Second ace for one-armed golfer
Many able-bodied golfers never hit a hole-in-one, but a one-armed Queenstown man has just picked up his second.
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Faeces, rubbish, unwanted gear paint damning picture
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Faeces, rubbish, unwanted gear paint damning picture
Photos showing human faeces and piles of rubbish on Queenstown's lake shore paint a damning picture as the council prepares to crack down on freedom camping.
Event handed back due to council rules
Event handed back due to council rules
Council red tape — and costs it incurs — has forced organisers of Arrowtown’s Matariki celebrations to hand the event back to the Arrowtown Preschool.
Community rallies for firefighters
Community rallies for firefighters
A petition started by a Queenstown woman to help volunteer firefighters to get the same ACC support as their paid counterparts is gathering national momentum.
Man found dead on SH6 named
Man found dead on SH6 named
Police have named the man found dead on State Highway 6 near Gibbston on March 3.
Man hit by vehicle had fallen from cliff
Man found dead on SH6 near Gibbston named by police
Police have named a man found dead on a Queenstown highway who fell from a cliff before being hit by a vehicle.
More than $82m sought for land acquired by airport company
More than $82m sought for land acquired by airport company
Property developer Remarkables Park Ltd is seeking more than $82 million compensation for land compulsorily acquired by Queenstown’s airport company in 2019.
Roundabout project going to plan so far
Roundabout project going to plan so far
The $250 million upgrade of Queenstown’s BP roundabout and connecting roads remains on time and budget, the NZ Transport Agency says.
$250m roundabout 'on track’
$250m roundabout 'on track’
The $250 million upgrade of Queenstown’s BP roundabout and connecting roads remains on time and budget, the NZ Transport Agency says.
Query over affordable housing tendering
Query over affordable housing tendering
With Queenstown’s affordable housing trust using only one builder for all its Whakatipu developments, a rival builder is asking how it knows it’s getting the best price.
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Queenstown restaurateurs bite back
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Queenstown restaurateurs bite back
Suggestions by a Wānaka hospitality owner that Queenstown restaurants deliberately rip off tourists are sticking in the craw on the other side of the hill.
Freedom camping situation ‘vexatious’
Freedom camping situation ‘vexatious’
Paying campers are having to wait in line to use shower and kitchen facilities, which have allegedly been taken over by freedom campers.
Camping ban to keep valley ‘pristine’
Camping ban to keep valley ‘pristine’
Social media-fuelled growth in the number of walkers camping at the head of Earnslaw Burn, near Glenorchy, has forced the landowner to take action to keep the area "pristine".
Couple set to be all at sea
Couple set to be all at sea
If you’re looking for Queenstowner Peter Faul and his wife Jacquie in the next decade or so, expect to see them at sea.
'Final call for Mr B Pitt' at Queenstown Airport
'Final call for Mr B Pitt': Prank turns heads at Queenstown Airport
Air New Zealand's "final call for a Mr B Pitt" caused more than a few excited glances at Queenstown Airport yesterday morning.
Celebrating our cultural melting pot
Celebrating our cultural melting pot
Queenstown will celebrate its "global village" this Saturday.
Going through hoops for exhibition
Going through hoops for exhibition
For his last exhibition as a Queenstown-based artist — opening at Te Atamira next Thursday — Marc Blake’s presenting photographic images of a lone basketball hoop in his Frankton neighbourhood.
Composer coup for AWE
Composer coup for AWE
A world-renowned Kiwi-Greek composer will be this year’s At the World’s Edge (AWE) Festival composer-in-residence.
Post-birth help on hand
Post-birth help on hand
A class for Whakatipu women next Wednesday aims to reduce the incidence of musculoskeletal problems after childbirth.
Golfers swinging for good
Golfers swinging for good
More than $31,000 was raised for charity during the recent New Zealand Open golf tourney, including $5000 for Queenstown’s Lakes District Air Rescue Trust (LDART).