Ken’s as local as you can get
Ken’s as local as you can get
Queenstowners often debate the criteria for being a ‘local’.
School’s record UE results
School’s record UE results
A record 80% of Wakatipu High School’s 230 graduating students achieved university entrance (UE) last year.
Q’town’s bottomless oyster charity lunch
Q’town’s bottomless oyster charity lunch
You can chow down on an unlimited number of Bluff oysters next Friday while helping two charities at the same time.
Chopper ride
Chopper ride
Riders in the 15th annual Westpac Chopper Bike Ride are gearing up for next Friday’s 235km slog from Queenstown to Invercargill.
Hospice rename
Hospice rename
Hospice Southland has rebranded to Hospice South, signalling a stronger connection to Whakatipu communities.
Carrying the Anzac spirit forward
Carrying the Anzac spirit forward
You could have heard a pin drop in Arrowtown last Saturday morning when one of the village’s own paid tribute to his great-grandfather.
Remembering the days of old
Remembering the days of old
If you’re craving some Queenstown Winter Fest nostalgia, this is one you don’t want to miss.
Floating sauna on horizon
Floating sauna on horizon
A floating sauna experience, currently under construction for Frankton Arm’s Queenstown Marina, has already been shortlisted for an architecture award.
A’town primed for Cup challenge
A’town primed for Cup challenge
Arrowtown couldn’t have nailed their prep better for tonight’s tough White Horse Cup challenge against Upper Clutha in Wānaka.
Double sculls trifecta
Double sculls trifecta
Is there something in the water?
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.
Happy with Queenstown’s health plan?
THE government’s this week announced a $180 million investment in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago healthcare services over the next four years, which includes $52m in capital funding to upgrade existing facilities — one of the first cabs off the rank will be an expansion of Frankton’s Lakes District Hospital emergency department. There’ll also be increased access to diagnostics, improved maternity services and expanded community-based mental health and addiction services.