Funding approved for museum strengthening
Funding approved for museum strengthening
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has come to the rescue of the district’s museum.
Tracey Roxburgh
Unhappiness about proposed rates increase
Unhappiness about proposed rates increase
Queenstown Lakes property owners will pay $34 to $125 more in rates if the district’s proposed annual plan is approved on Thursday.
'Imposing' group of boy racers descend on Queenstown
'Imposing' group of boy racers descend on Queenstown
More than 100 "boy racer" vehicles converged on a commercial car park in Queenstown at the weekend, apparently part of a car enthusiasts club.
Airport ready for Tasman travel
Airport ready for Tasman travel
Queenstown Airport is ready to start flights to and from Australia as soon as it is safe, and possible, chief executive Colin Keel said.
Expos aimed at creating win-win
Expos aimed at creating win-win
A Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) initiative is hoping to create a win-win from the Covid-19 economic crisis.
Cold snap brings delight, disruption
Cold snap brings delight, disruption
Winter has arrived right on schedule in the South, where the mercury plummeted over the weekend and snow fell to low levels, particularly in Central Otago, Queenstown Lakes and Milford.
Eye In The Sky device to lift safety
Eye In The Sky device to lift safety
A Queenstown aviator’s invention is in the final stages of being certified as an official data recorder by the Civil Aviation Authority.
$1m to make shared space
$1m to make shared space
A community space could be on the way for Hanley’s Farm if the Queenstown Lakes District Council agrees to underwrite about $1million to extend the size of the planned school’s hall.
DQ seeking 7.5% reduction in funding to diversify
DQ seeking 7.5% reduction in funding to diversify
Destination Queenstown is seeking $4.311million from the Queenstown Lakes District Council for the 2020-21 year as a rate on the targeted commercial rate.
$1.2m needed by museum
$1.2m needed by museum
The director of the Lakes District Museum says if a $1.2m extraordinary grant is agreed by the QLDC it will ensure the future of the 72-year-old museum located in the "jewel of Buckingham St" in Arrowtown.
Submitters urge caution overspending
Submitters urge caution overspending
A well-known Queenstown property developer has urged the Queenstown Lakes District Council to take a ‘‘big deep breath’’ and conserve whatever cash was in the coffers until the full effects of the...
Performers taking to the treetops
Performers taking to the treetops
Queenstown musicians Sofia Machray (left) and Pearly McGrath will be among about 20 performers taking to the treetops next weekend for the inaugural Ziptrek ‘‘Treehouse Sessions’’.
Skifields to use only about half staff
Skifields to use only about half staff
Skifield operators in the Queenstown Lakes district will be employing "less than half" their normal staff this season as they wait to see what the domestic demand during winter will be.
Fast food chain’s relocation in resort still going ahead
Fast food chain’s relocation in resort still going ahead
McDonald's is pressing on with a $4 million-plus redevelopment of a Queenstown CBD building.
Boult bungies as businesses bounce back
Boult bungies as businesses bounce back
Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult celebrated the reopening of the district's tourism industry today with a dawn bungy jump above the Kawarau River.
Salons prep for some 'pretty horrid sights' as level 2 kicks in
Salons prep for some 'pretty horrid sights' as level 2 kicks in
There were a few extra signs of life in Dunedin and other parts of Otago this morning as the country stepped into its first day under Alert level 2.
Skyline cutting staff by half
Skyline cutting staff by half
More than half of Skyline Enterprises’ complement of 1200 staff, spread across New Zealand and at its international sites, will be made redundant.
Greatest Need Fund still growing
Greatest Need Fund still growing
More than half a million dollars – and three cows – have been raised for the Wakatipu’s Greatest Need Fund.
Foreign nationals contacted
Foreign nationals contacted
Almost 2100 of the 4300 foreign nationals in Queenstown who sought welfare assistance had been spoken to by Emergency Management Otago by yesterday afternoon, assisted by 120 public and private...
Rental market reset a ‘positive’; too early to judge long-term effect
Rental market reset a ‘positive’; too early to judge long-term effect
Despite rental prices in Queenstown dropping by about 30%, it is too early to tell what the impact of Covid-19 will be on the longer-term residential property market.