Queenstown

Skippers Bridge to stay closed over safety concerns

Skippers Bridge in 2022. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

Skippers Bridge to stay closed over safety concerns

Skippers Bridge is to remain closed until further notice after an inspection found failures of the wires in the cables used to support the structure.

Cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland

Trail cameras planted by Whakatipu Wildlife Trust have detected 44 cats over three weeks. Photo:...

Cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland

A restored wetland on the edge of Queenstown is drawing rare native wildlife back to an area once dry and barren, but conservationists say roaming pet cats could undo years of community-led work.

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Sold fundraising wood disappears

The wood taken from the Lakes Hayes A&P Show earmarked for fundraising. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

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Sold fundraising wood disappears

Lake Hayes A&P Show organisers came up with a money-making scheme through wood-chopping leftovers, but someone had other ideas.

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A&P show ‘one of our best’

Noah Mitchell, 7, of Queenstown, tries his hand at shearing with the help of Patrick Duncan, of...

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A&P show ‘one of our best’

The rain cleared, the sun emerged and thousands came through the gates for the Lake Hayes A&P Show in Queenstown on Saturday.

Gateway on Macetown road to go live

This gate at the start of Macetown Rd will be operational from the end of the month. PHOTO: FACEBOOK

Gateway on Macetown road to go live

At the end of this month a gateway about 3km from Arrowtown, which drivers can pass through with a permit bought online, will go live, securing ongoing public vehicle access to the historic...

How Queenstown is attracting the uber-rich

No expense has been spared for this luxury accommodation in Queenstown. Photo: RNZ

How Queenstown is attracting the uber-rich

A Queenstown hotel with rooms priced up to $50,000 a night is attracting visitors willing to book not just a suite, but sometimes the whole hotel.

Average rent for Central Lakes highest in NZ: data

Despite an average of 1350 new dwellings consented each year over the past five years, rents in...

Average rent for Central Lakes highest in NZ: data

At nearly $900 a week, rents in Otago’s Central Lakes area are the most expensive in New Zealand.

Central Otago/Lakes District most expensive place to rent

Central Otago/Lakes District most expensive place to rent

Central Otago/Lakes District remains the most expensive place to rent in NZ, with the average weekly price more than $200 above Auckland.

Makarora jetboat crash injures three

The injured pair were flown to Dunedin Hospital. PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIEN (file)

Makarora jetboat crash injures three

Two people have been flown to hospital following a jetboat crash in Otago.

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Aussie firm's 'premium backpackers' plan for Queenstown

Australian-based real estate investment company Marprop plans to convert Queenstown’s The Forge...

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Aussie firm's 'premium backpackers' plan for Queenstown

An Australian real estate investment company has snapped up one of Queenstown’s most central buildings, planning to turn it into a 264-bed "premium backpackers".

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Receivers recover $33,000

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Receivers recover $33,000

Receivers have recovered $33,000 from the estate of late Queenstown developer Kevin Carlin.

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Hundreds at risk of losing permits

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Hundreds at risk of losing permits

A warning shot has sounded for mooring owners in the Queenstown Lakes area, with hundreds of permits at risk over outstanding resource consents, the council says.