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Seeking more wastebusting ideas

Naylor Love’s ‘Community Upcycling Station’. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Seeking more wastebusting ideas

Queenstown's council has opened applications for its Waste Minimisation Fund, with up to $60,000 available for individuals, businesses, schools and community groups keen to bring their ideas to life.

Lakebed study offers climate clues

A study of a sediment core from Lake Hayes indicates the region experienced a "mega drought"...

Lakebed study offers climate clues

A sediment core from Queenstown’s Lakes Hayes has offered an insight into how the Whakatipu Basin’s climate may change in the coming decades.

Swimmer making huge splash

Billie Druett’s quickly making a name for herself in the open water

Swimmer making huge splash

An Arrowtown 14-year-old girl is so good at open water swimming she’s beating experienced men and women.

Teen a middle distance sensation

James Weber showing his winning style at this month’s South Island secondary schools athletics...

Teen a middle distance sensation

James Weber’s announced himself as a middle distance runner to look out for.

Young riders taking on the world

Georgia Dee, left, and Sophie Eade competing in Mounted Games at Horse of the Year in Hastings...

Young riders taking on the world

Two Wakatipu High students will be the youngest pony riders representing New Zealand at the world under-18 team champs in Belgium in August in the equestrian discipline of Mounted Games.

Teens tussle for Arrowtown title

Teens tussle for Arrowtown title

Arrowtown Golf Club recently hosted an epic, birdie-filled final to decide its senior club championship title.

Locals to the fore at world champs

Locals to the fore at world champs

Queenstowner Kellye Nelson wasted no time making her name on the world stage this week.

‘Really happy but not comfortable’

Wakatipu winger Xavier Sadler, in his 50th game for the Prems, tries to shrug off Arrowtown first...

‘Really happy but not comfortable’

"There's a difference between being happy and being comfortable, and the latter we definitely aren’t."

Paddling perfection

Whakatipu Waka Ama Club’s Mako and Whai crew after receiving their medals. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Paddling perfection

Whakatipu Waka Ama had a stellar performance at the recent Waka Ama Secondary School Nationals in Rotorua.

Piratical disc golfers

James Smithells with his ‘Smiddlemetimbers’ T-shirt and 30th anniversary Queenstown Classic...

Piratical disc golfers

The father of disc golf in the Whakatipu was delighted to play with a fun group of golfers named in his honour on a recent return visit.

Industrial sector a very high performer

Queenstown from above. Photo: Getty Images

Industrial sector a very high performer

A real estate services company is singling out Queenstown’s industrial sector for defying national trends due to very strong demand and extremely limited supply.

Ten years of The Tiers

Developer Will Taylor is working on the final two stages of The Tiers. PHOTO: PHILIP CANDLER

Ten years of The Tiers

Ten years on, Queenstown developer Will Taylor can look back with satisfaction at a high-spec local apartment development that’s just a few years from completion.

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Call for harsher punishments after salon burgled

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Call for harsher punishments after salon burgled

A Gore business owner targeted by a recent burglary spree said harsher punishments were needed for youth crime.

Health spending plan encourages mayors

Health spending plan encourages mayors

A health plan reference to a "new rural hub" somewhere in the South has the mayors of Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago hopeful it's a recognition of the districts’ rapidly growing populations.

Councillor hits back at hostile ratepayers

Councillor hits back at hostile ratepayers

A Gore district councillor has hit back against criticism of the organisation, complaining about increasingly hostile interactions in relation to rates rises.

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Pump track decision involved ‘unfair’ process

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Pump track decision involved ‘unfair’ process

A southern athletics club is not ruling out escalating its grievance regarding a council decision to allow a pump track to be built on a site previously used for athletics.

NZ golf open 'invaded privacy', neighbours claimed

Millbrook neighbours claimed two editions of the New Zealand Open golf tournament felt like an invasion of privacy, according to a High Court reasons decision.