Festival all about 'uplifting the next generation'
Members of the Rejoice! community choir project brought the curtain down on the 2025 Whakatipu Music Festival at the Queenstown Memorial Centre yesterday afternoon.
Reprieve for stallholders as ban decided on
Reprieve for stallholders as ban decided on
Stallholders on Queenstown’s waterfront have been given a reprieve from being ejected from the town centre altogether.
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Wastewater failure at Hāwea plant ‘no surprise’
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Wastewater failure at Hāwea plant ‘no surprise’
A second Queenstown Lakes wastewater treatment plant’s failure provides further evidence of under-investment in infrastructure exposed by rapid population growth, a regional councillor says.
Electric tram seen as solution to traffic congestion
Electric tram seen as solution to traffic congestion
A public transport expert believes Queenstown’s chronic traffic congestion — in Frankton Rd, in particular — can be solved by a modern electric tram carrying up to 200 passengers.
Glenorchy to join global climate change initiative
Glenorchy to join global climate change initiative
The programme offers tools, training and international networks for communities. It's the first time NZ locations have been accepted.
'Like a washing machine': Kayaker lost life after hitting hole
'Like a washing machine': Kayaker lost life after hitting hole
A skilled Queenstown kayaker drowned after becoming caught in a river hazard resembling a ‘‘washing machine’’, a coroner says.
Boosting granny flats ‘good news’
Boosting granny flats ‘good news’
Government's plan to waive building and resource consents for granny flats up to 70 square metres is good news for Queenstown as it’ll increase housing stock, a local planner says.
Failed Frankton restaurant fined over paua
$18,000 fine for under-sized paua
The owner of a failed Chinese restaurant in Frankton has been fined $18,000 for having under-sized pāua.
Arrow Miners Band’s final hurrah
Arrow Miners Band’s final hurrah
Father Time has caught up with the magnificent Arrow Miners Band.
Gallery super-sizes
Gallery super-sizes
Queenstown's Milford Galleries has taken over the long-vacated former McKenzie & Willis showroom in Gorge Rd to dramatically lift its profile in the resort.
Making ‘approachable’ music
Making ‘approachable’ music
Anne Rodda, the director of this Easter’s Whakatipu Music Festival, wants locals and also visitors filling up Queenstown this weekend to know there’s another side to the resort "than only adventure...
Seeking more wastebusting ideas
Seeking more wastebusting ideas
Queenstown's council has opened applications for its Waste Minimisation Fund, with up to $60,000 available for individuals, businesses, schools and community groups keen to bring their ideas to life.
Lakebed study offers climate clues
Lakebed study offers climate clues
A sediment core from Queenstown’s Lakes Hayes has offered an insight into how the Whakatipu Basin’s climate may change in the coming decades.
Swimmer making huge splash
Swimmer making huge splash
An Arrowtown 14-year-old girl is so good at open water swimming she’s beating experienced men and women.
Teen a middle distance sensation
Teen a middle distance sensation
James Weber’s announced himself as a middle distance runner to look out for.
Young riders taking on the world
Young riders taking on the world
Two Wakatipu High students will be the youngest pony riders representing New Zealand at the world under-18 team champs in Belgium in August in the equestrian discipline of Mounted Games.
Teens tussle for Arrowtown title
Teens tussle for Arrowtown title
Arrowtown Golf Club recently hosted an epic, birdie-filled final to decide its senior club championship title.
Locals to the fore at world champs
Locals to the fore at world champs
Queenstowner Kellye Nelson wasted no time making her name on the world stage this week.
‘Really happy but not comfortable’
‘Really happy but not comfortable’
"There's a difference between being happy and being comfortable, and the latter we definitely aren’t."
Paddling perfection
Paddling perfection
Whakatipu Waka Ama had a stellar performance at the recent Waka Ama Secondary School Nationals in Rotorua.