Jet-boat hits rock
Jet-boat hits rock
Maritime New Zealand is investigating an incident in which a Shotover Jet boat hit a rock in the Shotover River yesterday.
Tracey Roxburgh
Doc serious about wilding pines
Doc serious about wilding pines
The wilding pines issue is being taken seriously by the Department of Conservation, as about 50,000ha of land in the South Island is affected by the problem annually.
Operators get more time
Operators get more time
Adventure tourism operators have been given a lifeline and a Government agency has relented.
Chefs taste victory
Chefs taste victory
Five Queenstown chefs have their knives sharpened and are ready to impress as they chase the title of ''Premier master of fine cuisine'', organised by Silver Fern Farms.
Golf: Cricketers likely to be targeted
Golf: Cricketers likely to be targeted
There may be a ''cricket focus'' on the celebrity amateurs in next year's New Zealand Open which will have a purse of $1 million, one of the richest in the country's history.
Frantic first-home buyers snap up sections
Frantic first-home buyers snap up sections
First-home buyers have snatched up 35 sections at a Queenstown subdivision within an hour of the plots being put on the market, its developer says.
Resort to get new Doc visitor centre
Resort to get new Doc visitor centre
The Department of Conservation's Queenstown Visitor Centre is moving to Stanley St.
Pink Ribbon organiser seeks record
Pink Ribbon organiser seeks record
After a record-breaking effort for the annual Pink Ribbon appeal last year, the organiser of the 2014 Arrowtown appeal is aiming for a record again this weekend.
Collaborative approach central to new school's focus
Collaborative approach central to new school's focus
As Tony Wagner says, the world no longer cares about how much you know.
Waiting list for housing gets longer
Waiting list for housing gets longer
More than 260 eligible households are on the Queenstown Lakes Community Housing Trust waiting list for housing assistance, which is of concern to trustees.
Primary example of green design
Primary example of green design
Shotover Primary School is the Ministry of Education's latest example of a ''Modern Learning Environment''.
Revolution for education
Revolution for education
The future of education is under construction in Queenstown and with the first charges for Wakatipu's newest school, Shotover Primary, due to start at the school in just four months, Tracey Roxburgh gets a lesson in 21st-century learning.
Moke Lake investment approved
Moke Lake investment approved
A new luxury lodge will be developed near Queenstown following Overseas Investment Office (OIO) approval.
Police seek suspension of certificate
Police seek suspension of certificate
Police have applied to have the certificate of a general manager who sold alcohol to two teenagers last year suspended.
Trees near resort to die
Trees near resort to die
Plans are afoot to stop wilding pines advancing further to the West Coast, which will involve a $1.4 million project in Queenstown this summer, focusing on Ben Lomond.
'Difficult' law likely to change
'Difficult' law likely to change
The Alcohol and Regulatory Licensing Authority has suggested some amendments to ''one of the most horrendously difficult pieces of legislation'' a judge had ''ever seen''.
Licence suspended 48 hours
Licence suspended 48 hours
A Queenstown restaurant and bar has had its licence suspended for 48 hours by the Alcohol and Regulatory Licensing Authority.
Superfast connection quick as a flash
Superfast connection quick as a flash
The Flash would be proud.
Bar certificate ruling reserved
Bar certificate ruling reserved
The Powder Room was back before the Alcohol and Regulatory Licensing Authority in Queenstown on Monday, with police seeking the cancellation of a duty manager's certificate.
Licensee says drunks should be accountable
Licensee says drunks should be accountable
A Queenstown licensee says ''public drunkenness' should be made an offence.