Bringing fire to the ice
Bringing fire to the ice
You can expect nine Queenstowners to help bring fire to the ice in Dunedin over the next 10 days.
Tracey Roxburgh
Ride chasing huge target for Reece
Ride chasing huge target for Reece
There'll be an integral part of the annual Chopper Bike Ride missing from next month’s 230km grunt from Queenstown to Invercargill, but participants will be carrying him with them.
Sports noms haul for Queenstowners
Sports noms haul for Queenstowners
The Whakatipu is well represented in the finalist list for this year’s Central Otago Sports Awards.
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After 40 years, Miner’s Band play last hurrah
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After 40 years, Miner’s Band play last hurrah
The Arrow Miners Band have officially disbanded.
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Call for ACC support for volunteer firefighters
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Call for ACC support for volunteer firefighters
Queenstown's volunteer fire brigade secretary Katherine Lamont is determined to fight tooth and nail for her colleagues across the country to get the same ACC coverage as their paid colleagues.
Cooking up a fundraiser
Cooking up a fundraiser
Queenstown's future ice hockey stars are taking over an iconic Arrowtown business tomorrow, to help cover the costs of their 2025 season.
Festival head-turners
Festival head-turners
It's an Arrowtown Autumn Festival first.
Festival all about 'uplifting the next generation'
Festival all about 'uplifting the next generation'
Members of the Rejoice! community choir project brought the curtain down on the 2025 Whakatipu Music Festival at the Queenstown Memorial Centre yesterday afternoon.
Locals to the fore at world champs
Locals to the fore at world champs
Queenstowner Kellye Nelson wasted no time making her name on the world stage this week.
Seeking more wastebusting ideas
Seeking more wastebusting ideas
Queenstown's council has opened applications for its Waste Minimisation Fund, with up to $60,000 available for individuals, businesses, schools and community groups keen to bring their ideas to life.
Gorge trail bridge in the bag
Gorge trail bridge in the bag
A special celebration has been held in Queenstown to mark the official ending of a seven-plus-year labour of love.
Colin’s hard-won hundy
Colin’s hard-won hundy
Colin McIntosh only intended to spend one season in Queenstown.
Welcome to the Hurto locker
Welcome to the Hurto locker
Queenstown's top fighter has just gone out on his own.
Calling for culinary creations
Calling for culinary creations
It's time to let your creative juices go wild.
Snow buzz already building
Snow buzz already building
Cool your jets.
Gore TV series nominated for Cannes award
Gore TV series nominated for Cannes award
Gore is to make a name for itself France this month.
Hospital wing may be empty for some time
Hospital wing may be empty for some time
Options for the now-vacant 36-room wing attached to Frankton’s Lakes District Hospital can finally be revealed. But it may be a long time before anything comes to fruition.
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Council receptive to Arrowtown medical plan
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Council receptive to Arrowtown medical plan
Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers says council will "certainly have a look" at a plan to extend an Arrowtown community facility to provide space for GPs.
In for a Wild ride
In for a Wild ride
Wakatipu Wild women’s ice hockey coach Colin McIntosh isn’t pulling any punches when it comes to how his team is looking ahead of their season-opening games against the defending champs in...
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Minister bullish on future of tourism industry
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Minister bullish on future of tourism industry
New Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston did not pull any punches in Queenstown yesterday, labelling a tired rhetoric around the attractiveness, or otherwise, of working in the industry...