iFLY among award winners
iFLY among award winners
Queenstown's iFLY Indoor Skydiving was last night named winner of the Tourism Talent Employer of Choice Award at the Tourism Industry Association’s 2021 Tourism Awards.
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Hotel to open in precinct next month
Hotel to open in precinct next month
Another Queenstown hotel will open before Christmas.
New Year fireworks, performances cancelled
New Year fireworks, performances cancelled
For the first time since at least the late 1980s, there will be no fireworks display to ring in the new year in Queenstown.
Queenstown and Wanaka New Year's Eve celebrations cancelled
Queenstown and Wanaka New Year's Eve celebrations cancelled
Queenstown and Wanaka's official New Year's Eve celebrations - traditionally the busiest weekend of the year - have been cancelled.
Third hotel to open in Queenstown by Christmas
Third hotel to open in Queenstown by Christmas
Another hotel in Queenstown will open before Christmas.
Keeping track users safe the goal of new videos
Keeping track users safe the goal of new videos
Two new safety videos released today aim to reduce the number of fatalities and search and rescue missions on two popular Queenstown Lakes walking tracks.
Q'town's Covid plan revealed
Queenstown's Covid plan revealed
Planning is well advanced for positive Covid patients to isolate at home in Queenstown, and WellSouth is urging people not to panic over the virus’ inevitable arrival in the resort.
Isolation rules ‘killing’ tourism industry remnants, mayor says
Isolation rules ‘killing’ tourism industry remnants, mayor says
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult says isolation requirements are "killing" what remains of the region’s tourism industry and is asking the Government to urgently review its policies.
Tiny Arrowtown cottage goes for $1.85 million
Tiny Arrowtown cottage goes for $1.85 million
A historic one-bedroom, one-bathroom Arrowtown cottage - purchased about 70 years ago for £350 - sold this week for $1.85 million.
First sections sell for $650m Cardrona development
First sections sell for $650m Cardrona development
After 15 years’ planning, the first land and home packages in a $650 million 400-home development in the Cardrona Valley have been released.
Business stalwart to be honoured
Business stalwart to be honoured
One of Queenstown’s most respected directors will tonight be appointed a distinguished fellow by the Institute of Directors (IoD).
Tech firm wins Business of Year
Tech firm wins Business of Year
Queenstown start-up First Table has been crowned Supreme Business of the Year at the RealNZ Queenstown Business Awards.
'I heard the sound of my vertebrae breaking'
'I heard the sound of my vertebrae breaking': Company must pay after worker injured
A Queenstown tourism operator has been ordered to pay a former employee more than $30,000.
Operator fined, to pay employee $30k after fall injury
Operator fined, to pay employee $30k after fall injury
Queenstown tourism operator Southern Discoveries Ltd has been ordered to pay a former employee who broke her back on one of its boats more than $30,000.
Disability support centre set to open soon
Disability support centre set to open soon
A dedicated support centre to help people living with disabilities in the Wakatipu should be up and running within the next fortnight.
Former Q'town man dies in Denmark
'He was very loved': Former Queenstown man dies in Denmark
Former Queenstowner Mark Harrington is being remembered as a charismatic gentleman, and gentle man, with a wicked sense of humour, who found his place in the world in Denmark.
Bowel cancer survivor now a centenarian
Bowel cancer survivor now a centenarian
Queenstown's newest centenarian may also be New Zealand’s oldest cancer survivor.
New Queenstown mountain bike trail worth the wait
New Queenstown mountain bike trail worth the wait
Construction started late last week on a new mountain biking trail at Queenstown’s Coronet Peak, which has been 16 years in the planning.
Brewery fizzing over awards
Brewery fizzing over awards
Queenstown’s Altitude Brewery Co’s just been named New Zealand’s champion small brewery.
Greenstone River trout in ‘very good’ shape
Greenstone River trout in ‘very good’ shape
A drift-dive of about 13km of the Greenstone River, ahead of the high-country fishing season which opens on Monday, has provided encouraging results, trophy-sized brown trout being spotted.