Sparking an event revolution
Sparking an event revolution
Queenstowner Hamish Roberge is powering the future of New Zealand events.
New women's shed builds national interest
New women's shed builds national interest
Queenstown's Women’s Shed Aotearoa’s new home is on track to be fitted out next month.
Weaver and painter fostering Māori-led art
Weaver and painter fostering Māori-led art
A mother and daughter — an oil painter and a traditional and contemporary weaver, respectively — have opened a Māori-led art studio in Queenstown’s Country Lane artisan village.
Boosting kids’ mental health
Boosting kids’ mental health
A rugby knight’s visited Queenstown to launch a programme designed to reduce youth suicide rates.
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Glenorchy farm becomes fulltime film set
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Glenorchy farm becomes fulltime film set
The owner of Glenorchy’s stunning Arcadia Station has sold off all its sheep and cattle to put all its eggs into film and tourism.
Let the 40th antics begin
Let the 40th antics begin
It could come down to a millimetre.
Free endoscopy consultations
Free endoscopy consultations
Publicly-funded endoscopy procedures, including colonoscopies, are being offered in Queenstown and Wānaka for the first time.
Fuel crisis a ‘wake-up’ for Queenstown
Fuel crisis a ‘wake-up’ for Queenstown
A proponent of electrifying Queenstown says if anything good comes out of the global fuel crisis, it’ll be the acceleration of the Whakatipu’s transition away from fossil fuels.
Howards Dr roundabout rethink
Howards Dr roundabout rethink
The Howards Dr intersection with the Frankton-Ladies Mile Highway may be signalised instead of becoming a roundabout, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) says.
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Anger over cuts to staff parking
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Anger over cuts to staff parking
Anger is being expressed by businesses at a major Otago shopping centre facing a squeeze on staff parking.
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US visa holder spared conviction over crash
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US visa holder spared conviction over crash
The ‘‘vulnerability’’ of United States visa holders was a key factor in a judge deciding not to convict a Chinese software engineer over an Arrowtown crash.
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Q’town cable car accepted into fast-track process
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Q’town cable car accepted into fast-track process
A Queenstown Cable Car network proposal which intends to ‘‘liberate’’ the congestion-plagued town has entered the first stages of the fast-track process.
Frizzell reflects on long career
Frizzell reflects on long career
Artist Dick Frizzell says it has taken ‘‘steely resolve’’ to continue producing work that challenges cultural boundaries.
South Island’s first ‘golden visa’ deal made
South Island’s first ‘golden visa’ deal made
A German family has clinched Queenstown’s — and the South Island’s — first Active Investor Plus (AIP) property deal just days after the rule change came into effect.
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Birthing mums forced to Dunedin
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Birthing mums forced to Dunedin
Queenstown women giving birth who need emergency out-of-town transfers are being taken to Dunedin rather than much-closer Invercargill.
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School bus changes ‘ridiculous’: principal
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School bus changes ‘ridiculous’: principal
About 150 Queenstown school children will be left at the bus stop next term after mooted school bus changes become reality.
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New programmes to aid tech sector
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New programmes to aid tech sector
An ambition to create a billion-dollar technology sector in Queenstown will take a significant step forward next year.
Jumping with joy
Jumping with joy
Future Queenstown basketball stars got a rare chance to mix with some of their idols at the weekend.
Less-mobile visitors have opportunity to scoot about
Less-mobile visitors have opportunity to scoot about
When Jody Mowat and Paul Hoffman sustained injuries, the Queenstown pair each realised how difficult it was to move around and enjoy the area.
‘Southbase here for long haul’
‘Southbase here for long haul’
Ahead of Queenstown-Lakes’ estimated $3-to-$4 billion infrastructure build-out in the next nine years, one company’s getting the jump on expansion.