Queenstown

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

Fashion in the Vines designer Dame Trelise Cooper.

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

McKibbon’s by Royalburn — formerly Raeward Fresh Queenstown — owners, from left, Jono Ettema,...

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

Shannon-Leigh Litt, who completed 35 laps last year, will treat the Arrowtown Backyard Ultra as...

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

David Reid Homes Queenstown’s Kahiwi Lodge. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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.

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School asks to grow as roll rises

Wakatipu High School has asked the Ministry of Education to extend the school’s capacity to 2000...

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School asks to grow as roll rises

Fast-growing Wakatipu High School is asking the Ministry of Education to extend the school’s capacity to 2000 students so it does not run out of room in about three years’ time.

High-flyer found guilty of shoplifting in Queenstown

High-flyer found guilty of shoplifting in Queenstown

A former high-flying jewellery designer who once owned a studio in London’s Notting Hill has been found guilty of shoplifting and a petrol drive-off in Queenstown.

$18k bill after car destroys fence

$18k bill after car destroys fence

A Queenstown man is facing an $18,000 bill after wiping out a fence with his car while drunk.

'Exceptional teacher' killed in crash near Queenstown

'Exceptional teacher' killed in crash near Queenstown

A Filipino woman killed in a crash near Queenstown yesterday has been remembered as loving music teacher who will leave behind a "legacy of kindness and grace".

Late brother honoured in toughest of runs

Cam Crook (left), of Queenstown and Henry Tomsett, of Wanaka, before setting off from Queenstown...

Late brother honoured in toughest of runs

There was much more to a mammoth run in Queenstown on Friday than initially met the eye.

Luge record aids cause

Brent Wallace (front right) celebrates with son Nate Wallace, 12 (front left), as they cross the...

Luge record aids cause

At 10.30am on Saturday, Arrowtown resident Brent Wallace created Queenstown history, becoming the first person to ride Skyline’s luge for 24 hours straight.

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