Stallholder bylaw issue stalls
Stallholder bylaw issue stalls
Local councillor Niki Gladding’s calling for a full review relating to Queenstown Bay’s waterfront traders.
Philip Chandler
Principal chalks up 10 years
Principal chalks up 10 years
Presiding over 600-odd students, about 54 staff and massive campus redevelopment isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. But Queenstown Primary principal Fiona Cavanagh still enjoys her job after almost 10...
Golfer’s ‘busman’s tour’ prize
Golfer’s ‘busman’s tour’ prize
What were the odds?
Boutique subdivision on Arrowtown fringe
Boutique subdivision on Arrowtown fringe
Two developers are turning a boutique hotel property fringing Arrowtown into a residential enclave, Manse Mews.
Fundraiser dear to Andrea’s heart
Fundraiser dear to Andrea’s heart
Local Andrea Balona is happy to be ambassador for the Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fundraiser in Queenstown next month given the vital role it performed during her long cancer journey.
Bowled over
Bowled over
In what he calls "a bloody honour", Queenstown’s John Cushen, who turns 74 today, has been selected to represent New Zealand at the inaugural over-70s Cricket World Cup in England in July/August.
Junior green thumbs bloom
Junior green thumbs bloom
With guidance from a local retiree, 10Arrowtown School students have been planting, tending and harvesting a prolificvege patch on the outskirts of the town.
Billion-dollar goal for Wakatipu Community Foundation’s new chair
Billion-dollar goal for Wakatipu Community Foundation’s new chair
Wakatipu Community Foundation’s (WCF) inaugural chair Ray Key is reflecting on an amazing six years as he prepares to step aside at the end of the month.
Magnificent seven-gold haul
Magnificent seven-gold haul
An 81-year-old Queenstowner’s been on an amazing streak at the Dunedin Masters Games, scooping five gold medals in the pool and another two out of the water.
Kai’s very happy new year
Kai’s very happy new year
Horizons are widening for top Queenstown tennis prospect Kai Milburn after his meteoric start to 2024.
Seat sets seal on project
Seat sets seal on project
The installation of a donated bench seat marks the end of a Tauranga woman’s project to uncover a European goldmining settlement 10 minutes’ walk from Arrowtown.
Lux Lakeview units a hot ticket as sales near $100m
Lux Lakeview units a hot ticket as sales near $100m
Despite only hitting the market late last year, sales in the first stage of central Queenstown’s $2billion-plus Lakeview Te Taumata precinct have almost reached $100million. Buoyed by what they...
In-store golf tourney unveiled
In-store golf tourney unveiled
Rain won’t deter players or spectators at a virtual golf event three days out from the start of the New Zealand Open golf tourney at Arrowtown’s Millbrook Resort.
Ironman going the distance
Ironman going the distance
Aaron Fleming would one of the most inspirational and motivated people you could meet - and it all started when he was only 16, Philip Chandler reports.
Student strikes right note
Student strikes right note
A highly-accomplished pianist and violinist with Queenstown’s Turn up the Music School has won the second annual Jillian Jardine Trophy.
Shotover Country’s latest high
Shotover Country’s latest high
It was developed as an affordable subdivision, but Queenstown’s Shotover Country is once again raising the roof — and eyebrows — with another $1.8million-plus sale.
Future leaders' legacy
Future leaders' legacy
The surrounds of Queenstown’s Lakeland Park Christian Camp have again been enhanced by leaders of the future.
Japan chance hard to pass up
Japan chance hard to pass up
Though he’s had limited game time, Queenstown-raised rugby pro Michael Collins is thoroughly enjoying his move to Japan.
The pipes are calling
The pipes are calling
If you don’t like the sound of bagpipes, maybe stay away from the Queenstown Recreation Ground on February 24 and 25.
‘The fabric of our community’s being destroyed by Airbnb’
‘The fabric of our community’s being destroyed by Airbnb’
A Queenstown hotelier concerned houses going on to Airbnb are destroying the residential rental market believes the new government can solve the problem with one quick stroke of the pen.