Doctors and nurses at Lakes District Hospital have concerns
about the Southland District Health Board's (SDHB) proposed
shake up of Wakatipu health services.
The Hilton hotel chain is remaining tight-lipped about
whether it is moving into Queenstown's Kawarau Falls Station
development, but confirms it is "in negotiations" to open a
hotel in the resort.
A 20-year-old Wellington man was arrested and charged with
assaulting a woman who allegedly asked to stop him urinating
on the street in Queenstown early yesterday.
An investigation into a commercial jet-boat accident on the
Dart River, near Glenorchy, last year has been completed, but
a final report is still about three months away.
Lighting, playground space, signs and parking were among the
issues raised at a community workshop on the new reserve
management plan for the Queenstown Gardens this week.
Member's of Queenstown's Irish community were not the only
people dressed in green and enjoying the craic, as hundreds
of people from all over the world celebrated St Patrick's Day
in the resort this week.
