A’town’s ‘Unsung Hero’
A’town’s ‘Unsung Hero’
Dedicating hundreds of hours to help protect the place he calls home’s resulted in Arrowtowner Mark Hosie being honoured by his community.
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Doubling the impact for donations
Doubling the impact for donations
Talk about doubling down.
Key appointment for community hub
Key appointment for community hub
A new general manager has been appointed to drive the Whakatipu Community Hub forward.
Cash flow issues, trading losses led to hotel’s collapse
Cash flow issues, trading losses led to hotel’s collapse
Cashflow issues and trading losses led to the collapse of the companies behind a $30 million Queenstown hotel, liquidators have found.
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Bookings for new plane expected from October
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Bookings for new plane expected from October
Glenorchy Air’s purchase of a new plane is coinciding with the launch of a dedicated premium charter arm of the business.
Cashflow woes sank $30m luxury Queenstown hotel
Cashflow woes sank $30m luxury Queenstown hotel
Cashflow issues and trading losses led to the collapse of the companies behind a $30 million Queenstown hotel, liquidators have found.
Party planned for kiwi chick
Party planned for kiwi chick
A special gender reveal party is being planned in Queenstown.
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Kids 'screaming' as driver mows down ducks in Queenstown
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Kids 'screaming' as driver mows down ducks in Queenstown
A group of young children were left screaming and crying in Queenstown’s CBD on Tuesday after watching a motorist mow down a group of ducks in lower Beach St.
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Autumn festival events ‘amazing’
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Autumn festival events ‘amazing’
It might have been the first Arrowtown Autumn Festival in recent years where the vista was framed by snow-capped mountains.
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Warning over Queenstown cable car use
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Warning over Queenstown cable car use
A billionaire-backed cable car linking Queenstown and its airport risks becoming a ‘‘white-elephant’’ few locals use, the council has warned.
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Beacon Point issue headache for QLDC
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Beacon Point issue headache for QLDC
Despite reports coming in of public pooping, councils are powerless to stop it due to inadequate legislation, Queenstown’s deputy mayor says.
Visitor options open from new Walter Peak zone
Visitor options open from new Walter Peak zone
New visitor experiences are being planned for one of Queenstown’s most special pieces of land.
Arrowtown 'becoming suburb of Auckland'
'Status postcode' but Arrowtown risks ‘losing our community’
Arrowtown is becoming ‘‘a suburb of Parnell’’, a real estate agent says, as its house prices climb to the highest in New Zealand.
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Three Queenstown sections sold in $100 million deal
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Three Queenstown sections sold in $100 million deal
An Auckland-based property development and investment firm has spent about $100 million on three strategic parcels of land in Queenstown.
Central Otago rugby triumphs in White Horse celebration
Central Otago rugby triumphs in White Horse celebration
Country rugby really was the winner on the day.
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Invective over dogs gets fine, conviction
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Invective over dogs gets fine, conviction
A Queenstown man hurled a tirade of abuse at a woman last year after he became enraged she was walking dogs off-lead in a wildlife reserve.
Let the 40th antics begin
Let the 40th antics begin
It could come down to a millimetre.
Sparking an event revolution
Sparking an event revolution
Queenstowner Hamish Roberge is powering the future of New Zealand events.
Marking 100 years of rugby
Marking 100 years of rugby
Queenstown is about to host a celebration of Central Otago rugby, the likes of which the region has never seen before.
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School bus changes ‘ridiculous’: principal
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School bus changes ‘ridiculous’: principal
About 150 Queenstown school children will be left at the bus stop next term after mooted school bus changes become reality.