Shearing for beginners
Shearing for beginners
They make it look so easy. Holding a full-grown sheep still, while calmly running a handpiece over their bodies giving them their annual haircut, writes reporter Tracey Roxburgh.
Tracey Roxburgh
Annual appointment for a trim but it’s no beauty treatment
Annual appointment for a trim but it’s no beauty treatment
Ladies, picture this if you will. It’s been a long, cold winter and along with the extra layer of insulation you’ve acquired on your body, you’ve decided, to help keep yourself warm, to instigate a...
Digging in at Dudley’s
Digging in at Dudley’s
Work has officially started on a massive project behind a couple of historic Arrowtown cottages, designed to future-proof them.
Conservation trust gets patron, funding
Conservation trust gets patron, funding
A boost of $30,000 has been given to the Fiordland Conservation Trust by its first principal patron, Fiordland Outdoors Co.
Minister wants conferences spread around
Minister wants conferences spread around
The Associate Tourism Minister says innovation is required to ensure small and medium enterprises get their share of the conference pie.
Careless driver's claim of bedside visits questioned
Careless driver's claim of bedside visits questioned
A Queenstown man who admitted leaving his critically injured girlfriend at the scene of a car crash has had his claim he spent two weeks by her side at hospital questioned by a judge.
One injured in crash near Arrowtown
One injured in crash near Arrowtown
One person has been injured in a two car crash near Arrowtown this morning.
Colourful, varied life spent on land
Colourful, varied life spent on land
He could have been a jockey, a vet, an All Black, an Olympian or a boxer. But it’s the high country that called Roy Webb’s name and the place he’s found the most joy in his life.
QAC finally gets 16ha of land it has sought
QAC finally gets 16ha of land it has sought
Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) will finally get its hands on 16 hectares of Remarkables Park land after a massive, drawn-out, legal battle.
Couple complain, push for law change
Couple complain, push for law change
A Queenstown couple plan to lobby for a law change after they say they were deserted when a Fowler Homes franchisee went into liquidation in March.
Manager of Film Otago Southland resigns
Manager of Film Otago Southland resigns
Film Otago Southland executive manager Kevin Jennings has resigned, effective December 31.
Candidate calls for recount after one-vote loss
Candidate calls for recount after one-vote loss
Unsuccessful Queenstown Lakes District Council candidate Glyn Lewers has applied for a recount of votes.
Council hopeful applies for recount
Council hopeful applies for recount after one-vote loss
Unsuccessful Queenstown Lakes District Council candidate Glyn Lewers has applied for a recount of votes.
Lakeview Precinct concept plan for Queenstown
Lakeview Precinct concept plan for Queenstown
The Queenstown Lakes District Council last night released this concept image of the Lakeview Precinct, below the Skyline gondola in Queenstown.
Parking changes at airport in effect soon
Parking changes at airport in effect soon
Parking changes, including some price increases, will come into effect at Queenstown Airport on November 1.
Participation in Polyfest soars
Participation in Polyfest soars
More than 1000 pupils from across the Central Lakes and Southland regions will descend on Queenstown today, performing in the second annual Central Lakes Polyfest.
'Once in a lifetime opportunity'
Lakeview project 'a once in a lifetime opportunity'
An early concept for the Lakeview Precinct, in Queenstown, has been released by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Forensic tests after vandalism at Arrowtown School
Forensic tests after vandalism at Arrowtown School
Queenstown police are forensically testing alcohol bottles and cans left around Arrowtown School on Friday night to try to find those responsible for vandalising the premises.
QLDC candidate to think on recount
QLDC candidate to think on recount
Queenstown Lakes District Council candidate Glyn Lewers says he does not want to make a decision about asking for a re-count "while the blood's pumping" and will take the weekend to mull it over.
Campus dairy development picks up national award
Campus dairy development picks up national award
A Dunedin campus dairy has been labelled a "superb project" by Architectural Designers New Zealand chief executive Gregory Watts.