Doc to start 1080 control operation on Aug 25
Doc to start 1080 control operation on Aug 25
The Department of Conservation will begin an aerial 1080 control operation in the upper Wakatipu in about a month.
Guy Williams
Car with mother, child plunges down bank
Car with mother, child plunges down bank
A tree was all that stopped a vehicle carrying a mother and child plunging into Lake Wakatipu yesterday.
NZ may be next in line for 'Coast'
NZ may be next in line for 'Coast'
Scottish television personality Neil Oliver has filmed a promo in Queenstown for a potential New Zealand spin-off of long-running BBC series Coast.
Black ice catches out drivers
Black ice catches out drivers
Black ice after a ''late freeze'' caused several crashes in the Queenstown Lakes region yesterday.
Wrong men fingered in assault probe
Wrong men fingered in assault probe
Police fingered the wrong men in their investigation of a serious assault in Queenstown last week.
Buildings rising from the ashes
Buildings rising from the ashes
The Paradise Trust has begun work on two building projects that will fill the void left by a fire that destroyed its historic homestead two months ago.
Cheated ACC
Cheated ACC
A Queenstown man has been sentenced to 270 hours' community service for defrauding ACC of more than $12,000.
Brownlee should stay as minister: English
Brownlee should stay as minister: English
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee had a ''brain explosion'' when he bypassed airport security but did not need to give up the portfolio, deputy prime minister Bill English says.
Complaints of stench
Complaints of stench
Gibbston residents are losing patience over a smell described as being like ''leaking sewage'' coming from a nearby landfill.
Fergburger footpath expansion gets go-ahead
Fergburger footpath expansion gets go-ahead
Fergburger has got approval to widen the footpath outside the popular Queenstown burger joint to ease congestion.
Unchained malady - crashes galore
Unchained malady - crashes galore
Falling snow, black ice and drivers failing to adapt to the conditions conspired to keep police busy in Queenstown yesterday.
Burger eatery wants wider footpath
Burger eatery wants wider footpath
The Queenstown Lakes District Council should turn down Fergburger's request to widen the footpath outside its premises to ease congestion, the resort's chamber of commerce says.
Trade secrets in Amisfield book
Trade secrets in Amisfield book
After quarter of a century in the wine business and a decade running a popular bistro beside Lake Hayes, Amisfield has produced a book the company promises will take readers behind the scenes.
Rental house project work starts
Rental house project work starts
Construction of the first stage of a community rental housing project in Arrowtown has begun.
Trust gets pest control funds
Trust gets pest control funds
The Government will provide $200,000 over three years to help the Hollyford Conservation Trust carry out pest control across 2400ha of the lower Hollyford Valley in Fiordland.
Rezoning to enable convention centre
Rezoning to enable convention centre
The Queenstown Lakes District Council has proposed a zoning change that will extend the resort's central business district across its favoured site for a convention centre.
Kapa haka contest to be annual event
Kapa haka contest to be annual event
A Queenstown man's dream to help Maori performing arts thrive in the resort took a giant step forward at the weekend.
Council backs parking team after scene
Council backs parking team after scene
The Queenstown Lakes District Council says its parking officers are ''unsung heroes'' who carry out a difficult but vital role.
'Earnslaw' earns safety tick
'Earnslaw' earns safety tick
TSS Earnslaw has become the first passenger vessel in New Zealand to be certified under a new national safety regime.
Trust, Doc in league to restore environment
Trust, Doc in league to restore environment
A newly-formed conservation group hopes to start pest control operations in a ''biodiversity hotspot'' in Fiordland this spring.