$500m Queenstown village a 'game changer'
$500m Queenstown village a 'game changer'
Building work on a half-a-billion dollar-plus village at Queenstown’s Jack’s Point is about to start.
Philip Chandler
Resort owner’s huge legacy
Resort owner’s huge legacy
It took a man from Japan to turn Arrowtown’s Millbrook into a world-leading golf resort.
Real estate on rise in Glenorchy
'Amazing value': Real estate on rise in Glenorchy
Glenorchy’s real estate market is taking off as the township is increasingly viewed as value for money in the Wakatipu.
Queenstown Gardens great dies aged 91
Queenstown Gardens great dies aged 91
The splendour of today’s Queenstown Gardens owes much to long-time former curator Nic Leefe, who died last month at 91.
Airvan planes grounded in wake of crash
Airvan planes grounded in wake of crash
Ten Queenstown ''flight-seeing'' planes have been grounded in the wake of a skydive plane crash in Sweden.
Skyline's first female chair saddles up
Skyline's first female chair saddles up
Keen horsewoman Jan Hunt has taken up the reins as Skyline Enterprises’ first female chair. The locally-raised 61-year-old, who rode high in her hotel career, discusses her track gallops with Philip Chandler.
Suburbs aren’t ‘rural’- Walker
Suburbs aren’t ‘rural’- Walker
Residents in Queenstown’s Lake Hayes Estate and Shotover Country wanting housing assistance are potentially $120 to $150 a week worse off than other locals.
Work starts on huge adventure playground
Work starts on huge adventure playground
A massive adventure playground is being created at the gateway to Gibbston.
Uber-rich spoiled for choice in resort
$5k a night and more: Uber-rich spoiled for choice in Queenstown
Queenstown’s super-home owners are increasingly throwing open their large doors to holidaymakers prepared to pay $5000 a night or more to stay in the resort.
Cast aside, Lesley gets an apology
Cast aside, Lesley gets an apology
Arrowtown resident Lesley Morel has received an apology from Lakes District Hospital after being bumped from a fracture clinic six days after she broke her elbow.
Lynchpin of community dies
Lynchpin of community dies
A Queenstown community activist, historian and former journalist died recently.
Queenstown tech firm’s US expansion
Queenstown tech firm’s US expansion
A Queenstown software business has opened a United States office to assist its global expansion plans.
Boutique hotel snapped up
Boutique hotel snapped up
A high-end Singapore hotel group has bought the business of Queenstown’s The Dairy Private Hotel for almost $2 million.
Overcrowded rentals in resort hazardous
Overcrowded rentals in resort hazardous
A regional fire boss warns that overcrowded Queenstown rental houses pose a severe fire risk, especially at this time of year.
Resort town's drug problem: Meth's on the 'street corner'
Resort town's drug problem: Meth's on the 'street corner'
A former Queenstowner warns the resort’s problems with drugs and alcohol are escalating on a par with the rest of New Zealand.
Ex-Queenstown man living American dream
Ex-Queenstown man living American dream
Long-time former Shotover Jet driver Phil ‘LP’ Casey lives in San Diego, California, these days. While visiting him recently, Philip Chandler asked him why he’s there, what he gets up to and how he got his nickname.
QAC buys residential properties to create buffer zone
QAC buys residential properties to create buffer zone
Queenstown Airport Corporation is buying Frankton residential properties near its boundary to create a buffer zone.
Renowned chef, Michael Hill opening restaurant
Renowned chef, Michael Hill opening new restaurant
Leading New Zealand chef Ben Bayly and listed jeweller Sir Michael Hill are teaming up to open an Italian-style restaurant in Arrowtown.
'They’re going to destroy Kingston'
Anger over development: 'They’re going to destroy Kingston'
Anger is mounting in Kingston that a developer has gone back to its original plan to use the town’s main street for construction traffic.
Massive high school expansion approved
Massive high school expansion approved
Wakatipu High School's principal is delighted the green light's been given to extend the school's capacity to 1800 students by the end of next year.