Frankton pedestrian overbridge to cost $12.6m
Frankton pedestrian overbridge to cost $12.6m
A $12.6 million pedestrian bridge will provide safe passage for schoolchildren over one of Queenstown’s busiest roads, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says.
Plea for performing arts home
Plea for performing arts home
Local performing arts practitioners are adamant Queenstown needs a permanent venue where groups can rehearse, store costumes and props, and perform.
Queenstown McDonald’s site sold
Queenstown McDonald’s site sold
There's been a transaction at Queenstown’s McDonald’s that’s a tad bigger than your average Big Mac.
Wye Creek side track closed
Wye Creek side track closed
An increasingly popular side track off Queenstown’s Wye Creek Track, off the Kingston highway, has been closed to public access for safety reasons.
‘Bulldog’s’ ride for rescue choppers
‘Bulldog’s’ ride for rescue choppers
Brook ‘The Bulldog’ Macdonald is used to going like the clappers downhill on his mountain bike for about three and a-half minutes.
Pair injured in Queenstown serious assault
Pair injured in Queenstown serious assault
Police have swarmed a central Queenstown property following a "grievous assault" last night, which has left two men seriously injured.
Former Xero staffer 'elated' Drury returns honour
Former Xero staffer 'elated' Drury returns honour
"Elation" and "validation" are words Ally Naylor uses to describe her reaction to hearing Xero founder Sir Rod Drury has returned his New Zealander of the Year award.
Sir Rod Drury hands back New Zealander of the Year award
Sir Rod Drury hands back New Zealander of the Year award
Queenstown resident Sir Rod Drury, the subject of misconduct claims by former employees, has handed back his New Zealander of the Year award.
Former mayor ‘chuffed’ to see investment
Former mayor ‘chuffed’ to see investment
Former Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers says he’s "really chuffed" the government’s finally investing in this district’s health services.
Mind-blowing response to ‘Giving Day’
Mind-blowing response to ‘Giving Day’
As far as an hourly rate goes, it’s mind-blowing.
Millbrook’s golf director pulls pin
Millbrook’s golf director pulls pin
Millbrook Resort’s ex-director of golf says he resigned about two months ago "purely for a change of pace".
Special screening for star actress
Special screening for star actress
Hosting next Saturday a Queenstown Q&A screening of her first feature film is pretty special for director Chelsie Preston Crayford.
Completing Emma’s Showbiz CV
Completing Emma’s Showbiz CV
Though she’s feeling a bit of imposter’s syndrome, Arrowtowner Emma Pullar’s local stage experience makes her eminently qualified to direct Dolly Parton’s hit musical, 9 to 5.
‘Queen of the Mountain’ to premiere
‘Queen of the Mountain’ to premiere
It would have been rude not to.
Library seeking lifeline
Library seeking lifeline
The Wakatipu Toy Library’s pleading for community support to help keep its service running.
School seeks landowner
School seeks landowner
Wakatipu High’s looking for someone who could accommodate on their land a student-built rental that’ll be let out to school staff.
Pupils get in character
Pupils get in character
Pupils of Queenstown’s St Joseph’s School warmed up for this Sunday’s massive book fair with their usual book character day last Friday.
Bumper crop for retirees
Bumper crop for retirees
Arvida Queenstown Country Club residents are exhibiting the sort of self-sufficiency made famous by actors Felicity Kendal and Richard Briers in the popular British sitcom, The Good Life.
Offering solution to ‘broken’ democracy
Offering solution to ‘broken’ democracy
An expert on how democracy can be improved is giving a Catalyst Trust talk in Queenstown next Wednesday.
Workshop targets migrant communities
Workshop targets migrant communities
An emergency preparedness workshop being held in Queenstown this coming Tuesday is partly targeting migrant communities.
Confident the government will help Wakatipu High with its roll squeeze?
EDUCATION Minister Erica Stanford says she's aware of the pressure on Queenstown's Wakatipu High School - which is now just 104 students shore of capacity on its Remarkables Park campus - but won't be drawn on when the ministry will buy land for a new school or second campus.