Native lizards in focus
An expert on New Zealand’s colourful native lizards — geckos and skinks — confesses she only started learning about them six years ago.
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Rowers on world stage
Rowers on world stage
Two Wakatipu High 17-year-old rowers are furiously training and fundraising to represent New Zealand at world under-19 champs this winter.
Duo on caravan tour
Duo on caravan tour
Award-winning husband-and-wife duo Aro rock into Glenorchy and Queenstown for concerts next week on a caravan tour of the country with their two young tamariki.
Take a chance auditioning
Take a chance auditioning
Auditions for Queenstown’s Remarkable Theatre’s 2025 play, set in the unpredictable world of dating, are on this weekend.
Bring on the drones
Bring on the drones
An Australian-based company is pitching drone light shows for Queenstown over three months that’d not only be an amazing spectacle, but could potentially also drive big visitor numbers, especially...
Crown Terrace pad going under auctioneer’s hammer
Crown Terrace pad going under auctioneer’s hammer
If Queenstown mortgagee auctions aren’t rare enough, so is the opportunity to buy just over 65 hectares of Crown Terrace land above Arrowtown.
Family selling prime Queenstown section after 60 years
Family selling prime Queenstown section after 60 years
A prime central Queenstown section which has been in the same family’s ownership for about 60 years is up for sale.
The world’s at his sock feet
The world’s at his sock feet
It's no wonder there’s a spring in Max Trembath’s step.
One new quantity surveyor every year
One new quantity surveyor every year
An experienced Queenstown quantity surveyor who struck out on his own nine years ago says the firm’s enjoyed good year-on-year growth, having completed almost 2000 projects.
Waka’s huge confidence boost
Waka’s huge confidence boost
The Wakatipu Premiers rugby coach thinks his team’s huge come-from-behind away win against Alexandra last weekend could be season-defining.
Son of Arrowtown’s colourful life
Son of Arrowtown’s colourful life
Forestry consultant, logger, writer, hiker, golfer, adventurer ... the list goes on.
Congestion-busting contenders
Congestion-busting contenders
Two fully electric aerial transportation system providers pitched themselves as solutions to Queenstown’s chronic traffic congestion problems at this week’s Electrify Queenstown event.
Luma in a new light
Luma in a new light
A nature park by day, Queenstown’s Kiwi Park’s hosting from tomorrow night a "whimsical" iteration of the popular Luma light show which ran in the Gardens for the past 10 years.
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Gladding pondering switch in local government roles
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Gladding pondering switch in local government roles
Queenstown-Lakes district councillor Niki Gladding is not seeking re-election but is likely to seek a seat at the regional council table.
Airport CEO reflects on top-flight tenure
Airport CEO reflects on top-flight tenure
His tenure having started in the Covid lockdown, Queenstown Airport chief executive Glen Sowry is leaving almost four years later feeling like he has ‘‘done everything I needed to do in my tenure’’.
Conversion kick in final minutes seals win
Conversion kick in final minutes seals win
In as thrilling a game as you could imagine, the Wakatipu Premiers only once hit the lead against Alexandra on Saturday.
Queenstowner wins global tech award
Queenstowner wins global tech award
A long-time Queenstown consultant’s won a global award for teaching Kiwi farmers, through online learning, how to diversify farm income through tourism.
Airport fund has lift-off
Airport fund has lift-off
A new community fund established by Queenstown Airport has made its first distribution of $50,000 to 16 charitable organisations.
Our homes’ silent kereru killer
Our homes’ silent kereru killer
A Queenstown gardener is appalled she’s now seen three dead native wood pigeons, or kereru, in Kelvin Heights as a result of glass collision — the latest early this month.
Retail trio vacating Queenstown Mall
Retail trio vacating Queenstown Mall
Three side-by-side chain stores near the top of Queenstown Mall are for sale as their leases expire.