Queenstown businesses win awards
Queenstown businesses win awards
Queenstown became the "star" of New Zealand tourism last week, scooping all the major places at the Golden Backpacker Awards held in Sydney on November 4.
Tracey Roxburgh
Council to get straight to work
Council to get straight to work
The newly elected Queenstown Lakes District Council will have little time to settle in at its first full meeting in Queenstown today, with several important decisions on the agenda.
SIT's first personal training students nearing graduation
SIT's first personal training students nearing graduation
The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) will see its first personal training students graduate next month, having completed a 36-week course.
Night flight appeal court option aired
Night flight appeal court option aired
If the Queenstown Airport Corporation appealed a decision declining consent for night flights to the resort, Frankton residents could consider joining Environment Court proceedings, Frankton Community Association vice-chairman Richard Stringer said yesterday.
Director to return for Elvis show
Director to return for Elvis show
Twenty-six "all time Elvis hits" will have the toes of Wakatipu residents tapping next year when Showbiz Queenstown performs All Shook Up, inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley.
Advice to council: no night flights
Advice to council: no night flights
It was "too soon to say" if the Queenstown Airport Corporation would appeal a decision by commissioners to recommend the airport not be allowed to cater for flights between 10pm and midnight, QAC chief executive Steve Sanderson said yesterday.
Focus on views as trust goes to court
Focus on views as trust goes to court
Proposed properties near Millbrook Resort that have the potential to adversely affect views were discussed during the first day of a two-day hearing in the Environment Court at Queenstown yesterday before Judge Jane Borthwick and commissioners Charles Manning and Alex Sutherland, all of Christchurch.
Store lands exclusive deal
Store lands exclusive deal
Queenstown adventure sports retailer Outside Sports has secured a deal which will see its stores in Queenstown, Wanaka and Te Anau become exclusive stockists of top international bike brand Specialized.
$9000 raised in Battle of Basin 2010
$9000 raised in Battle of Basin 2010
Two Arrowtown rugby players - dressed in netball uniforms - emerged victorious on Saturday afternoon, taking just under three hours to complete the Battle of the Basin 2010.
US TV star sighted in Arrowtown
US TV star sighted in Arrowtown
Guess who's been holidaying in Queenstown?
Winning story 'moving'
Winning story 'moving'
A story about a boy who tried to fish in a stream polluted by dairy effluent won the top prize in the Queenstown Creative Writing Group's inaugural writing competition, announced in the resort last night.
Cup fundraiser to benefit new sports facility
Cup fundraiser to benefit new sports facility
A "town in a tent" is how Queenstown real estate agent and Rotary Queenstown president Chris Campbell describes Tuesday's Melbourne Cup event - this year being held at Jack Reid Park in Arrowtown.
Water metering report on the agenda for council's first meeting
Water metering report on the agenda for council's first meeting
The thorny issue of water metering will be one of the first topics tackled by the incoming Central Otago District Council.
Council sworn in and deputy mayor elected
Council sworn in and deputy mayor elected
Vanessa van Uden's first meeting as the new mayor of the Queenstown Lakes district took just under 30 minutes beside a picture-perfect Lake Hayes near Arrowtown last night.
Dream come true for van Uden
Dream come true for van Uden
Being elected mayor of the Queenstown Lakes District Council last weekend was a dream come true for Vanessa van Uden, who talks to Tracey Roxburgh about her life and her rapid rise to the Wakatipu's top job.
New look, more space for D'Or
New look, more space for D'Or
Arrowtown hairdresser Rosemary Chalmers - whose business is helping her clients look and feel good about themselves, and encouraging her staff to achieve their goals, has just completed a make-over on a very special "person" - her salon.
New school plans for next year
New school plans for next year
Parents of prospective pupils at Remarkables Primary School, which officially opened in August, are invited to the school's open day this Sunday.
New mayor has eye on council debt
New mayor has eye on council debt
Reducing the Queenstown-Lakes District Council's debt - estimated to reach $400 million by 2019 - is at the top of new mayor Vanessa van Uden's priority list, she said yesterday.
Airport hearing date due next month
Airport hearing date due next month
A three to five-day High Court hearing about the strategic alliance between Queenstown Airport Corporation and Auckland International Airport Ltd is likely to take place next year.
Traps a weapon against Tb
Traps a weapon against Tb
About 100 possums have been caught in the Lake Hayes area over the past three weeks through an Animal Health Board exercise designed to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (Tb).