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Qtown ice rink for sale after $2.5m makeover
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Brothers selling ice rink they spent $2.5m transforming
For the first time in nearly 15 years, one of Queenstown’s favourite sports venues, the Gardens ice rink, is up for sale.
Philip Chandler
Getting our Olympians to the start-line
Getting our Olympians to the start-line
A Queenstown sport and exercise physician is playing a crucial role in keeping New Zealand’s Olympic Games contingent in Paris injury- and illness-free.
Crib’s full-circle moment
Crib’s full-circle moment
In 1957, a crib built in Southland was transported by Purdue Bros Transport up to the former Queenstown Motor Park.
Sharing cancer journey ‘therapeutic’
Sharing cancer journey ‘therapeutic’
A Queenstown-raised TikTok executive and fitness freak, diagnosed with an aggressive cancer at only 38, is sharing his journey on social media to raise awareness.
Rural pad secluded yet handy
Rural pad secluded yet handy
You'd be hard-pressed to find a better-located large rural block for sale anywhere around Queenstown.
‘Nothing beats the Olympic experience’
‘Nothing beats the Olympic experience’
Former track cyclist Queenstowner Pieter Bulling still recalls his one Olympics in Rio in 2016 as "an amazing experience".
You would read about it
You would read about it
A celebration on Friday marked the Arrowtown Library’s 40th anniversary, however library services in the township commenced 116 years earlier.
Art galleries' special offerings
Art galleries' special offerings
Next Thursday’s quarterly First Thursdays art event — run across six CBD galleries from 5 till 7pm — includes several must-sees.
Anna’s primed for Paris
Anna’s primed for Paris
Amping for some game time at the Paris Olympics is Arrowtown-raised Football Ferns goalkeeper Anna Leat.
Polo 'not out of the woods yet' after being caught in gin trap
Polo 'not out of the woods yet' after being caught in gin trap
When poor old Polo was snared by a 1.2kg gin trap, things looked bleak.
Cat survives — just — after getting paw stuck in gin trap
Cat survives — just — after getting paw stuck in gin trap
Poor old Polo — snared by a gin trap, weighing more than a kilogram, things looked bleak.
Art dedicated to late father
Art dedicated to late father
Alexandra-based artist Annie Williams is dedicating two pieces in a Queenstown Arts Society (QAS) exhibition to her recently-deceased dad Wayne Cafe.
Plea for new sports centre
Plea for new sports centre
A group of cricket-loving Queenstowners calling for a new multi-purpose sports centre — including an indoor cricket training facility — may have their wishes granted via the council’s long-term plan.
Wilding times: Queenstown Hill for the chop
Wilding times: Queenstown Hill for the chop
A group waging war on Queenstown Hill’s wilding pines says removing the infestation would become "a poster child" for their cause.
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A valued green space saved from development
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A valued green space saved from development
It is hard to imagine Queenstown’s CBD without the Village Green, but it could so easily have been occupied by a four-storey building.
Queenstown’s unbeatables
Queenstown’s unbeatables
In an extraordinary run, a Queenstown Associated Football Club under-9s team played some 24 games this season and was never defeated.
The Jones boy honoured by club
The Jones boy honoured by club
Having reformed the Arrowtown Rugby Club 35 years ago, Warren Jones was fittingly awarded — to his total surprise — life membership after its premiership side’s last game of the season.
Millbrook owner in Lulu's corner
Millbrook owner in Lulu's corner
Some like it hot.
Helping our community groups
Helping our community groups
Another mentoring programme to improve governance among community groups in Queenstown and Central Otago starts next month.
Garment steals the show
Garment steals the show
A garment produced by Wakatipu High students depicting how Maui fished up the North Island — ‘The Rise of Te Ika-a-Maui’ — was overall winner of the recent Otago/Southland schools’ TOI wearable...