Double trouble for Stampede
Double trouble for Stampede
There's a new face suiting up for Queenstown’s SkyCity Stampede ice hockey team.
Tracey Roxburgh
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Summer concert move to Wānaka confirmed
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Summer concert move to Wānaka confirmed
Greenstone Entertainment has confirmed plans to move the annual Summer Concert Tour over the hill to Wānaka and to attract almost double the number of concert-goers.
Five firefighters to help in Canada
Five firefighters to help in Canada
Five Otago firefighters will spend the five weeks battling wildfires in a region of Canada, which has just declared its second state of emergency this year.
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Carlin Hotel sold for $10m less than it cost to build
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Carlin Hotel sold for $10m less than it cost to build
Queenstown's The Carlin Hotel was bought for $10 million less than it cost to build.
Trails get VIP backing
Trails get VIP backing
Queenstown's Luxury Real Estate New Zealand’s officially backing the Whakatipu’s trails.
The ‘Odd Couple’s’ new era
The ‘Odd Couple’s’ new era
Queenstown's ‘Odd Couple’ are back at it.
Ice queens prepare to reign
Ice queens prepare to reign
You can bet the Wakatipu Wild women’s ice hockey team will be glued to their screens this weekend, hoping the Canterbury Inferno can upset Auckland Steel, twice.
Amston freezes out doubters
Amston freezes out doubters
When you ask SkyCity Stampede defenceman Stefan Amston how he honestly rates his team’s chances coming to the skinny end of the New Zealand Ice Hockey League season, he doesn’t pull any punches."I...
Shotover issues spur Rewi to enter mayoral race
Shotover issues spur Rewi to enter mayoral race
After more than 30 years in Queenstown, kaumātua Darren Rewi has put his hand up to lead the district for the next three years.
Glenorchy to host the she-mazing race
Glenorchy to host the she-mazing race
It's shaping up to be an epic ladies’ day out.
The rubber meets the road, again
The rubber meets the road, again
Queenstowner Paul Robertson’s come full circle.
Installation focuses on AI’s power
Installation focuses on AI’s power
A thought-provoking, award-winning outdoor exhibition, filled with AI, is opening to the public at Queenstown Central shopping centre this weekend.
Tse the moment with poet laureate
Tse the moment with poet laureate
New Zealand’s Poet Laureate will perform in Queenstown for one night only next month.
‘Digital oracles’ to speak in Queenstown
‘Digital oracles’ to speak in Queenstown
A thought-provoking award-winning outdoor exhibition, filled with AI, is opening to the public at Queenstown Central shopping centre this weekend.
Polly back on the Wild side
Polly back on the Wild side
As Queenstowner Polly Bennetts can attest, there’s no place like home.
Crashed concept car on Crown Range Road
German engineer crashed concept car on Crown Range Road
A German vehicle development engineer crashed a test sports car on the Crown Range Road, while driving three times the recommended speed limit.
Plan to bowl TV house for bougie boutique hotel
Plan to bowl TV house for bougie boutique hotel
A ‘landmark’ boutique hotel is planned to replace a two-level 1960s character which served as the police station for locally shot TV crime thriller One Lane Bridge.
Super-charging Tech Queenstown
Super-charging Tech Queenstown
Technology Queenstown (TQ) recently appointed five new trustees to help guide the Whakatipu’s tech sector development agency.
Trust invests in future philanthropists
Trust invests in future philanthropists
Central Lakes Trust has provided a $50,000 grant to the 45South Community Foundation, formerly Wakatipu Community Foundation, to support the growth of local philanthropy and youth engagement across...
Seasons on ice edge for Stampede, Wild
Seasons on ice edge for Stampede, Wild
SkyCity Stampede ice hockey stalwart Lachlan Frear celebrated his 200th game in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League with two goals — and added a third during his 201st — helping his team move into...