Maternity transfer backtrack
Maternity transfer backtrack
Health New Zealand’s partially reversed its controversial policy in which Queenstown birthing mums needing emergency transfers could only go to Dunedin rather than much-closer Invercargill.
Robostormers rule in Greece comp
Robostormers rule in Greece comp
Two Queenstown teens are returning triumphant from Greece where they outperformed teams from around the world at an international robotics competition.
Screentime pulls plug on Luma plan
Screentime pulls plug on Luma plan
The company behind a Queenstown light show has abandoned a proposal to create a long-term home for the attraction in One Mile Reserve.
National award for Altrusa leader
National award for Altrusa leader
A women's service organisation has awarded a prestigious honour to a Queenstowner for demonstrating outstanding leadership, service and dedication.
Winning playwrights revealed
Winning playwrights revealed
Canadian playwright Guy R Newsham’s been crowned the winner of a hugely-popular Queenstown competition.
Actor’s one-man play playing here
Actor’s one-man play playing here
Playwright Julian Noel plays eight family members in a one-man play in Queenstown next Saturday.
Queenstowner, 91, launches book
Queenstowner, 91, launches book
A 91-year-old Queenstowner’s third book Daughter of Two Cultures, offering a portrait of New Zealand Chinese culture from the 1940s, was launched in the resort last Saturday.
Gemma’s a true gem
Gemma’s a true gem
Gemma Ross, an Arrowtowner who’s always giving back, is April’s ‘Good Egg’.
Legends lead predator-free hui
Legends lead predator-free hui
Queenstown's hosting a free conservation event next week, featuring some legends of the predator-free movement.
Workshops upskilling community groups and creatives
Workshops upskilling community groups and creatives
A free e-learning platform to upskill community and sporting groups and cultural organisations is being offered for at least the next year.
Building pathways for lady tradies
Building pathways for lady tradies
Future ‘tradie ladies’ got a first-hand look at a working construction site in Arrowtown recently, thanks to an initiative designed to encourage more women into the industry.
CO Sports Awards winners
CO Sports Awards winners
Rising Queenstown mountain bike star Indy Deavoll was last week named ‘junior sportswoman of the year’ at the 2026 Forsyth Barr Central Otago Sports Awards.
Mixed bag for Stampede
Mixed bag for Stampede
Queenstown's SkyCity Stampede ice hockey team are at home to the Canterbury Red Devils this weekend, having opened their season in Dunedin with a mixed bag.
Bring on the ‘bomb squad’
Bring on the ‘bomb squad’
The Wakatipu Rugby Club’s got a not-so-secret weapon up its sleeve for Saturday’s White Horse Cup challenge — its ‘bomb squad’.
Wild opener
Wild opener
While losing both their season-openers against the Auckland Steel in Queenstown last weekend, the Wakatipu Wild women’s ice hockey team can hold their heads high.
Queenstown kids get kicking at festival
Queenstown kids get kicking at festival
More than 300 kids from Whakatipu primary schools took part in a free football festival at the Queenstown Events Centre last week.
Fighters show mettle in Thailand
Fighters show mettle in Thailand
Seventeen Queenstown Muay Thai fighters have undergone an intensive three-week training camp in the sport’s mecca of Thailand.
Ultra-luxury Queenstown retreat taking shape
Ultra-luxury Queenstown retreat taking shape
Two ultra-luxury Queenstown villas have been completed in what’s touted as a new benchmark for luxury visitor accommodation in New Zealand.
Power-packed conference
Power-packed conference
Amidst a fuel crisis, next week’s third Electrify Queenstown conference couldn’t be better timed.
Milford Sound tour tops
Milford Sound tour tops
Small-group tour company Cheeky Kiwi Travel’s Milford Sound tour out of Queenstown’s been named the number one thing to do in New Zealand.
Is the hospital's nursing recruitment process too slow?
Queenstown's four nurses short ahead of the busy winter season, with concerns being aired by NZ Nurses Organisation president Anne Daniels over the time the recruitment process, which started in December, is taking, whether any new hires can immediately step into managing trauma patients waiting to be transferred, and the strain being placed on part-time and casual staff forced to fill the gaps.