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Housing programme helps community, study shows
A Queenstown assisted-housing programme is getting great results for not only its new homeowners but also the community, a new study shows.
Guy Williams
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Queenstown Airport forced to fork over extra cash for land
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Queenstown Airport forced to fork over extra cash for land
Queenstown Airport ‘‘significantly underpaid’’ for land it compulsorily bought from a developer and has been forced to pay $44.5 million.
Call for help after alcohol stolen
Call for help after alcohol stolen
Queenstown police are asking for the public’s help to identify two men thought to be responsible for stealing alcohol from a beer garden behind a suburban cafe-restaurant.
Violinist takes the stage in quarterfinal
Violinist takes the stage in quarterfinal
South Korean violinist Hyein Koo performs during a quarterfinal round of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition at the Queenstown Memorial Centre yesterday.
Positive response to Incentives for Growth Fund
Positive response to Incentives for Growth Fund
The Queenstown Lakes district could benefit by up to $40 million from an ‘‘Incentives for Growth Fund’’ announced in yesterday’s Budget, a regional economist says.
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Housing development would lead to ‘sprawl’
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Housing development would lead to ‘sprawl’
A proposed 1250-unit fast-track housing development at Arrow Junction would cause ‘‘unfettered urban sprawl’’ and traffic congestion, an opposition group says.
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Wilding pine fight to get $79m funding boost
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Wilding pine fight to get $79m funding boost
The government will spend an additional $79 million on wilding pine control over the next three years.
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Neighbour-objectors blasted after costs win
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Neighbour-objectors blasted after costs win
The owners of Queenstown’s Thurlby Domain say neighbours who opposed them in a legal battle should reflect on their ‘‘reprehensible conduct’’.
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Events centre upgrade to six courts mooted
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Events centre upgrade to six courts mooted
A planned $46 million, four-court sports centre may not be big enough for Queenstown’s growing population, councillors have heard.
Robostormers rule in Greece comp
Robostormers rule in Greece comp
Two Queenstown teens are returning triumphant from Greece where they outperformed teams from around the world at an international robotics competition.
Qtown goes into tech mode
Qtown goes into tech mode
Artificial intelligence (AI), education and building digital capability will be prominent themes at next week’s Techweek26 events in Queenstown, Technology Queenstown CEO Sarah Russell says.
Queenstown kids get kicking at festival
Queenstown kids get kicking at festival
More than 300 kids from Whakatipu primary schools took part in a free football festival at the Queenstown Events Centre last week.
Screentime pulls plug on Luma plan
Screentime pulls plug on Luma plan
The company behind a Queenstown light show has abandoned a proposal to create a long-term home for the attraction in One Mile Reserve.
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‘Every little bit matters’: rates rise cut
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‘Every little bit matters’: rates rise cut
The average rates rise in the Queenstown Lakes district will be in the single figures in the next financial year, down from a projected 11.6% increase.
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Housing, hub mooted for Frankton land
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Housing, hub mooted for Frankton land
Two Queenstown non-profits hope to join forces to build community housing and a social services hub on a council-owned site in Frankton.
Rage over neighbour's coughing sparks Frankton assault
Rage over neighbour's coughing sparks Frankton assault
A Frankton man has been charged with serious assault after taking exception to his neighbour’s coughing on Saturday night.
Readers flock to book fair
Readers flock to book fair
Hordes of bargain-hunting bookworms descended on St Joseph’s School’s book fair in Queenstown at the weekend.
$180m funding boost for Q’town health services
$180m funding boost for Q’town health services
Healthcare services in Queenstown Lakes and Central Otago will begin expanding in 2027 with $128m in additional operational spending over the next four years, the Health Minister says.
Frankton pedestrian overbridge to cost $12.6m
Frankton pedestrian overbridge to cost $12.6m
A $12.6 million pedestrian bridge will provide safe passage for schoolchildren over one of Queenstown’s busiest roads, Transport Minister Chris Bishop says.
NZer of the Year award returned
NZer of the Year award returned
Queenstown resident Sir Rod Drury has handed back his New Zealander of the Year award after a week in which two more women have alleged inappropriate behaviour by the tech titan.