Grape way to help their school
Grape way to help their school
Remarkables Primary School was a picture of organised chaos yesterday afternoon, as about 300 children jumped into crates full of grapes and stomped on them.
Tracey Roxburgh
Share sale opponents must pay security for costs
Share sale opponents must pay security for costs
A group of Queenstown businessmen has been ordered to pay a total of $95,000 as security for court costs as it seeks to overturn the sale of Queenstown Airport shares to Auckland International Airport.
Ski season may be affected by recent disasters
Ski season may be affected by recent disasters
NZSKI says it would be "naive" to think recent natural disasters in New Zealand, Australia and Japan would not have an impact on the 2011 season, but it was "too early to tell" if the impact would be negative.
Maritime museum may be established
Maritime museum may be established
A working maritime museum may be established at the Frankton Marina if a new lease is approved by the Queenstown Lakes District Council community services committee today.
Work begins on airport upgrade to meet increased traffic
Work begins on airport upgrade to meet increased traffic
Work has begun on $800,000 of extensions to Queenstown Airport's international arrivals hall and the airport's baggage claim area, ahead of a more comprehensive extension that is expected to begin towards the end of this year.
Beads reminder of gruelling treatment
Beads reminder of gruelling treatment
Charlie Redwood (3), of Wanaka, has more than 800 colourful beads, which he loves to examine, play with and talk about.
Church part of development
Church part of development
For more than four years, Arrowtown residents and visitors have been without a petrol station, but that will change if a resource consent application for a $2.6 million development is approved.
Special events planned at Remarkables Market
Special events planned at Remarkables Market
The first of three special events at the Remarkables Market in Queenstown will be held tomorrow, in conjunction with Earth Hour day.
Art auction will support Red Cross Christchurch appeal
Art auction will support Red Cross Christchurch appeal
A collection of New Zealand art, which will go under the hammer at Millbrook Resort tonight, has attracted attention from throughout the country and overseas.
Former top ski racer now fundraising co-ordinator
Former top ski racer now fundraising co-ordinator
Former Olympic ski racer Erika Harris (nee McLeod) has put her fundraising experience to good use, joining the Child Cancer Foundation as its fundraising and business development manager.
Auckland Airport could yet approach council directly
Auckland Airport could yet approach council directly
While the door may have shut on Auckland International Airport increasing its shareholding in Queenstown Airport before June 30, it is not locked, with the company open to approaching the Queenstown Lakes District Council in the future.
Airport share bid scrapped
Airport share bid scrapped
Auckland International Airport Ltd and the Queenstown Airport Corporation have cancelled the subscription agreement by which Auckland could increase its shareholding in Queenstown Airport.
Air NZ still seeks review of process
Air NZ still seeks review of process
Air New Zealand, which has been critical of the proposed strategic alliance between Queenstown and Auckland airports, intends forging ahead with a request for a High Court judicial review of the process.
Emergency services exercise impress
Emergency services exercise impress
The simulated crash of a bus carrying supporters and members of an international rugby team on the Devil's Staircase near Queenstown was used to test the emergency management and reporting systems for emergency services and staff in Queenstown yesterday.
Additional $60,000 on airport litigation
Additional $60,000 on airport litigation
More than $60,000 has been spent by the Queenstown Lakes District Council in legal fees and litigation costs between January 1 and February 28 over the controversial strategic alliance between Queenstown and Auckland Airports.
Parties to explain airport deal angles
Parties to explain airport deal angles
Representatives from all the parties involved in the controversial Queenstown-Auckland airports strategic alliance will address the new Queenstown Lakes District Council on Monday as part of a "workshop", Mayor Vanessa van Uden said yesterday.
Schoolchildren to learn about making wine
Schoolchildren to learn about making wine
A special wine-making project at Remarkables Primary is already shaping up to be one of the most exciting fundraising initiatives for the new school.
Report on airport alliance out soon
Report on airport alliance out soon
The long-awaited PricewaterhouseCoopers report into the controversial strategic alliance between Queenstown and Auckland Airports is due to be released.
Tree danger will linger
Tree danger will linger
Just over 300 trees in the Queenstown Lakes district need to be felled or trimmed because experts say they are dangerous, but the Queenstown Lakes District Council does not have enough money set aside to deal with them all immediately.
Reprieve for golf course
Reprieve for golf course
The Queenstown Airport Corporation has told Frankton Golf Course executives the airport will not require any of its land for airport purposes in the "medium term" - defined as about 10 years.