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QueenstownSeptember 19

Trail damage could force course corrections

Major rain damage to Whakatipu trails could force organisers of two running events to change course.
Philip Chandler
    Trail damage could force course corrections
    Trail damage could force course corrections
    QueenstownSeptember 19

    Mayor unswayed by bed tax alternative

    Mayor John Glover's still adamant Queenstown needs a bed tax despite Southland MP Joseph Mooney claiming the National Party's proposed alternative funding mechanism will raise more money for local infrastructure.
    Philip Chandler
    Mayor unswayed by bed tax alternative
    Mayor unswayed by bed tax alternative
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    QueenstownSeptember 19

    ‘Elevating the experience’

    It's been quite the transformation.
    Philip Chandler
    ‘Elevating the experience’
    ‘Elevating the experience’
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    QueenstownSeptember 19

    Roki’s plans for luxury Paradise retreat

    The developers behind a swanky luxury Queenstown hotel are now planning a luxury lodge near Glenorchy.
    Tracey Roxburgh
    Roki’s plans for luxury Paradise retreat
    Roki’s plans for luxury Paradise retreat
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    QueenstownSeptember 19

    ‘We’re just not getting any headway’

    A group planning a Queenstown indoor sports facility feel council's stymying them at every turn.
    Philip Chandler
    ‘We’re just not getting any headway’
    ‘We’re just not getting any headway’
    QueenstownSeptember 19

    Flightseeing company’s new wings

    Hailed as the world's most advanced commercial twin piston aircraft, Glenorchy Air's brand-new Tecnam P2012 Traveller took to Queenstown skies for the first time this week following Civil Aviation Authority signoff last Friday.
    Philip Chandler
    Flightseeing company’s new wings
    Flightseeing company’s new wings
    QueenstownSeptember 19

    No update, no timeframe on Skippers Bridge future

    Almost a year after Queenstown’s council closed the iconic Skippers Bridge, there is still no update on when — or if — it will reopen.
    Tracey Roxburgh
    No update, no timeframe on Skippers Bridge future
    No update, no timeframe on Skippers Bridge future
    QueenstownSeptember 19

    Queenstown’s warrior supreme

    Having beaten world champs in the ring, it's hard to believe Queenstown combat fighter/gym owner Rob Horrocks was so shy he couldn't interact with the local shopkeeper.
    Philip Chandler
    Queenstown’s warrior supreme
    Queenstown’s warrior supreme
    QueenstownSeptember 19

    School side’s South Island title

    Having been hardened by the rigours of an Otago rugby comp, Wakatipu High's under-15s trumped at the recent South Island secondary schools' under-15 co-ed tournament in Westport.
    Philip Chandler
    School side’s South Island title
    School side’s South Island title
    QueenstownSeptember 19

    Impact100 Whakatipu grants revealed

    The four finalists for this year’s Impact100 Whakatipu 2026 grants have been revealed.
    Tracey Roxburgh
    Impact100 Whakatipu grants revealed
    Impact100 Whakatipu grants revealed
    QueenstownSeptember 19

    Putting ‘artsy’ A’town on the map

    Arrowtown Creative Arts Society (ACAS), celebrating its 10th anniversary next month, can quote the 'The New York Times' to validate its success.
    Philip Chandler
    Putting ‘artsy’ A’town on the map
    Putting ‘artsy’ A’town on the map
    QueenstownSeptember 19

    Brecon St Grunt back — step by step

    For years, Philip 'Scoop' Chandler eyed up two flights of steps on Queenstown's Brecon St, thinking a fun head-to-head running event could be staged on them.
    Guy Williams
    Brecon St Grunt back — step by step
    Brecon St Grunt back — step by step
    QueenstownSeptember 19

    Alaska states her case

    Having had her career almost derailed by injury, Arrowtown ski racer Alaska Speedy's just scored two breakthrough wins.
    Philip Chandler
    Alaska states her case
    Alaska states her case
    NewsSeptember 9

    Happy with wilding clearing on Queenstown’s Ben Lomond?

    Happy with wilding clearing on Queenstown’s Ben Lomond?
    Happy with wilding clearing on Queenstown’s Ben Lomond?