Christina McDonald

Incident leads to ban on foot passengers using chairlifts

NZSKI has banned foot passengers from using its chairlifts in the wake of an incident at Coronet Peak last season in which an Auckland couple were injured.

Campervans too Wicked for some

Queenstown police were yesterday considering what action to take after a complaint about markings on Wicked campervans.

Dobbie resigns; staff shocked

Dobbie resigns; staff shocked

Lakes Environmental chief executive Hamish Dobbie has resigned.

College brand successfully built

College brand successfully built

In a new feature, ChristinaMcDonald talks to Queenstown Resort College chief executive Charlie Phillips about Queenstown's tertiary provider.

Autumn, and thoughts turn to table tennis

In this week's Join The Club, feature Christina McDonald talks to June King about the start of the second year of table tennis in Queenstown.

Paragliders do well in NSW

Paragliders do well in NSW

Australia's honorary seventh state of New Zealand churned out the winners during the annual Paragliding State of Origin held in Manilla in New South Wales during Easter weekend.

Bitten Jack Russell's owner has $640 vet bill

Bitten Jack Russell's owner has $640 vet bill

The owner of an elderly three-legged Jack Russell has been left with a $640 vet bill after, he says, his dog was attacked by two husky dogs whose owner did not intervene.

Twin's fundraiser event has triple beneficiaries

Twin's fundraiser event has triple beneficiaries

A new 6km fun run along the Frankton arm of Lake Wakatipu will give women the chance to help three local organisations - one of which faced closure earlier this year - plus provide a chance to get together and exercise with friends.

Further move in tunnel battle

A list of eight steps describing how Glenorchy's Stop the Tunnel group has lobbied the Department of Conservation in a bid to encourage it to decline Milford Dart Ltd's (MDL) proposal for an 11.6km commercial bus tunnel to Milford Sound has been sent to the Office of the Ombudsman.

Queenstown council redundancies confirmed

Queenstown council redundancies confirmed Redundancies have been confirmed after 330 staff across Queenstown Lakes District Council, Lakes Environmental and Lakes Leisure were given two weeks to comment on a draft consultation report.