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.
Qtown goes into tech mode
Qtown goes into tech mode
Artificial intelligence (AI), education and building digital capability will be prominent themes at next week’s Techweek26 events in Queenstown, Technology Queenstown CEO Sarah Russell says.
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Housing, hub mooted for Frankton land
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Housing, hub mooted for Frankton land
Two Queenstown non-profits hope to join forces to build community housing and a social services hub on a council-owned site in Frankton.
‘Virtual power plant’ planned for Homestead Bay
‘Virtual power plant’ planned for Homestead Bay
A massive Queenstown fast-track development could become a ‘‘blueprint’’ for powering new communities, Aurora Energy says.
Watch: Abseiler sends hefty chunk of rock plummeting onto highway
Watch: Abseiler sends hefty chunk of rock plummeting onto highway
Rock stars are getting high to keep a Queenstown highway safe.
New $40m taxiway all set for take-off
New $40m taxiway all set for take-off
A new $40 million taxiway is in the works for Queenstown Airport.
Melissa Leong speaks out after abuse allegations
Melissa Leong speaks out after abuse allegations against Vaughan Mabee
Australian food writer Melissa Leong has spoken for the first time about the scandal involving her Taste of Art co-host Vaughan Mabee.
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Doc changes mind on family crib graced by Brad Pitt
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Doc changes mind on family crib graced by Brad Pitt
A crib in the Glenorchy wilderness on government land, which has been graced by Hollywood star Brad Pitt, will stay in the family, who describe it as the ‘‘only remaining tangible link to their...
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.