Joanne Carroll

Girl, 11, expelled after pulling knife on pupil

An 11-year-old girl has been expelled from school after she pulled a knife on another girl.

Friend tells how man slipped to death at waterfall

A man who tried to cling on to his friend before he fell from a waterfall has spoken about his desperate attempts to save him.

Shania Twain pens a tale of betrayal

Shania Twain pens a tale of betrayal

Music star Shania Twain has revealed how she put her "heart, soul and dreams" into her New Zealand home near Wanaka - while her husband was having an affair with her friend, his secretary.

Brady's perspective on wine Central

Brady's perspective on wine Central Gibbston pioneer winemaker Alan Brady's book 'Pinot Central - A Winemaker's Story', to be published in October, has been almost a decade in the making. Queenstown reporter Joanne Carroll talks to one of Central Otago's wine-industry pioneers.

Submitters approve of proposal

A proposal to create a development for almost 760 houses beside the Shotover River has received unanimous support from submitters so far, with submissions closing today.

Centralisation only cost-effective option, surgeon says

Centralisation of acute vascular surgery in the main centres was the only option for a quality cost-effective service, a meeting of the New Zealand National Board of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons was told in Queenstown yesterday. 

Consent sought for five-lot subdivision

A Queenstown company has applied to the Queenstown Lakes District Council for resource consent to create a five-lot subdivision on a historic gold-mining site at Tuckers Beach.

Council may have to maintain reserve

The question of who is responsible for maintaining an overgrown reserve at Fernhill will be decided at a hearing in Queenstown next week.

Meeting promotes 'mature debate' on airport sale

Meeting promotes 'mature debate' on airport sale

The deal between the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) and Auckland International Airport Ltd (AIAL) was aired at an invitation-only meeting in Queenstown on Thursday.

Wish to see Fly By Wire reopen

Wish to see Fly By Wire reopen

The inventor and owner of an adventure tourism ride wants a new operator to breathe life into the activity which has been dormant for more than two years.