Despair over rental rip-offs
Despair over rental rip-offs
Eye-watering rent increases, bidding wars on available rental properties, and people living in cars are now par for the course in Queenstown.
Tracey Roxburgh
Despair at Queenstown rental rip-offs
Despair at Queenstown rental rip-offs
Eye-watering rent increases, bidding wars on available rental properties, and people living in cars are now par for the course in Queenstown.
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New chopper changing the game in Queenstown
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New rescue chopper changing the game in Queenstown
A second dedicated rescue helicopter and new flight rules are being hailed as "a very, very big deal" for Queenstown.
Second rescue helicopter for Queenstown
Second rescue helicopter for Queenstown
It is a game-changer.
Mana Tahuna host commemorative party in the park
Mana Tahuna host commemorative party in the park
Queenstown's Te Ra O Waitangi (Waitangi Day) celebrations have, in a way, come full circle.
New school, WHS campus possibilities: head
New school, WHS campus possibilities: head
Wakatipu High School’s new principal says discussions are under way with the Ministry of Education about the need for either a second high school, or a second WHS campus, in the Wakatipu.
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Airport’s future to come up at meeting
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Airport’s future to come up at meeting
The Queenstown Lakes District Council expects Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) to protect its interests against potential competitors — including the proposed international airport at Tarras.
Glover to stand in by-election
Glover to stand in by-election
Glenorchy Community Association chairman John Glover has announced his intention to stand in the Queenstown Lakes District Council’s by-election.
Call on Q'town council to 'pull finger out'
Queenstown accommodation crisis: Call on council to 'pull finger out'
A former mayoral candidate disputes Queenstown’s council is doing all it can to help solve the resort’s acute accommodation crisis.
Glenorchy drowning witness takes action
Glenorchy drowning witness takes action
A Queenstown real estate agent who watched helplessly as a father of two young boys drowned in Lake Wakatipu, Glenorchy, has organised and installed six signs on the waterfront.
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Residential units planned, need consents
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Residential units planned, need consents
A comprehensive residential development planned on land near Queenstown’s CBD has been publicly notified, at the developers’ request.
Sports greats named as ambassadors
Sports greats named as ambassadors
It is a sports nut’s dream.
Q’town pool to close on weekends
Q’town pool to close on weekends
The closure of Queenstown’s public pool on weekends due to a lifeguard shortage has highlighted a housing crisis which has left council staff living in vans and made finding workers a struggle.
Q'town pool to close weekends due to lifeguard shortage
Q'town pool to close weekends due to lifeguard shortage
A critical lifeguard shortage is forcing the Queenstown Lakes District Council to close its public swimming pool in Queenstown every weekend from February 18.
Claims notorious image faked rejected
Claims notorious image faked rejected
An Arrowtown photographer at the centre of an ongoing photo controversy says any debate around the image’s authenticity is "absurd".
Assembling ‘Full 32’ for photo fraught
Assembling ‘Full 32’ for photo fraught
There were a few anxious moments on Saturday for Queenstown’s Declan Malone.
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Roam Central wine, food event set to be annual
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Roam Central wine, food event set to be annual
A four-day celebration of Central Otago’s wine-growing industry will become an annual event.
Claims notorious image faked rejected
Claims notorious image faked rejected
An Arrowtown photographer at the centre of an ongoing photo controversy says any debate around the image’s authenticity is "absurd".
Controversial Prince Andrew photo not a fake: photographer
Controversial Prince Andrew photo not a fake: photographer
An Arrowtown photographer at the centre of a photo still causing an international scandal says any debate around the image’s authenticity is "absurd".
Controversial Prince Andrew photo not a fake: photographer
Controversial Prince Andrew photo not a fake: photographer
An Arrowtown photographer at the centre of a photo still causing an international scandal says any debate around the image’s authenticity is "absurd".