Tracey Roxburgh

Plane choice an NZ-first for Glenorchy Air

Welcome home: A water arch, courtesy of Queenstown Airport’s fire rescue team, greets Glenorchy...

Plane choice an NZ-first for Glenorchy Air

Glenorchy Air has taken a massive step towards its goal of becoming the first Queenstown-based operator to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), taking possession of New Zealand’s first Daher Kodiak...

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Pupils visit living classroom for some hands-on learning

Shotover Primary School pupils (from left) Elie Payze, 12, Emme Aungkyi, 11, and Ellie Ford, 12,...

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Pupils visit living classroom for some hands-on learning

One of Queenstown’s living classrooms was put under the microscope by a group of primary school children yesterday.

NZ’s first sustainable Diwali ‘huge success’

A dancer performs a modern Bollywood style dance in front of hundreds of people at Queenstown’s...

NZ’s first sustainable Diwali ‘huge success’

Organisers of New Zealand’s first sustainable Diwali festival have big plans to continue to grow the event.

Duck race ‘great community day’

Neil Boniface and Fiona van Waveren-Wilshire, of Rotary Queenstown, hold the "best-dressed ducks"...

Duck race ‘great community day’

It was more organised chaos than ducks in a row.

Fun of the fair

Fun of the fair

Apprentice face-painters Lilli Badenop (left) and Holly Johnstone, both 10, take a break from work at Saturday’s annual Wakatipu Community Presbyterian Church Fair, at...

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‘Generous people’ help fund first response vehicle

Arrowtown’s newest volunteer firefighter Sam McKeown and its longest serving firefighter Mark...

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‘Generous people’ help fund first response vehicle

They say good things take time.

Hotel sold off market for $20m

The new owners of the Nugget Point Hotel have plans for an extensive refurbishment to bring the...

Hotel sold off market for $20m

Queenstown's Nugget Point Hotel has sold for just over $20 million to Singapore-New Zealand buyer New Bay Group.

Firefighters take on another marathon effort

Winton volunteer firefighters Steve Turton (left) and Guy Johnstone will walk five marathons in...

Firefighters take on another marathon effort

Two Southland firefighters are taking on a challenge of epic proportions next week, raising money for Gumboot Friday, an initiative of mental health charity I Am Hope.

Grant big boost for reforestation project

Readying to restore Arrowtown’s Slope Hill Reserve, thanks to an almost half-million-dollar grant...

Grant big boost for reforestation project

Queenstown's Hilton Hotel has just super-charged the Whakatipu Reforestation Trust, bringing the dream of restoring a critical site to reality 11 years earlier than expected.

Mooney keen to do the ‘hard yards’

With a landslide victory in the Southland electorate under his belt, Joseph Mooney says he is ready to get to work as part of the National-led government.

Mooney retains Southland in landslide

Joseph Mooney is leading by a landslide in the Southland electorate. Photo: Tracey Roxburgh

Mooney retains Southland in landslide

National's Southland MP Joseph Mooney has told about 80 supporters in Queenstown his party is up for the challenge on getting New Zealand ‘‘back on track’’.

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Tour boat purchase approved

Spirit of Queenstown on Lake Wakatipu at Mt Nicholas Station. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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Tour boat purchase approved

The Commerce Commission has cleared Queenstown tourism heavyweight RealNZ to acquire Spirit of Queenstown, previously owned by Southern Discoveries.

Mayor stands by declaring short state of emergency

Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Glyn Lewers is defending declaring a state of emergency in the resort on Friday morning, having lifted it again on Saturday afternoon.

Search for crypto cause continues

Pictured at a media conference in Queenstown on Saturday night are (from left) Emergency...

Search for crypto cause continues

"A huge pool of potential sources of infection" is making health officials’ search for the source of Queenstown's Cryptosporidium outbreak challenging.

State of emergency lifted in Queenstown

Logs flood on to the Queenstown cemetery yesterday. PHOTO: Gregor Richardson

State of emergency lifted in Queenstown

Queenstown's state of emergency has been lifted, and the resort is now in a "transition period" for the next 28 days.

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Power cable from Kingston to Queenstown touted as fix

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Power cable from Kingston to Queenstown touted as fix

Could it all be as simple as one new power line?

Miracle moggie Russell now officially Top Cat

Queenstown rescue cat Premier Russell is officially New Zealand’s domestic Cat of the Year. PHOTO...

Miracle moggie Russell now officially Top Cat

Queenstown rescue cat Russell is feline just fine — and officially a VIP (aka a Very Impawtant Puss).

Supplement ruling welcomed

Queentown Lakes Community Housing Trust chief executive Julie Scott, left, with Salvation Army...

Supplement ruling welcomed

NZ’s petitions committee wants "urgent progress" from the next govt on rezoning accommodation supplement areas across the country, thanks to a concerted effort by a group of Queenstown residents.

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Focus on competition issues

Ngāi Tahu Tourism Ltd’s wants to buy jetboating business KJet and its related assets. PHOTO:...

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Focus on competition issues

The Commerce Commission has published statements of preliminary issues relating to two proposed Queenstown acquisitions.

‘Playful’ garden claims top spot

Queenstown’s Diva Landscapes has won the national award for garden maintenance for its work on...

‘Playful’ garden claims top spot

A property at Arrowtown’s Millbrook Resort has won a national award for best garden maintenance.

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