Golden hour on offer
Golden hour on offer
Queenstown flightseeing company Air Milford is introducing a winter-time scenic flight timed to showcase the ‘golden hour’ before sunset.
Charities enter the dragon’s den
Charities enter the dragon’s den
The organisers of a Dragon’s Den-inspired fundraising event this coming Tuesday hope to make it an annual fixture.
Quiz big honour for small school
Quiz big honour for small school
Students from small Queenstown school, St Joseph’s, had the honour last Saturday of representing Central Otago for the first time at the final of a year 6 to 8 children’s literature quiz.
Unearthing Walter Peak’s past
Unearthing Walter Peak’s past
A "split-second" decision led Ashley Tikitiki to turn her curiosity about the place where she lives into a history book.
Student vollies show the way
Student vollies show the way
This week’s National Volunteer Week came early for 56 community-minded Wakatipu High students.
Casting ‘razor-sharp’ comedy
Casting ‘razor-sharp’ comedy
Queenstown's Remarkable Theatre is auditioning next Saturday for four female and two male roles for its next production.
Women’s Shed opens new home
Women’s Shed opens new home
Queenstown's Women’s Shed Aotearoa is gearing up for the official opening of its new base at Frankton’s Country Lane on Saturday.
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.
Support Guy Hingston's plan for the stage three arterial bypass?
Cancer surgeon and would-be developer Guy Hingston, who has ambitious fast-track development plans for Queenstown's Fernhill, is offering to build stage three of the Queenstown District Council's planned CBD bypass. Stage one of the bypass opened early last year, but stages two and three are not currently funded for construction. Hingston says building the road, through council local purpose reserve (pictured) and a recreation reserve — to connect Thompson St to a relocated One Mile roundabout — is a "no-brainer" because it would provide an alternative to the often-congested Shotover St.