Mayor keeps Qtown affordable housing project alive
Mayor keeps Qtown affordable housing project alive
Mayor Clive Geddes used his casting vote yesterday to keep the Queenstown Lakes District Council's affordable housing ambitions alive.
Tracey Roxburgh
Complex legal tangle over access to Kawarau River
Complex legal tangle over access to Kawarau River
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has found there is "no significant safety risk" on the Kawarau River resulting from a second commercial operator gaining a non-notified resource consent, but have advised the Queenstown Lakes District Council to review its Resource Management Act (RMA) detail, to include the total number of craft operating on the river.
Assault charges after Qtown touch rugby bust-up
Assault charges after Qtown touch rugby bust-up
Two Queenstown men were arrested and charged with assault following an incident at a touch rugby game in the resort on Monday night.
Group set up to tackle youth sport concerns
Group set up to tackle youth sport concerns
Like all good public meetings, the one held last night in Queenstown to discuss "supporting sport in the Wakatipu" ended with a round of applause and a move forward.
Meridian initiates $75,000 community fund
Meridian initiates $75,000 community fund
A new community fund, totalling $75,000, has been launched by Meridian and is destined for three Northern Southland communities around the White Hill wind farm.
Aspiring top models pit their talents
Aspiring top models pit their talents
Some came with make-up perfectly applied; others preferred the natural look; some were dressed to the nines while others were in work uniforms on their lunch breaks.
Emergency services complex plan
Emergency services complex plan
A complex providing accommodation for a fire brigade, St John, health professionals and a community policing service, at a cost of about $300,000, is on the cards for Kingston.
Mountain bike tour raising money for good cause
Mountain bike tour raising money for good cause
Like L&P in Paeroa, a bike race scheduled for next year may just become world famous in Wakatipu.
Tourism NZ aims at Australians
Tourism NZ aims at Australians
Australian visitors may well be our target market, but getting the Aussies to spend their money crossing the Tasman may take some work.
Focus on freedom camping etiquette
Focus on freedom camping etiquette
"Assume nothing - always ask a local" was the advice from the tourism industry yesterday to freedom campers this summer.
Police Facebook page gains fans after press coverage
Police Facebook page gains fans after press coverage
Queenstown Police's Facebook page has experienced a 1028% growth in "fans" following a story in yesterday's Otago Daily Times.
Millbrook golf course rated No 3 in survey
Millbrook golf course rated No 3 in survey
Millbrook Resort, near Arrowtown, has been named third best overseas golf course behind St Andrews Links in Scotland and New Zealand's Kauri Cliffs by a prestigious Australian travel magazine.
Wilding control starting soon
Wilding control starting soon
Killing wilding pines which threaten high country landscapes and native vegetation in the Mt Aurum Recreation Reserve will begin shortly.
On mission for friend in remission
On mission for friend in remission
Justin van Wichen is the type of mate you'd like to think you had. The type of mate who is about to cycle 2200km, from Nelson to Bluff and return, to support Dave Cochrane, a friend in clinical remission with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Funds boost for regional business
Funds boost for regional business
A new funding source for regional business initiatives could help to bring more tourists from China to Otago, help set up a new film studio and assist a Dunedin business incubator to explore the demand for business support, Otago Forward chairman Queenstown Lakes Mayor Clive Geddes said yesterday.
Police using popular social networking site to help net offenders
Police using popular social networking site to help net offenders
Queenstown police have turned to the social networking site Facebook as another way of catching criminals in their area.
Tearing up the tracks in Europe
Tearing up the tracks in Europe
Scott Columb could be considered one of the lucky ones. While many of us spend our working week counting down the hours until it's time to knock off for the day or week, and dreaming of what we might do differently in our next life, Columb loves every second of his life and wouldn't change it for the world.
Consent sought for child-care, apartment complex
Consent sought for child-care, apartment complex
A new child-care centre is on the cards for Queenstown if a resource consent application is approved by the Queenstown Lakes District Council.
Sunshine hoped for with pool opening
Sunshine hoped for with pool opening
Arrowtown residents will be hoping for plenty of sunshine this week to warm up the community's outdoor pool, which will open this weekend.
Bridge aids access to walking tracks
Bridge aids access to walking tracks
Access to the Macetown and Motatapu walking tracks, connecting Arrowtown to Glendhu Bay, just got easier with the opening of a new footbridge over the Arrow River.