Guy Williams

Sex assault conviction not first for builder

Sex assault conviction not first for builder

A Frankton builder convicted for sexually assaulting a Queenstown woman in January already had a conviction for a similar assault on a drunk French tourist in 2016.

Granting of airport lease deemed unlawful

Granting of airport lease deemed unlawful

The Queenstown Lakes District Council’s granting of a 100-year lease for Wanaka Airport has been cast aside by the High Court as unlawful over its failure to follow proper process.

Pitches made for votes in by-election

Answering questions at a Queenstown Grey Power meeting yesterday are Queenstown Lakes District...

Pitches made for votes in by-election

The candidates for the vacant seat on the Queenstown Lakes District Council burnished their contrasting qualifications for the job before an audience of local Grey Power members yesterday.

Rule blocking cycle trail plans, hearing told

Rule blocking cycle trail plans, hearing told

The partial review of a Department of Conservation strategy document holding up progress on new cycling trails in Otago is missing the "root cause" of the problem, a hearing in Queenstown has been told.

Travel bubble hailed as Aussies to arrive in Queenstown today

Scheduled international passenger flights to the southern South Island resume today with a single flight from Sydney to Queenstown.

Doing their bit

Doing their bit

Helping out at a Wakatipu Reforestation Trust planting day near Arrowtown on Saturday are (from left) Maggie (9), Ollie (13) and Tim (11) Browne, of Lake Hayes Estate.

Council votes for free parking in resort to begin earlier

Free on-street parking in central Queenstown will begin three hours earlier than usual from Wednesday next week following a growing community clamour for the move.

‘Disappointing’ theft from Kingston Flyer carriage

The three iron plates stolen from the side of a Kingston Flyer carriage.PHOTO: NEVILLE SIMPSON

‘Disappointing’ theft from Kingston Flyer carriage

The theft of iron plates from a Kingston Flyer passenger carriage is frustrating the team restoring the vintage steam train.

Father’s evacuation of young Philip remembered

Bob Britton holds a portrait of his father, Bill, who rescued Prince Philip from Corfu in 1922....

Father’s evacuation of young Philip from Corfu remembered

A Queenstown man’s father had two unusual encounters with the late Duke of Edinburgh, the first playing a crucial part in the life of the future husband of the Queen.

Bleak figures in Lake Hayes in flow data

A view of the Lake Hayes catchment area. Photo: Supplied

Bleak figures in Lake Hayes in flow data

An analysis of water inflow data for Lake Hayes by a Nobel Prize-winning scientist gives a bleak insight into the amount of sediment and phosphorus flowing into the scenic Wakatipu Basin lake.

Camp returning to what it was

Ngai Tahu kaumatua Darren Rewi blesses the site of the former Frankton Motor Camp yesterday.PHOTO...

Camp returning to what it was

A revamp of the former Frankton Motor Camp will take it back to its roots, its new lessees say.

Festival for salsa and Latin dancers

Festival for salsa and Latin dancers

Aucklanders Eduardo Speranza and Nemi Turakhia take part in a workshop run by Sebastian Vera and Ellie Ladd at the Queenstown Salsa Festival yesterday.

Climbers killed in fall not exceeding abilities, coroner says

Conor Smith. Photo: New Zealand Alpine Team

Climbers killed in fall not exceeding abilities, coroner says

Two promising mountaineers who died in a fall in Fiordland National Park in 2017 were not climbing beyond their abilities, a coroner has found.

Mayor to look at tiny home policy

Sophie and Pete Oswald’s tiny house at a previous site near Queenstown. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Boult to look at tiny home policy

Queenstown Lakes Mayor Jim Boult has promised owners of a tiny home he'll take a look at what they think are unworkable rules for living in them.

High country farmers oppose pastoral lease Bill

The Walking Access Commission prepared the draft report, which focuses on the South Island's...

High country farmers oppose pastoral lease Bill

Proposed reform of the law overseeing South Island high country pastoral leases will not lead to better environmental outcomes, a public hearing has been told.

Parking job for councils - Genter

Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter. Photo: supplied

Parking job for councils - Genter

Councils will have to provide better parking management and public transport options when on-site parking requirements for developers are abolished next year, Green Party MP Julie Anne Genter says.

Chilling weather fails to dampen procession

Carrying a cross into St Peter’s Anglican Church at the head of a Walk of the Cross procession in...

Chilling weather fails to dampen procession

More than 50 members of four Queenstown churches shrugged off rain and wind to take part in a multi-denominational Easter Walk of the Cross yesterday.

When one good ace deserves another

Celebrating a hole-in-one by Tom Butters (front) last Wednesday are Frankton Masters players ...

When one good ace deserves another

Two holes-in-one, same course, same hole, three weeks apart.

Train Surfers rock the Green

Arrowtown band Train Surfers, consisting of lead guitar and singer Ollie McLean (17, left), drummer Cam Kennedy-Brown (16) and bass guitarist Dillon Bouchier (17), rock it up for the crowd at the...

Legend swim attracts a crowd

Entrants are all smiles before the start of the 3.8km Wakatipu Legend swim at Lake Wakatipu’s...

Legend swim attracts a crowd

More than 170 people braved the cool waters of Lake Wakatipu — some without wetsuits — in the inaugural Wakatipu Legend swimming event in Queenstown on Saturday.

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