One month on from the opening of the $17.3 million
Remarkables Primary School, more than 60 children are being
educated by the foundation staff of 13, and construction
continues on schedule.
A Waverley artist will talk about her tribute to American
fashion designer and business executive Ralph Lauren at the
exhibition opening and luncheon at Amisfield Wine Company
today.
Six New Zealand Red Cross volunteers walked the streets of
Queenstown on Friday to collect donations as part of the
humanitarian organisation's annual appeal.
A Royal New Zealand Air Force engineer lost
consciousness, or died, while riding his motorcycle because
of a delayed stroke-like reaction, after being "strangled" in
a fight at a party, the coroner's court in Queenstown was
told yesterday.
Heritage buildings can be preserved and restored, but to give
them a successful new life they must have commercial
viability, independent commissioners were told last week.
Heritage enthusiasts planning to restore the Frankton Marina
boat shed and ticket office and turn it into a working museum
are organising a dinghy regatta.
Plan change hearings in May on the controversial Arrowtown
South project and on urban boundaries in the Queenstown Lakes
district will be chaired by district councillors Gillian
Macleod and Lyal Cocks.
