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Financial fears as river bursts, washes out road
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Financial fears as river bursts, washes out road
The owners of Kinloch Wilderness Retreat fear a slip in Kinloch Rd may bankrupt them.
Running for glory
Running for glory
Of 150 starters, just one person will not have the letters ‘‘DNF’’ after their name today.
Celebrating culture sustainably
Celebrating culture sustainably
Brazilian dancer Kamilla Rodrigues, of Christchurch, performs at Queenstown’s Diwali festival, held at the Queenstown Events Centre on Saturday night.
Bar manager scoops scholarship
Bar manager scoops scholarship
A Queenstown bar manager’s secured a huge scholarship, recognising her commitment to making hospitality more environmentally sustainable.
Prominent Arrowtown plot’s first time on market
Prominent Arrowtown plot’s first time on market
One of Arrowtown’s most prominent empty sections is for sale for the first time.
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Bookings allegedly taken after hotel shut
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Bookings allegedly taken after hotel shut
A bitter dispute between the former owner of Arrowtown’s shuttered Arrow Hotel and its original purchasers has taken another turn.
Gardening for good
Gardening for good
Getting down and dirty, and ditching ‘sold’ stickers for mowers and gumboots, is the Harcourts Queenstown team.
Jane’s triumph over rare disease
Jane’s triumph over rare disease
Motorbiking across Europe with her husband, Steve, is high on Jane Rout’s bucket list.
Glenorchy lodge blames council as SUV swept away
Glenorchy lodge blames council as SUV swept away
After watching a car float down the river, a Glenorchy lodge operator says she is "furious" local authorities did not close the eroding road, despite their pleas.
Filming on a roll
Filming on a roll
A plane's being chartered from Australia to bring cast and crew to Queenstown for three weeks’ shooting on a huge sci-fi action thriller film.
‘Incredible’ community fundraising effort hailed
‘Incredible’ community fundraising effort hailed
It's the bridge that Queenstown built.
Legal action launched
Legal action launched
A bitter dispute between the former owner of Arrowtown’s shuttered Arrow Hotel and its original purchasers has taken another turn.
Rottweiler destroyed after assault causes heart attack
Rottweiler destroyed after assault causes heart attack
A rottweiler's vicious attack on a small pet dog in Queenstown last year caused a woman to suffer a heart attack.
Help needed for ‘home away from home’
Help needed for ‘home away from home’
What will be the South Island’s largest patient accommodation facility, Ranui Apartments, in Christchurch, is almost complete — but the trust behind the life-saving facility now needs support to...
Hotel job recalled 50 years on
Hotel job recalled 50 years on
Queenstown’s Crowne Plaza hotel, originally Travelodge, opened 50 years ago. For one local, renowned, now-retired architect John Blair, the anniversary holds special meaning, as he tells Philip...
Fundraiser features fashion icons
Fundraiser features fashion icons
Tickets have almost sold out for a black-tie Queenstown fashion show fundraising for research into curing breast cancer.
History in making at gourmet grocer
History in making at gourmet grocer
It's a case of back to the future for one long-established gourmet grocer, which has had a change of name, and a couple of new names added to the mix.
Good odds on female winner
Good odds on female winner
A woman rather than a man could well be the ‘last person standing’ by the end of this weekend’s gruelling Arrowtown Backyard Ultra, co-organiser Queenstowner Brandon Purdue says.
Showhome showing off
Showhome showing off
Locals are being invited this Saturday to a showhome open day at Queenstown’s upmarket Koko Ridge subdivision just below the Ladies Miles highway.
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Much-loved Meila had hope ‘till the end’
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Much-loved Meila had hope ‘till the end’
Queenstown's Meila Davis is now at peace.