Hillside cabin sites gobbled up
Hillside cabin sites gobbled up
The word ‘unique’ is tossed around a bit loosely in real estate circles, but it seems appropriate for a hillside cabin settlement being marketed at Queenstown’s Arthurs Point.
Philip Chandler
Arrowtown store for Lim
Arrowtown store for Lim
Celebrity chef Nadia Lim and her husband, Carlos Bagrie, have opened a farm gate store in Arrowtown.
Lights out for Luma festival
Lights out for Luma festival
Organisers of Queenstown’s huge Luma light festival have cancelled this year’s event.
'Horrified' Queenstown resident claims new light pole blocking view
'Horrified' Queenstown resident claims new light pole blocking view
A Queenstown apartment owner’s ‘‘horrified’’ a new downtown light pole’s blocking her view, and fears the light spill will be even worse.
Anti-vaxxer with bogus paperwork loses it at Q'town bar
Anti-vaxxer with bogus paperwork loses it at Q'town bar
A Queenstown bar operator says his duty manager was left shaken by an abusive anti-vaxxer who allegedly presented bogus paperwork last week.
'We will love you forever': Missing dogs found dead
'We will love you forever': Missing dogs found dead
A distraught Queenstown dog owner who was offering $5000 for the safe return of two pooches has announced they have both been found deceased.
House sold to Reid-linked firm
House sold to Reid-linked firm
Queenstown Hill’s "Plasma House" has attracted another prominent owner.
TV productions expected to be boon for Queenstown
TV productions expected to be boon for Queenstown
The five television shows being filmed around Queenstown in the next few months are a huge boost for the beleaguered local economy.
Hospitality hit by chronic staff shortages
Hospitality hit by chronic staff shortages
Queenstown hospitality operators, already battered by the dropoff in tourist numbers, are being further beaten up by chronic staff shortages.
Flash plans for filling ‘hole’
Flash plans for filling ‘hole’
A multimillion-dollar luxury residential complex is planned for a site in central Queenstown.
Care stalwart retiring after ‘really good run’
Care stalwart retiring after ‘really good run’
A much-loved Queenstown nurse and, latterly, caregiver has finally retired just four months shy of her 90th birthday.
Covid puts kibosh on big-bash Gibbston concert
Covid puts kibosh on big-bash Gibbston concert
Thousands of music fans won't be rocking to the sounds of famous international acts in Queenstown this summer.
Cost 'horrendous', but plenty of pride in project
Cost 'horrendous', but plenty of pride in project
Planner Brett Giddens is not a church-goer, but he’s gone for a church for his new Queenstown office.
Q’town hospo empire’s prime plan to raise the roof
Q’town hospo empire’s prime plan to raise the roof
Queenstown’s biggest hospo operator’s going up in the world.
Covid cat crisis in Queenstown
Covid cat crisis in Queenstown
A Queenstown cat group swamped with unwanted kittens and abandoned cats believes Covid’s to blame.
The passing of a hospo legend
The passing of a hospo legend
Welsh-born Eileen Todd, who died late last month, aged 89, came to Queenstown in the mid-'60s with her Scottish husband Jock, who'd flown with the Royal New Zealand Air Force No.75 Squadron...
Dark times predicted for tourist towns 'dumped' by Government
Dark times predicted for tourist towns 'dumped' by Government
Queenstown tourism businesses propped up by Government wage subsidies lose their lifeline from today, despite ongoing Covid travel restrictions.
Blockbuster sale in Queenstown CBD
Blockbuster sale in Queenstown CBD
Queenstown CBD’s largest single-asset retail sale — $32.5 million for Tiki Corner — has just been concluded.
Multimillion-dollar stoush over slice of Paradise
Multimillion-dollar stoush over slice of Paradise
An Auckland company is suing an 83-year-old for $1.5 million in default interest over the blocked purchase of his farm near Glenorchy.
Family safeguard scenery
Farming family safeguard scenery
A farming family has ensured the landscape between Queenstown’s Deer Park Heights and the Remarkables mountain range will be protected from development.