Olivia Caldwell

A fundraising entity for the Queenstown Memorial Hall upgrade was established at last week's Queenstown Lakes District Council meeting.

Queenstown's oldest homestead will again be open to the public this December and for Christmas and there will be plenty to tempt tastebuds, including high teas.

Widening the single-lane McChesney bridge at Arthur's Point to two lanes will begin on Monday and is expected to be completed by next winter.

High-end golfers will pay a great cost for a great cause at the Michael Hill Cure Kids Golf Open held at The Hills near Arrowtown today and tomorrow.

Arrowtown will serve its finest cuisine for the inaugural Christmas Long Lunch next Friday when guests are invited to dine in the street.

Queenstown Lakes District councillors were yesterday divided over placing a blanket road speed limit of 40kmh across Arrowtown. The speed limit recommendation would go to a hearing in front of a committee of Simon Stamers-Smith, Jude Batson and Lyal Cocks.

The group responsible for the Queenstown Hill fire which cost up to $4000 to extinguish is likely to foot the bill.

The Queenstown Lakes District Council yesterday rubber-stamped a new lease to Wanaka Wastebusters, allowing it to continue occupying its Riverbank and Ballantyne Rds site.

She is the Queenstown Cancer Society's longest-serving member by a wide margin and on Monday afternoon Clarice May was honoured for her generosity, in style.

Recycled bricks, concrete and darkness form the foundation of Queenstown's newest arrival on the bar scene, Priory, due to open midway through next month.