Last bridge placed to link trail
Last bridge placed to link trail
The 14th and final bridge on the Gibbston River Trail was carefully lowered into place yesterday.
Tracey Roxburgh
Mayor reflects on top role
Mayor reflects on top role
At 5pm Clive Geddes will walk out of the council offices on Gorge Rd for the last time as mayor of the Queenstown Lakes district - and resume a private life which has been on the back burner for the past nine years.
Help sought to secure exhibition
Help sought to secure exhibition
The Lakes District Museum is hoping to host an international exhibition next year, but to do so the museum needs to find a sponsor.
New boundary not seen as solution
New boundary not seen as solution
Arrowtown resident Don Spary says the Queenstown Lakes District Council's decision this week to adopt commissioners' recommendations and create a boundary around the town would not get "to the root of the problem".
Neill calls for calm in 'Hobbit' dispute
Neill calls for calm in 'Hobbit' dispute
Queenstown-based actor Sam Neill has called for calm in the dispute over Sir Peter Jackson's The Hobbit and says he is "dismayed" by controversy surrounding the film.
Gym doing its bit for foundation
Gym doing its bit for foundation
Lakes Leisure and Alpine Health & Fitness are getting behind the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation, with three special events this month.
Plan to alter Arrowtown building
Plan to alter Arrowtown building
Proposed alterations to a building within the Arrowtown town centre precinct and the construction of a commercial building will be discussed at a resource consent hearing in Queenstown next month.
'Drastically deteriorated' trees face chop
'Drastically deteriorated' trees face chop
Potentially dangerous wilding pines, crack willows and unstable poplar trees will be in for the chop during clean-up work at Lake Hayes and Arrowtown over the next month.
Holiday park gains 'EarthCheck' stamp
Holiday park gains 'EarthCheck' stamp
One of Queenstown's environment-conscious holiday parks has been rewarded for its efforts, becoming an "EarthCheck certified destination" after registration from the global sustainability and environmental auditors.
Road show to promote sustainability
Road show to promote sustainability
A nationwide biodiesel-fuelled road show, organised by the Otago Polytechnic Centre for Sustainable Practice and supported by Biodiesel New Zealand and Queenstown's Nomad Safaris and Ziptrek Ecotours, will be launched in Auckland on Saturday.
Tight urban boundary for Arrowtown
Tight urban boundary for Arrowtown
There was "a collective sigh of relief" in Arrowtown yesterday with the news independent commissioners had decided "enough is enough".
New zone for business, industry only
New zone for business, industry only
A plan change enabling Wanaka's new Industrial B Zone to come into effect was adopted by the Queenstown Lakes District Council at an extraordinary meeting in Queenstown yesterday.
Recreation Management Plan adopted
Recreation Management Plan adopted
The next Queenstown Lakes District Council could consider consolidating all camp facilities at the Hawea side of the Albert Town Recreation Reserve and retaining the Clutha/Mata-Au side as a day use area only.
Disruption likely as water main upgraded
Disruption likely as water main upgraded
Properties on Beach St, between Brunswick St and Lake St, will today be connected to a temporary water main which will remain in place while a new permanent main is installed underground.
JazzFest promises brass and class
JazzFest promises brass and class
A "blasting of stardust" is to be expected from the "glittering array of acts" booked to perform at the ASB Jazz Club during this year's ASB Queenstown JazzFest, from October 21 to 25.
Fitness programme extended
Fitness programme extended
The overwhelming response to Lakes Leisure's health and fitness programme for residents needing to lose at least 20kg has led organisers to increase in the number of participants.
District lags in voting returns
District lags in voting returns
A "notoriously itinerant and mobile community" was the primary reason voter returns in the Queenstown Lakes District Council were lagging behind the rest of the region, electoral officer Jane Robertson said yesterday.
Fun and Games
Fun and Games
Lakes Leisure recreation co-ordinator Alana Talbot said 50 children aged between 5 and 12 had been taking part this week in junior and senior school holiday programmes, with the whole group coming together yesterday for the special event.
Planning decisions to be discussed
Planning decisions to be discussed
Commissioners' decisions on the future shape of Arrowtown will be discussed publicly by the Queenstown Lakes District Council on Monday.
Rugby's young guns compete for top under-16 team title
Rugby's young guns compete for top under-16 team title
The South Island's best young rugby players have converged on the Queenstown Events Centre to contest the South Island under-16 championship.