Guy Williams

Taxpayers’ Union claim rebuffed

Queenstown mayor Glyn Lewers is pouring cold water on a New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union (NZTU) claim the council’s planning a "backdoor deal" with Ngai Tahu Property Ltd (NTP) to build an office...

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‘Just a small council doing a lot’: mayor

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‘Just a small council doing a lot’: mayor

Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Glyn Lewers admits his council should have done a better job of communicating about the resort’s thorny issues over the past three years.

'I’ve never received so many threatening emails'

A Queenstown councillor says he has 'never received so many threatening emails' in the wake Cr Niki Gladding's decision to leak information about plans to discharge wastewater into the Shotover River.

Council whistleblower stripped of roles

Council whistleblower stripped of roles

Outspoken Queenstown Lakes District councillor Niki Gladding has been stripped of her committee roles at an extraordinary council meeting this afternoon.

Shotover whistleblower unrepentant

Maverick Queenstown Lakes councillor Niki Gladding says she has no regrets about blowing the whistle on the council’s plans to directly discharge treated wastewater into the Shotover River.

Community chips in

Happiness House staffer Ellie Forrest, left, and manager Léna Boss with the community centre’s...

Community chips in

Queenstown's Happiness House has a flash new pataka kai — or community pantry — after a team effort by volunteers.

Wastewater discharge into Shotover set to begin

Protesters are calling on Queenstown's council to scrap plans to discharge treated sewage into...

Wastewater discharge into Shotover set to begin

The direct discharge of treated wastewater into Queenstown’s Shotover River is expected to start early next week.

Closure of only medical centre ‘huge blow’

The Arrowtown Medical Centre will close in mid-September. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Closure of only medical centre ‘huge blow’

Arrowtown community leaders say the loss of the township’s only medical centre in September is a "huge blow".

Legend’s leap of faith

Jumping off the Earnslaw before the 4km swim from Frankton Arm to Queenstown Bay last year. PHOTO...

Legend’s leap of faith

Go jump in the lake, they said.

Celebrating different thinking styles

Pivotal Point founder and CEO Lisa Leftley. PHOTO: ARCHIVE

Celebrating different thinking styles

Neurodiversity Celebration Week is being marked in Queenstown with a free event at the Frankton library next Thursday.

Arts groups need new home

The former ambo station in Isle St will be repurposed for use by Queenstown Lakeview campground....

Arts groups need new home

The show must go on.

Waimarino decision ‘troubling’

A render of the Waimarino Luxury Lodge development in Bob’s Cove. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Waimarino decision ‘troubling’

A court's decision to not award costs to a community trust that opposed a luxury villa development in Queenstown’s Bob’s Cove sends a "deeply troubling message" to other Whakatipu Basin residents...

Man hit by vehicle had fallen from cliff

A man was struck and killed by a vehicle on Monday night on this section of the Gibbston Highway...

Man hit by vehicle had fallen from cliff

Police have named a man found dead on State Highway 6 who fell from a cliff before being hit by a vehicle.

Man hit by vehicle had fallen from cliff

Man found dead on SH6 near Gibbston named by police

Police have named a man found dead on a Queenstown highway who fell from a cliff before being hit by a vehicle.

More than $82m sought for land acquired by airport company

More than $82m sought for land acquired by airport company

Property developer Remarkables Park Ltd is seeking more than $82 million compensation for land compulsorily acquired by Queenstown’s airport company in 2019.

Roundabout project going to plan so far

Work continues on Frankton’s BP roundabout. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS

Roundabout project going to plan so far

The $250 million upgrade of Queenstown’s BP roundabout and connecting roads remains on time and budget, the NZ Transport Agency says.

$250m roundabout 'on track’

The $250 million upgrade of Queenstown’s BP roundabout and connecting roads remains on time and budget, the NZ Transport Agency says.

Camping ban to keep valley ‘pristine’

A tramper takes a selfie in front of the stunning icefall at the head of Earnslaw Burn. PICTURE:...

Camping ban to keep valley ‘pristine’

Social media-fuelled growth in the number of walkers camping at the head of Earnslaw Burn, near Glenorchy, has forced the landowner to take action to keep the area "pristine".

Post-birth help on hand

Physio and educator Cora Huitt. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Post-birth help on hand

A class for Whakatipu women next Wednesday aims to reduce the incidence of musculoskeletal problems after childbirth.

Frustration complaint not acted upon

Frustration complaint not acted upon

A Jack's Point resident is frustrated the Queenstown council is washing its hands of his complaint about illegal freedom camping in picturesque Homestead Bay.

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