No change to QAC intention of dual airport
No change to QAC intention of dual airport
The Queenstown Airport Corporation is not changing course on its dual Queenstown-Wanaka Airport solution to dealing with increased air traffic to the region.
Mark Price
Otago woman gave birth in moving car
Otago woman gave birth in moving car
Jess Berry said while husband Michael drove - at the speed limit - she had her feet up on the dashboard to give birth to son William James.
Derby competitors do their doggone best as weather co-operates for festival events
Derby competitors do their doggone best as weather co-operates for festival events
A few centimetres of fresh snow overnight was the icing on the cake for Queenstown Winter Festival events at the Cardrona Alpine Resort yesterday.
Popular skifield had humble beginnings
Popular skifield had humble beginnings
Along the sheep tracks, through the tussocks and into the deep powder snow - that was how Joyce Raffills remembers her first visit to what would become the Treble Cone Skifield.
$7m offer by Cardrona for Treble Cone
$7m offer by Cardrona for Treble Cone
The Cardrona Alpine Resort is offering to buy the Treble Cone skifield for $7 million, plus 20 years' free skiing for some shareholders.
Cardrona seeking to acquire Treble Cone
Cardrona seeking to acquire Treble Cone
Engaged and hopefully due to enter the ''perfect marriage'' in a couple of months.
Helicopter 1080 spreading operation completed
Helicopter 1080 spreading operation completed
A controversial aerial drop of 1080 poison on land above Luggate has been completed and Operational Solutions for Primary Industries says it should be its last.
NZTA not committed to funding roundabout
NZTA not committed to funding roundabout
Uncertainty remains over a proposed new roundabout intended to improve a "dangerous'' intersection at the entrance to Wanaka.
'Parochialism' cited as airport obstacle
'Parochialism' cited as airport obstacle
Wanaka Airport might already be a major commercial airport if it was not for the "parochialism" of Queenstown politicians and business interests in the 1980s.
Central dual airports option recommended
Central dual airports option recommended
A dual Queenstown-Wanaka airports arrangement has been highlighted as the best option for the future of commercial travel in and out of Central Otago.
Mother flown to Dunedin without baby after early birth
Mother flown to Dunedin without baby after early birth
Another Wanaka mother has come forward with concerns about how far pregnant Wanaka women are from birthing facilities.
Access issue at maternity space
Access issue at maternity space
Wanaka's senior midwife says the equipment and triage space available for women giving birth in the town is not in the same place or easily accessed.
Check on steering, jet-boat owners told
Check on steering, jet-boat owners told
Jet-boaters are being advised to carry out safety checks on their steering systems.
Plane manages safe touchdown on 2 wheels
Plane manages safe touchdown on 2 wheels
The pilot of an amphibious aircraft managed a safe landing at Wanaka Airport yesterday morning with only two of its three wheels down.
Steering failure cause of fatal jet boat crash
Steering failure cause of fatal jet boat crash
A fatal jet boat crash on the Clutha River in February has led Maritime New Zealand to issue a warning for boaties to check their steering systems.
Not all share Wanaka vision
Not all share Wanaka vision
Those unhappy with the contents of a draft master plan for Wanaka yesterday were not reassured by Wanaka Community Board chairman Quentin Smith's pledge the plan was not "set in stone''.
Concern over maternity services borne out
Concern over maternity services borne out
Kristi James, of Hawea Flat, had every intention of following expert advice to have her baby in Dunedin Hospital.
Changes for Wanaka town centre signalled
Changes for Wanaka town centre signalled in plan
''Five big moves'' for the Wanaka town centre are signalled in the Queenstown Lakes District Council's master plan for the town released this morning.
Airport decision: More options available
Airport decision: More options available, says group
Many questions as to why the QAC rejected the idea of shifting its airport away from Frankton - opting instead for a dual Queenstown-Wanaka solution to the growth in air traffic - should be answered this week. Mark Price reports.
New Wanaka pool proving popular
New Wanaka pool proving popular
The once controversial Wanaka Pool celebrates its first birthday on Sunday afternoon with better results than expected.