Queenstown is undeniably growing. Both visitor and resident
numbers are predicted to rise in the coming decades, but to
the casual observer, it may seem the boom has already arrived
for bars.
Former prime minister Jim Bolger expounded his views on
topics from feeding the world's hungry to moving on from the
global economic recession in a talk in the resort last
Tuesday night.
More than 2700 Aurora Energy network customers in the
Queenstown area had no power for up to an hour and 42 minutes
yesterday after a fire broke out at Delta's Queenstown
substation.
Parts of Queenstown and Arrowtown experienced a major power
outage this afternoon after a failed circuit breaker caused a
transformer in Delta's Queenstown substation to catch on
fire.
Managers of Queenstown's historic TSS Earnslaw steamer
are sick of curious and drunk night-time intruders boarding
the ship - and are promising to prosecute any trespassers.
Public Health South Queenstown has reclaimed its title as
king of the commute, topping the three- to six-person
category of the Bike Wise Challenge for the second time.
Mountain bikers with a creative bent have been issued with
the challenge of peddling their passion through a five- to
seven-minute film for the inaugural "Through the Lens"
competition .
A concept design report yesterday approved for the Hawea
water upgrade solution will be up to $4 million cheaper than
the original - and rejected - 2009 concept.
