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Brewery goes into cold storage
Queenstown’s Altitude Brewing’s opening a large cold-storage facility as an investment in beer quality, freshness and increased production levels.
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Mayor accused of jumping gun on amalgamation
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Mayor accused of jumping gun on amalgamation
Invercargill city councillor Ian Pottinger believes Mayor Tom Campbell jumped the gun when he told a mayoral forum last week the council preferred amalgamation.
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Queenstown Airport forced to fork over extra cash for land
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Queenstown Airport forced to fork over extra cash for land
Queenstown Airport ‘‘significantly underpaid’’ for land it compulsorily bought from a developer and has been forced to pay $44.5 million.
Waterways services under fire
Waterways services under fire
Queenstown’s council’s standing by its services on waterways, saying qualified staff are available every hour of the day.
Arrests after vehicle break-ins
Arrests after vehicle break-ins
Police have arrested and charged two youths following a recent spate of vehicle-related crime in Winton.
Queenstown's prime CBD store on the market
Queenstown's prime CBD store on the market
Queenstown CBD’s strongest retail location hits the market today.
Call for common-land fix
Call for common-land fix
A luxury Queenstown real estate agency’s querying why a top-end local residential enclave’s being treated as if it were productive farmland — undermining, as a result, the government’s new investor...
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80-year-old strongman deadlifts 80kg, 80 times
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80-year-old strongman deadlifts 80kg, 80 times
An 80-year-old Winton man who deadlifted an 80kg weight 80 times in a day said it would have been easier if he hadn’t pulled a hamstring.
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Community transport plans shelved
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Community transport plans shelved
A proposed Wānaka to Hāwea shuttle has been shelved due to difficulties funding the project.
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US billionaire buys exclusive Queenstown hotel
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US billionaire buys exclusive Queenstown hotel
An American billionaire with New Zealand hospitality and sporting interests — including the A-League-winning football team Auckland FC — has bought Queenstown’s Eichardt’s hotel.
World’s top winter athletes up for the challenge
World’s top winter athletes up for the challenge
An invitation-only event featuring some of the world’s top winter sports athletes will be held at Cardrona Alpine Resort in September.
‘Let’s not cap generosity’
‘Let’s not cap generosity’
Queenstown’s 45South Community Foundation’s critical of the government’s move to remove the tax exemption on donations over $100,000.
Quintet honoured
Quintet honoured
Five current or former Whakatipu residents have just made a VIP list.
Q’towner beats obstacles to win world title
Q’towner beats obstacles to win world title
A Queenstowner’s an age-group world champion in the sport of obstacle course racing (OCR).
Huge Bitcoin summit
Huge Bitcoin summit
New Zealand’s biggest Bitcoin-related conference will be held on Queenstown’s Coronet Peak next April.
From playing saxophone to property plays
From playing saxophone to property plays
Following a successful career as a sax player, including many summers busking by Lake Whakatipu, Queenstown’s Eliott Allemand’s become a sales agent with Arrowtown-based Luxury Real Estate New...
Youths charged after stolen vehicle torched near Winton
Youths charged after stolen vehicle torched near Winton
Two youths are due in court after a recent spate of vehicle-related crime around Winton, including one incident in which a stolen vehicle was set on fire.
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Expansion plan gathers pace
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Expansion plan gathers pace
A Queenstown skifield is set to become New Zealand’s largest, as a long-mooted $150 million-plus expansion gathers steam.
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Call for Ōreti Beach to close at night
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Call for Ōreti Beach to close at night
Residents calling for an end to night-time access to Ōreti Beach have the ‘‘absolute sympathy’’ of Invercargill Mayor Tom Campbell.
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New high school for Queenstown greenlit
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New high school for Queenstown greenlit
Wakatipu High School’s principal has welcomed government funding for land for a second Queenstown secondary school.