Saturday night quake jolts Queenstown
People in and near Queenstown had a jolt from an earthquake last night, centred about 30km west of the resort town.
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Lightning cancels flights
Lightning cancels flights
A lightning strike on an Air NZ aircraft while it was flying above New Zealand led to three cancelled flights between Queenstown and Auckland.
Hearings bound for Environment Court
Hearings bound for Environment Court
Hearings for retrospective consents to allow the Shotover wastewater treatment plant to discharge treated wastewater directly into the Shotover River will take place in the Environment Court.
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Carlin Hotel sold for $10m less than it cost to build
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Carlin Hotel sold for $10m less than it cost to build
Queenstown's The Carlin Hotel was bought for $10 million less than it cost to build.
‘Ultra-luxury’ hotel ‘something truly different’
‘Ultra-luxury’ hotel ‘something truly different’
It is quite the transformation.
NZ woman killed by elephant 'dearly loved'
NZ woman killed by elephant 'dearly loved'
The woman killed by an elephant in Zambia has been remembered as a cheerful and compassionate person "dearly loved" by her family in Queenstown.
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$32k a night for 'ultra-luxury' Queenstown hotel
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$32k a night for 'ultra-luxury' Queenstown hotel
An "ultra-luxury" Queenstown hotel with rooms costing up to $32,000 a night is opening on a lakefront site that was formerly home to a backpackers.
New director from over the hill
New director from over the hill
A champion of Wanaka’s arts sector will now be putting her energies into Queenstown’s lively arts and cultural scene.
A very vintage drop celebrated in London
A very vintage drop celebrated in London
The godfather of Central Otago wine, former Queenstowner Alan Brady, had waited 38 years to open one of the earliest bottles ever produced in this renowned wine region’s modern history.
The ‘Odd Couple’s’ new era
The ‘Odd Couple’s’ new era
Queenstown's ‘Odd Couple’ are back at it.
She’s maybe got travel’s best job
She’s maybe got travel’s best job
Despite Queenstown’s reputation for adventure tourism, it’s little known we’re home to New Zealand’s largest and most globally diverse adventure travel company.
Goodbye NZ, Canada here we come
Goodbye NZ, Canada here we come
From the Whakatipu to Vancouver.
Obituary: Queenstown character a man of letters
Obituary: Queenstown character a man of letters
He may have run a humble burger joint, and much later an even more humble pie shop, but Mike Burke, who has died aged 78, was one of Queenstown’s great characters over the 25 years he lived in town.
Trails get VIP backing
Trails get VIP backing
Queenstown's Luxury Real Estate New Zealand’s officially backing the Whakatipu’s trails.
Another home semi against Alex
Another home semi against Alex
Having lost their semifinals the past two seasons, the Wakatipu Premiers rugby side’s amped to go one better this Saturday.
Queenstown player still right on cue
Queenstown player still right on cue
Queenstown's Simon Singleton continues to prove he’s New Zealand’s best pool player.
Ice queens prepare to reign
Ice queens prepare to reign
You can bet the Wakatipu Wild women’s ice hockey team will be glued to their screens this weekend, hoping the Canterbury Inferno can upset Auckland Steel, twice.
Amston freezes out doubters
Amston freezes out doubters
When you ask SkyCity Stampede defenceman Stefan Amston how he honestly rates his team’s chances coming to the skinny end of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League season, he doesn’t pull any punches."I...
Thirty years of ups and downs but mostly ups
Thirty years of ups and downs but mostly ups
When Queenstown-based Colliers Otago releases its latest property review and outlook next Thursday, it’ll mark 30 years of annual insights and projections across the residential, commercial and...
Time-warp Queenstown bach up for sale
Time-warp Queenstown bach up for sale
It's a throwback to the days when Queenstown’s Frankton was settled with holiday baches - except this one is valued at $1.45m.