C’mon, be brave
C’mon, be brave
Southern Lakes Swimming Club will be celebrating winter solstice with a swim — or at least a dip — from the Queenstown Bay beach this Sunday.
NPD’s retail switch
NPD’s retail switch
The convenience store at Frankton’s NPD fuel station will be taken over by Night ’n Day on Sunday as the station, on the corner of State Highway 6 and Hawthorne Dr, switches to an unmanned fuel...
Airport development
Airport development
Queenstown Airport has appointed design firms Stantec and Warren & Mahoney to help with a major transformation of the areas around its terminal.
No cookie-cutter business
No cookie-cutter business
A Melbourne-based couple looking for work-life balance has found it by selling home-made cookies in an artisan retail village in Queenstown.
New appointment
New appointment
Deloitte New Zealand has promoted a new Queenstown-based director, Katie O’Neill, saying it’s a reflection of the growing demand for advisory support in the resort town.
Golden run for winery
Golden run for winery
Gibbston Valley Winery was a strong performer at the Aotearoa New Zealand Organic Wine Awards, topping the medal count with six golds.
Friendly fire
Friendly fire
Last weekend’s non-competition ice hockey games between Queenstown’s Stampede and Stampede Legends featured entertaining stoushes in both games.
Teams coming off losses
Teams coming off losses
The Wakatipu Premiers rugby team’s hosting bottom-placed Matakanui Combined at the Queenstown Rec Ground this Saturday — kickoff is 2.30pm.
Immense contribution rewarded
Immense contribution rewarded
It's probably one of the most deserved life memberships around.
Podium finish
Podium finish
In a Kiwi one-two, Queenstown’s Malik Boatwright finished second in the UCI World Cup Junior (under-19) Men’s Downhill in Leogang, Austria, at the weekend.
Basin Bulls roaring to go
Basin Bulls roaring to go
Expect a team of year 8 Wakatipu/Arrowtown rugby players to create memories of a lifetime during their upcoming eight-day Australian tour.
Fighters kick butt in The Tron
Fighters kick butt in The Tron
Against some of the country’s toughest opponents, three Muay Thai fighters from a Queenstown martial arts school won their bouts at a Hamilton fight show recently.
Knees-up for subdivision milestone
Knees-up for subdivision milestone
In non-metric language, you could say The Yards has reached a major milestone.
‘Entry-level opportunity’ in prime residential area
‘Entry-level opportunity’ in prime residential area
It is one of the handiest residential properties to Queenstown’s CBD in one of the resort’s most established addresses.
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Global interest for property expected
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Global interest for property expected
A Queenstown property for sale would probably stand comparison with the best waterfront trophy estates in New Zealand.
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Celebrated jeweller to exhibit in resort
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Celebrated jeweller to exhibit in resort
An international and New Zealand award-winning jeweller is exhibiting in Queenstown for the first time.
Two crashes on same stretch of Gibbston Highway
Two crashes on same stretch of Gibbston Highway
One person is in a moderate condition and a road is blocked after two cars rolled within the span of half an hour on the same stretch of an Otago highway.
Dream comes true for fiddler
Dream comes true for fiddler
A Queenstown fiddler says she is stoked to be performing in Scotland’s most famous cultural event.
Council satisfaction ‘positive’: survey
Council satisfaction ‘positive’: survey
Satisfaction with the Queenstown Lakes mayor and councillors is up 10 percentage points this year, a new survey says.
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Concerns grow over fast-track proposals
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Concerns grow over fast-track proposals
Critics of fast-track construction projects around Queenstown say developers are riding roughshod over the area’s growth plan, distressing locals and threatening to pave paradise.
Should Queenstown's council have bid for a T20 World Cup cricket game?
A Queenstowner who organised a petition last year to bring international cricket back to the resort is disappointed the council's decided against bidding for a game during the 2028 tournament. Emma Chisholm intends to lobby Destination Queenstown and the chamber of commerce to get the decision reversed.