A "system failure" at Alpine Aqualand on Sunday, associated
with a severe frost that morning, has probably damaged a
large heating coil beyond repair, Queenstown Lakes District
Council chief executive Duncan Field said yesterday.
Two Lake Hayes Estate residents are hoping to encourage
others in the area to support the establishment of a
committee representing the subdivision "to make a
difference".
One former Queenstown woman has made it her mission to ensure
pregnant and new mums have a choice when it comes to
maternity lingerie, no longer having to resort to "pastel,
strap them down boulder holders" - and one life-saving trust
will reap the benefits.
Two Queenstown "mixologists" will be competing against the
best in September, representing New Zealand at the fifth
annual 42BELOW Cocktail World Cup in Queenstown.
An expo in Arrowtown at the weekend promoting clean air and
warm homes exceeded expectations, Arrowtown Clean Air and
Warm Homes Trust chairman Gerard Hall said yesterday.
The battle to restore the dream of an early conservationist
to create an island sanctuary for endangered birds in
Fiordland has surged ahead, with the removal of 258 stoats.
An Arrowtown woman has been charged with assault, assaulting
police, resisting police and escaping custody following a
"protracted" incident in Queenstown early yesterday.
