review drug case
Police to review drug case
A police officer's handling of a cannabis prosecution in Queenstown has been slammed by a District Court judge, leading to an internal review of the way the resort's police handled the case.
Free-visits spike expected
Free-visits spike expected
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says a spike in the number of children under 13 taking advantage of free GP appointments is to be expected and predicts it will settle down.
Petrol station start imminent
Petrol station start imminent
It's been eight years since Arrowtown residents have been able to buy fuel in the village, but petrol pumps are expected to be operating in the town again in November.
Heater at the heart of fire at college
Heater at the heart of fire at college
A fire at Northern Southland College last month was caused by an electric heater, a fire safety investigator says.
Boxing: Transtasman amateurs in action
Boxing: Transtasman amateurs in action
Five international fights will feature on the card of an amateur boxing event being held in Queenstown tonight.
Doc manager going north to Alaska
Doc manager going north to Alaska
A Fiordland-based Department of Conservation manager will be heading to Alaska after winning the Stephen O'Dea Developmental Award.
Consent granted to buy Glenorchy farm
Consent granted to buy Glenorchy farm
The Overseas Investment Office has granted consent for a private company with United States interests to buy Priory Farm, near Glenorchy.
Notary public status granted
Notary public status granted
Queenstown resource management lawyer Jayne Macdonald has become the first woman in the resort to be made a notary public.
Accolades for district's performance
Accolades for district's performance
Queenstown police were praised yesterday by two of the Southern district's top brass at an awards ceremony in the resort.
Canadian tourist 'fulfilled his dream'
Canadian tourist 'fulfilled his dream'
The family of one of the Canadian tourists found dead near the Kepler Track this week says the 23-year-old industrial design student had ''fulfilled his dream''.
Prefab fire likely caused by electrical fault
Prefab fire likely caused by electrical fault
The cause of a blaze in a Northern Southland College prefab building yesterday morning is being investigated by fire safety officers, but it is thought it was caused by an electrical fault.