Natural Selection world premiere
Natural Selection world premiere
Kiwis will get their first look at this year’s Natural Selection Bike Aotearoa next Wednesday morning when it premieres on Red Bull TV.
Gravel grit
Gravel grit
Queenstowner Geoff Hunt has qualified for the UCI World Gravel Championships in Perth this October after a "tough day at the office" in the United States.
Celebrity chef quits world-renowned Queenstown restaurant
Celebrity chef quits world-renowned Queenstown restaurant
Internationally-renowned Queenstown chef Vaughan Mabee has left Amisfield.
Finals for new ice hockey league
Finals for new ice hockey league
The national finals of New Zealand’s new Premier Ice Hockey League — partly aimed at developing up-and-coming players — take place at the Queenstown Ice Arena over the next three days.
Ex-Queenstowner at world relays meet
Ex-Queenstowner at world relays meet
Former Wakatipu High sprinter Hayato Yoneto’s in a mixed New Zealand squad competing in the 4x100 metres mixed relay event at the World Athletics Relays meet in Botswana this weekend.
Runner’s remarkable comeback
Runner’s remarkable comeback
Having been laid low with sickness for six months, Queenstown long-distance runner Jemima Tennekoon wasn’t sure she’d ever compete again.
‘Less taxing, and social, too’
‘Less taxing, and social, too’
Queenstown Pickleball Club’s recent Anzac-themed tournament proved there are no barriers to playing the sport in your 70s and 80s.
Historic Queenstown cottage expect to fetch $4m-plus
Historic Queenstown cottage expect to fetch $4m-plus
A former horse stables believed to be Queenstown’s second-oldest stone building is on the market and expected to fetch top dollar.
Realtor jumps ship after 19 years with company
Realtor jumps ship after 19 years with company
It's common for realtors to shift between agencies, however, the recent move by award-winning Queenstown agent Kirsty Sinclair raised eyebrows.
‘Time to walk the talk’ around council finances
‘Time to walk the talk’ around council finances
Across the Queenstown-Lakes, the cost of living, with the impacts of fuel costs, is probably the biggest issue for many in our community right now.
Inflatable dinghy busts Queenstown congestion
Inflatable dinghy busts Queenstown congestion
Living at the golf course end of Kelvin Heights, Queenstown Resort College chief executive Charlie Phillips said it could take him more than an hour to get to his CBD workplace.
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Planned development at risk of landslip: engineer
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Planned development at risk of landslip: engineer
A twice-failed fast-track proposal for a large residential development on a slope above a Queenstown suburb is ‘‘likely prone’’ to risk of landslips and rockfalls, an engineer has warned.
Major spike in Shotover E. coli levels prompts alarm
Major spike in Shotover E. coli levels prompts alarm
A Queenstown community group is alarmed about a sharp spike in E. coli levels in the Shotover River, just downstream of the town's troubled wastewater treatment plant.
Teen caught drink-driving on 10 metre trip in Queenstown
Teen caught drink-driving on 10 metre trip in Queenstown
Jonty Parkes was celebrating his 18th birthday in Queenstown when he realised his car was in a 30-minute park.
Southern MP hits back at Mike Hosking
Southern MP hits back at Mike Hosking
Southland MP Joseph Mooney has slammed broadcaster Mike Hosking over an allegation he was one of the ‘famous five’ MPs causing issues within the National Party.
‘Interim’ school bus timeline still unclear
‘Interim’ school bus timeline still unclear
How long is a piece of string?
Lack of discussion ‘disappointing’
Lack of discussion ‘disappointing’
Queenstown's Fernhill Sunshine Bay Community Association’s deeply disappointed the developer behind a massive, controversial development planned for their neighbourhood has not met with them.
Stunning lakeside artwork
Stunning lakeside artwork
This large carved boulder, recently installed in Queenstown’s Jardine Park close to Lake Whakatipu, is being launched as a public artwork next week.
Liquidation for ‘restructure purposes’
Liquidation for ‘restructure purposes’
Queenstown property developer John Darby’s Clearwater Land Holdings Ltd has been placed in liquidation for "restructuring purposes".
Victim fled through bathroom window
Victim fled through bathroom window
A Queenstown woman had to lock herself in her bathroom and climb out the window to get help from a neighbour after being assaulted by her partner last month.
Keen to see a new Queenstown indoor sports centre?
A group of Queenstowners has revealed plans to build a multi-use indoor sports facility in the resort, possibly on council-owned land behind the Events Centre, catering to sports such as indoor cricket, squash, padel, futsal and netball, most of which aren’t offered in the council-owned Events Centre, nor planned in its new four-court stadium.