The controversial alliance between the Queenstown and Auckland airport companies was discussed behind closed doors yesterday during a marathon workshop involving the Queenstown Lakes District Council and other interested parties.
A Queenstown bar and its owner have been ordered to pay more than $18,000 to its neighbour over an ongoing issue which has taken three years in the Environment Court to resolve, described by Judge Jon Jackson as constituting an "abuse of process".
Wakatipu High School technology teacher Glenn Brickell is asking locals to check their back gardens for a spare portable garage needed to help automotive engineering and trade pupils learn their trades.
The companies behind the $100 million The Rees Hotel and Luxury Apartments have been ordered to pay more than $19,000 to the Queenstown Lakes District Council for allowing workers and contractors to park off site during construction of the development.
"Challenging trading conditions" had been behind the drop across most areas of Queenstown real estate in October, but there were hopes loan conditions might be relaxed and more activity in real estate sales would follow, Real Estate Institute of New Zealand Queenstown spokesman Adrian Snow said yesterday.
About $10,000 in donations has already been received for the Pat Farry Rural Health Education Trust after it was established earlier this year in memory of the Queenstown GP, who died last year.
Annah Stretton - despite popular belief - does not describe herself as a fashion designer.
In less than four weeks' time, the jolly man in red will take time out from his hectic schedule to make a special appearance at the Queenstown Events Centre during the Shotover Jet Remarkable Christmas Spectacular, now in its fourth year.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has spent more than $120,000 in litigation costs to date over the controversial strategic alliance between the Queenstown Airport Corporation (QAC) and Auckland International Airport Ltd (AIAL).
Queenstown's new kiwi chick was "ticking along nicely" yesterday after being hatched on Saturday.
After months of waiting for a decision from New Zealand Golf on the future of its major tournament, The Hills hopes it may host the New Zealand Open again in 2012, general manager Sam Gent says.
Larger stormwater pipe will be incorporated into Queenstown Airport Corporation's runway end safety area (resa) to cater for a "100-year return event" when Frankton Flats was fully developed, the Queenstown Lakes District Council was told on Tuesday.
Lakes District residents will get first option on pre-release tickets for the first international concert in the Queenstown area since 2003, featuring Dr Hook and Creedence Clearwater Revisited, playing at the inaugural Gibbston Valley Winery summer concert next year.
The remains of a pine tree are pictured on a small hill in Arrowtown yesterday. Photo by James Beech.
Queenstown Lakes District Council communications manager Meaghan Miller said a pine tree was removed from its site on the corner of Malaghans Rd and Berkshire St on Wednesday because it was "deemed to be unsafe" and could fall.
As the last signs of winter slowly disappear from Queenstown's mountains, Destination Queenstown chief executive Tony Everitt says the resort's biggest spring snowfall in years was a "key contributor" to September's strong visitor numbers.
Milford Sound was described as a "treasure and stunning place in New Zealand" by Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson yesterday when she officially launched the Southern Discoveries Milford Discovery Centre and Milford Deep Underwater Observatory.
There may well be some nervous teachers around the Wakatipu basin and Cromwell this week, ahead of AJ Hackett Bungy's 22nd birthday celebrations on Friday.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council will not be appealing a commissioners' decision on Arrowtown's boundary, but may in the future lodge a private plan change for some form of development of its Jopp St land.
The Queenstown Airport Corporation now has to decide whether it will fight to have night flights to and from the resort after yesterday's decision by the Queenstown Lakes District Council to accept a recommendation they not be allowed.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council yesterday adopted its proposed annual salaries for the 2010-11 financial year, but amended its policy on the rules for reimbursement to include a "travel time allowance".
