Queenstown tourist attraction a dream result
Overlooking Queenstown’s Village Green is a unique tourist attraction that is opening this Saturday.
Memorial fest cranks up
Memorial fest cranks up
Already seven days in, the action-packed Queenstown Bike Festival concludes with a very special McGazza Fest over the next three days.
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Skippers Bridge at risk of ‘catastrophic collapse’
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Skippers Bridge at risk of ‘catastrophic collapse’
A historic Queenstown bridge is in such a bad state it risks "catastrophic collapse", an engineering report has revealed.
Construction of apartment complex to begin
Construction of apartment complex to begin
The first sod in Queenstown’s long-awaited, $2 billion Lakeview Te Taumata project — tipped to reshape the town’s urban centre — will be turned in three weeks’ time.
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Overworked noodle cook awarded $86k payout
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Overworked noodle cook awarded $86k payout
An overworked and underpaid cook at a Frankton noodle restaurant has been awarded an $86,000 payout from his employer.
Injuries in motorbike crash
Injuries in motorbike crash
One person was transported to hospital after a "multiple motorbike crash" near the Devils Staircase south of Queenstown.
Knife-wielding Queenstown hairdresser slashed flatmate
Knife-wielding Queenstown hairdresser slashed flatmate
A Queenstown hairdresser who attacked his flatmate with a knife is likely to be deported.
'Multiple' motorcycles involved in crash near Queenstown
'Multiple' motorcycles involved in crash near Queenstown
One person has been transported to hospital after a "multiple motorbike crash" near the Devils Staircase south of Queenstown.
'Ghost houses': Concern for Queenstown's future
'Ghost houses': Concern for Queenstown's future
At any given time, more than a quarter of Queenstown Lakes district's properties aren't occupied, data shows.
Crash causes delays on Gibbston Hwy
Crash causes delays on Gibbston Hwy
A two-vehicle crash caused delays on State Highway 6/Gibbston Highway between Queenstown and Cromwell this afternoon.
Man charged after alleged Arrowtown assault
Man charged after alleged Arrowtown assault
Police have charged a 27-year-old man with assault in relation to an incident in Arrowtown last month.
Balancing act
Balancing act
Lukas Deverson, 7, of Queenstown, has a go at the "log ride" event by Steamer Wharf on Queenstown’s Lake Wakatipu waterfront yesterday
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Developer launches into multiple new accommodation projects
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Developer launches into multiple new accommodation projects
An Auckland developer who first popped up on the Queenstown scene in 2009 is pushing "go" on three, if not four, central business district accommodation complexes this year.
‘Huge honour’ to be named doctor for Tall Blacks
‘Huge honour’ to be named doctor for Tall Blacks
A Queenstown sports medicine specialist has been selected as doctor for the New Zealand men’s basketball team.
Parent slams son’s school over Treaty stance
Parent slams son’s school over Treaty stance
A Queenstown parent is strongly critical his son’s school has recommitted to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, now the government has allowed schools to opt out.
QMC pulling plug on hacked portal
QMC pulling plug on hacked portal
Poor communication and "mixed messaging" is behind Queenstown Medical Centre’s (QMC) decision to dump beleaguered patient portal provider Manage My Health (MMH), CEO Ashley Light says.
Airport’s 3 million mark not likely ‘until the end of decade’
Airport’s 3 million mark not likely ‘until the end of decade’
The records continue to tumble at Queenstown Airport, although its boss reckons ‘the big one’ won’t be reached till the end of the decade.
Q’town’s unlikeliest breakfast chef
Q’town’s unlikeliest breakfast chef
Reflecting on the colourful life of longtime Invercargill mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt, who died last week, aged 78, you can probably indirectly blame me for his famous stint as a Basil Fawlty-type...
Long time between drinks for old mates
Long time between drinks for old mates
In October 1995, Queenstowner Craig ‘Ferg’ Ferguson, then a part-time coach driver, had a long session on the wines with fellow driver Mark ‘Horse’ Schultz, whom he’d bump into around the country.
Slip cuts Rees-Dart tramping route
Slip cuts Rees-Dart tramping route
A slip on a section of track in the Dart Valley has severed the popular Rees-Dart tramping circuit for the second time in 11 years.