World’s top winter athletes up for the challenge
World’s top winter athletes up for the challenge
An invitation-only event featuring some of the world’s top winter sports athletes will be held at Cardrona Alpine Resort in September.
‘Let’s not cap generosity’
‘Let’s not cap generosity’
Queenstown’s 45South Community Foundation’s critical of the government’s move to remove the tax exemption on donations over $100,000.
Quintet honoured
Quintet honoured
Five current or former Whakatipu residents have just made a VIP list.
Q’towner beats obstacles to win world title
Q’towner beats obstacles to win world title
A Queenstowner’s an age-group world champion in the sport of obstacle course racing (OCR).
Huge Bitcoin summit
Huge Bitcoin summit
New Zealand’s biggest Bitcoin-related conference will be held on Queenstown’s Coronet Peak next April.
From playing saxophone to property plays
From playing saxophone to property plays
Following a successful career as a sax player, including many summers busking by Lake Whakatipu, Queenstown’s Eliott Allemand’s become a sales agent with Arrowtown-based Luxury Real Estate New...
Arrowtown restaurant kitchen goes up in flames
Arrowtown restaurant kitchen goes up in flames
Firefighters from Queenstown and Arrowtown have contained a "heavily involved" kitchen fire at an Arrowtown restaurant.
Teen robbery near Queenstown school leaves victim 'extremely shaken'
Teen robbery near Queenstown school leaves victim 'extremely shaken'
A teenager has been arrested for allegedly robbing another teen in the Queenstown suburb of Shotover Country.
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Expansion plan gathers pace
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Expansion plan gathers pace
A Queenstown skifield is set to become New Zealand’s largest, as a long-mooted $150 million-plus expansion gathers steam.
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New high school for Queenstown greenlit
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New high school for Queenstown greenlit
Wakatipu High School’s principal has welcomed government funding for land for a second Queenstown secondary school.
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QLDC backs outsourced water safety provision
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QLDC backs outsourced water safety provision
The Queenstown Lakes District Council is standing by its services on waterways, saying qualified staff are available every hour of the day.
Rolling out the carpet
Rolling out the carpet
Enough hessian matting to cover eight rugby fields is being laid in Queenstown’s Kawarau River.
Call for help after alcohol stolen
Call for help after alcohol stolen
Queenstown police are asking for the public’s help to identify two men thought to be responsible for stealing alcohol from a beer garden behind a suburban cafe-restaurant.
Steep task: $9.5m worth of homes craned into place
Steep task: $9.5m worth of homes craned into place
In a huge logistical exercise, six architecturally-designed homes have been craned on to steep sections in Queenstown’s Middleton Rd on two successive nights.
Hooded Queenstown beer garden burglars hunted
Hooded Queenstown beer garden burglars hunted
Police are on the hunt for a pair of alleged beer garden burglars in Queenstown.
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Bed tax ‘least worst’ option to ease strain
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Bed tax ‘least worst’ option to ease strain
NZSKI chief executive Paul Anderson says a bed tax in Queenstown is the ‘‘least worst option’’ to fix the resort’s infrastructure problems.
Scenic station taken off market
Scenic station taken off market
A remote, hugely-scenic Queenstown high country station has been taken off the market despite attracting “exceptional” offers.
Artist’s brush with golf ‘surreal’
Artist’s brush with golf ‘surreal’
An artist has found her niche painting posters for golf tournaments.
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Merging ‘disruptive, expensive’
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Merging ‘disruptive, expensive’
Amalgamation will be ‘‘disruptive and expensive’’ and will not solve the issues the Queenstown Lakes District faces, its deputy mayor says.
Violinist takes the stage in quarterfinal
Violinist takes the stage in quarterfinal
South Korean violinist Hyein Koo performs during a quarterfinal round of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition at the Queenstown Memorial Centre yesterday.
Do you support Simplicity Living's huge Ladies Mile rental housing proposal?
Developer Simplicity Living's proposal for more than 1000 rental homes in Queenstown's Ladies Mile (pictured) has been referred into the fast-track consenting process. The company expects there will be demand for 1000 more homes at another site, probably in Frankton, in a few years' time.