Aquatic safety key message for pupils
Aquatic safety key message for pupils
Keeping children safe on the water was the motivation for Lakes Leisure's aquatic education programme, which moved to the Frankton Marina on Wednesday.
Tracey Roxburgh
QLDC caveat lifted at Five Mile
QLDC caveat lifted at Five Mile
The lifting of a caveat on part of the controversial Five Mile development near Frankton by the Queenstown Lakes District Council removes the last obstacle to the site being sold.
Third Qantas flight is 'growing the market'
Third Qantas flight is 'growing the market'
The addition of a third Sydney-Queenstown flight from Qantas means airlines are "growing the market", but does not mean "cannibalisation", Queenstown Airport Corporation chief executive Steve Sanderson says.
Summer festival coming
Summer festival coming
Summerdaze 2009-10, the Queenstown Lakes District Council's summer festival, is promising another action-packed programme.
Pinot noir toast of award
Pinot noir toast of award
Peregrine winemaker Pete Bartle and co-owner Greg Hay had good reason to smile last week after the company's 2007 pinot noir broke a 13-year Australian dominance in Winestate magazine's wine of the year award.
Builders bag a piece of rugby history
Builders bag a piece of rugby history
It was bizarre timing given the headlines of recent weeks.
Increasing traffic creates need for new roundabout
Increasing traffic creates need for new roundabout
High vehicle speeds and growing traffic volumes on State Highway 6 at Glenda Dr, Frankton, mean a new roundabout is needed to lessen the likelihood of injury crashes.
Paintball aims to spread
Paintball aims to spread
Paintball could be coming to Jacks Point after Kudos NZ Ltd lodged a resource consent application for the activity.
Trampers blamed for 'carpet' of didymo
Trampers blamed for 'carpet' of didymo
A "carpet" of didymo in the upper Greenstone Valley has badly upset a Queenstown man, who blames trampers for its spread.
$50 million retirement village consent sought
$50 million retirement village consent sought
A five-storey, "five-star" retirement village, estimated to be worth more than $50 million, could be built at Frankton if a resource consent application by Sanctuary Retirement Villages - one of the leading multistoreyed retirement village developers in the world - is approved.
Chairlift upgrade for Coronet Peak
Chairlift upgrade for Coronet Peak
Skiers and boarders at Coronet Peak may be treated to a new chairlift next winter.
Bungy celebrates 21st birthday
Bungy celebrates 21st birthday
Almost 400 children from Wakatipu schools leapt at the opportunity to help AJ Hackett Bungy celebrate its 21st birthday.
Pantomime traditional seasonal fare
Pantomime traditional seasonal fare
A pre-Christmas treat promises to spirit audiences to the Middle East at the end of this month when a group of amateur actors presents pantomime in Arrowtown for the first time.
St John receives $10,000 donation
St John receives $10,000 donation
"Overwhelmed" was the word St John Wakatipu area committee chairman Marty Black used to describe a surprise $10,000 donation from the Queenstown Lions Club on Wednesday night.
Great support for appeal
Great support for appeal
The Arrowtown community raised just over $4000 in October for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation.
Memorial show for entertainer
Memorial show for entertainer
A memorial fund dedicated to the memory of a respected musician and entertainer will be established in Arrowtown, on the first anniversary of his death.
'Minimal effect' from barge fertiliser spill
'Minimal effect' from barge fertiliser spill
No long-term damage was expected in Lake Wakatipu after "quite a few tonnes" of farm fertiliser was lost in the water when the Cecil Peak barge capsized on Wednesday.
Huge effort as overturned barge put right
Huge effort as overturned barge put right
It took a mammoth effort involving about nine people, but Cecil Peak Station's overturned barge was finally righted just before 6pm yesterday.
Author shares exciting possibilities
Author shares exciting possibilities
When author Paullina Simons was asked yesterday which question she would like from the Otago Daily Times, her response was: "Is The Bronze Horseman going to be made into a movie?"
Plan change appropriate, policy analyst says
Plan change appropriate, policy analyst says
The Queenstown Lakes District Council should approve a private plan change which could result in 215 homes being built on 17.7ha of bare land at Arrowtown, QLDC senior policy analyst Karen Page says.