Philip Chandler

When, more than 50 years ago, the then-Queenstown borough council couldn’t fund vital infrastructure — sound familiar? — mayor Warren Cooper halted permits for major building projects.

A just-listed, extensively-restored 1870s Arrowtown cottage is expected to generate plenty of interest.

New Tourism Minister Matt Doocey’s not on board with a plan to ban fixed-wing aircraft at Milford Sound — news which has delighted Queenstown’s flightseeing operators.

Queenstown holiday home property managers have donated $4500 to local community support centre Happiness House to support their local community.

Let the biking battle commence.

Following spirited bidding by two locals, a 673sq m section at the end of Queenstown’s Kelvin Peninsula sold at auction last Thursday for $1.94 million.

Queenstown's becoming the hub of the mountain biking world on February 15 when the sport’s first global awards are held in the resort.

Residents of Queenstown’s Lake Hayes Estate and Shotover Country can do their bit to help protect the growing native bird population in their midst.

Queenstowner Sumin Kang, Otago’s top female golfer for about five years, is getting some major overseas opportunities this year, starting in Thailand today.

Visitor brought back from the dead by fast-acting locals

Queenstown band Estrogen reach their pinnacle this Saturday when they open for the annual Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert.

Described as an ‘art crawl’, Queenstown CBD art event First Thursdays Quarterly — now run every three months — returns tonight across six galleries between Earl St and Marine Parade.

Climbing Africa’s highest mountain and cricket mightn’t appear to have much in common, but Queenstown lawyer Russell Mawhinney’s making a link late next month.

Queenstown friends of Hamish McCrostie — and he has a lot — were thrilled on December 30 to learn he’d made the New Year honours list. The man himself, who was incredibly humbled, talks to Philip...

A top Queenstown junior rower’s off to an American university whose rowing exploits feature in a newly-released film directed by George Clooney.

An Arrowtowner’s so committed to restoring native species she’s planning to walk 5200 kilometres this year — or 100km a week.

A prominent Queenstown couple have had their plans for three rural living lots on their Speargrass Flat farm dashed by council planning commissioners.