Tracey Roxburgh

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Qtown council gets dodgy builder banned

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Queenstown council gets dodgy builder banned

The Queenstown Lakes District Council is believed to be the first in New Zealand to successfully take a dodgy builder to the Building Practitioners’ Board (BPB).

$20m marina finally opens

Lakes Marina Projects partners Alan Kirker (left), of Queenstown, and Iraj Barabi, of the United...

$20m marina finally opens

Queenstown Marina’s developers have launched a second stage, comprising about 100 more berths, which is expected to take about six months to complete.

Record year for southern skifields

Straight Ski racers had to compete on skis pre-dating 1995. Photo: Cass Marrett

Record year for southern skifields

The 2022 winter was a record-breaker for NZSki.

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$230 impulse buy expected to fetch $30K

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QTOWN licence plate expected to fetch $30K

The QTOWN personalised plate - bought for $230 as an impulse purchase three decades ago - is expected to fetch up to $30,000 at auction.

'Leaner workforce' warning for Queenstown

The Government has been advised allowing bed taxes by the Productivity Commission. Photo: Getty...

'Leaner workforce' warning for Queenstown

Record levels of tourist spending during the ski season might not be repeated during Queenstown's peak summer season unless acute staffing shortages can be managed, a new report warns.

Inspiring tales from marathon runners

Christchurch runner Hannah Oldroyd continued her fine form by winning the Queenstown Marathon open women’s race over the weekend.

Many inspiring tales from marathon runners

Jenny Downie (67), of Brisbane, with Queenstown’s David Graham who, at "87 and three-quarters",...

Many inspiring tales from marathon runners

There were inspirational stories to be found everywhere in the Wakatipu on Saturday during the first Queenstown Marathon in two years.

Queenstown to host one-stop vaccine pop-up

The amendment to the Medicines Act enables voluntary booster doses to be administered without a...

Queenstown to host one-stop vaccine pop-up

Health providers in Queenstown are offering a one-stop vaccine pop-up in the tourist resort next week.

Jim Boult named patron of Child Cancer Foundation

Queenstown mayor Jim Boult: ‘‘The reality is business in Queenstown - no matter what you’re doing...

Jim Boult named patron of Child Cancer Foundation

Former Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult has been named as the Child Cancer Foundation patron.

Approach to Airbnb over housing crisis

The rules would have the most effect on absentee owners wanting to let their property for short...

Approach to Airbnb over housing crisis

Queenstown Lakes Mayor Glyn Lewers will meet an Airbnb representative next week, but said he was open to any ideas for overcoming the area’s housing issues, impacting on staffing levels.

O’Connells revamp complete

Queenstown hospitality entrepreneur Pete Jefford (left) and Skyline Enterprises property and...

O’Connells revamp complete

O’Connells’ $26 million revamp is finally complete.

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Doing a runner to open home

New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty managing director Mark Harris and daughter Tilly (12)...

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Doing a runner to open home

It gives new meaning to an open home.

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Christmas, Boxing Day alcohol ban to be in place again

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Christmas, Boxing Day alcohol ban to be in place again

There will be no bottles of bubbles on the Wānaka lakefront again this Christmas Eve, despite protests from two district councillors yesterday against the temporary alcohol ban being extended to...

Queenstown bursting at the seams

Queenstown remained the second most popular place for foreigners to buy. Photo: Getty

Queenstown bursting at the seams

Queenstown is bracing for a huge influx of visitors this weekend, with few empty rooms and restaurants full, having been booked out months in advance.

People: Arrowtown super jam

Michelle Weeks, and Maryke van Schalkwyk, both of Arrowtown.

People: Arrowtown super jam

At the Arrowtown Fire Brigade’s ‘super-jam’ fundraiser, The Fork and Tap, Arrowtown, Sunday, November 13.

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Life-saving machine used in 'spectacular rescues'

Pictured are (front from left) Mayo Clinic intensive care specialist Suraj Yalamuri, of the US,...

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Life-saving machine used in 'spectacular rescues'

A real-time simulation of a life-saving ECMO machine in action wowed attendees at the Heli Otago hangar in Frankton, near Queenstown.

ECMO emergency care symposium in Queenstown

As part of an international symposium on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), attendees were able to watch a real-time simulation of an ECMO machine in action at the Heli Otago hangar in...

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Bid to save ex-America’s Cup yacht

Former America's Cup yacht, NZL14, in Queenstown Bay. Photo: Philip Chandler

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Bid to save ex-America’s Cup yacht

The apparent owner of a former America’s Cup yacht has launched legal action to stop the Queenstown Lakes District Council consigning the vessel to the knacker’s yard.

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Survivor runs for charity

Bradley Jackson (23), of Queenstown, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer two years ago, will...

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Survivor runs for charity

After staring down a future of not being able to eat or speak, Bradley Jackson should find running 42km easy.

$400k to fight massive blaze near Queenstown

Crews fought the blaze for about four days. Photo via Mountain Scene

$400k to fight massive blaze near Queenstown

Last month’s massive Mount Creighton fire near Queenstown is likely to have cost about $400,000 to fight, which can’t be recovered.

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