Happy hooker’s 100th
Leading the Wakatipu Prems rugby side on to the field for his 100th game, there was no one prouder at the Queenstown Rec Ground last Saturday than hooker Phil Kingsbury.
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Time-warp Queenstown bach up for sale
Time-warp Queenstown bach up for sale
It's a throwback to the days when Queenstown’s Frankton was settled with holiday baches - except this one is valued at $1.45m.
Obituary: Queenstown character a man of letters
Obituary: Queenstown character a man of letters
He may have run a humble burger joint, and much later an even more humble pie shop, but Mike Burke, who has died aged 78, was one of Queenstown’s great characters over the 25 years he lived in town.
A very vintage drop celebrated in London
A very vintage drop celebrated in London
The godfather of Central Otago wine, former Queenstowner Alan Brady, had waited 38 years to open one of the earliest bottles ever produced in this renowned wine region’s modern history.
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$32k a night for 'ultra-luxury' Queenstown hotel
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$32k a night for 'ultra-luxury' Queenstown hotel
An "ultra-luxury" Queenstown hotel with rooms costing up to $32,000 a night is opening on a lakefront site that was formerly home to a backpackers.
‘Ultra-luxury’ hotel ‘something truly different’
‘Ultra-luxury’ hotel ‘something truly different’
It is quite the transformation.
Thirty years of ups and downs but mostly ups
Thirty years of ups and downs but mostly ups
When Queenstown-based Colliers Otago releases its latest property review and outlook next Thursday, it’ll mark 30 years of annual insights and projections across the residential, commercial and...
Queenstown player still right on cue
Queenstown player still right on cue
Queenstown's Simon Singleton continues to prove he’s New Zealand’s best pool player.
Goodbye NZ, Canada here we come
Goodbye NZ, Canada here we come
From the Whakatipu to Vancouver.
She’s maybe got travel’s best job
She’s maybe got travel’s best job
Despite Queenstown’s reputation for adventure tourism, it’s little known we’re home to New Zealand’s largest and most globally diverse adventure travel company.
New director from over the hill
New director from over the hill
A champion of Wanaka’s arts sector will now be putting her energies into Queenstown’s lively arts and cultural scene.
Another home semi against Alex
Another home semi against Alex
Having lost their semifinals the past two seasons, the Wakatipu Premiers rugby side’s amped to go one better this Saturday.
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Shock as flagship Queenstown store to close
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Shock as flagship Queenstown store to close
An international retailer has pulled the pin on its high-end flagship store in Queenstown.
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Queenstown Hill reaches new heights
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Queenstown Hill reaches new heights
A 96-section residential subdivision is planned for a block of land above Queenstown which sold for $33 million earlier this year.
Rental frustrations drive tenant match-making app
Rental frustrations drive tenant match-making app
A tenant who lived in Queenstown for three years until his rental was put on Airbnb and he couldn’t find another has co-created a free house-sharing app.
Billy’s namesake approves
Billy’s namesake approves
Visiting newly restored Ayrburn homestead Billy’s — the last food and beverage venue in a sprawling hospo precinct near Arrowtown — was extra special for Eastern Southland farmer William Paterson...
Arrowtowners backing new ‘back road’ bus
Arrowtowners backing new ‘back road’ bus
Arrowtown Village Association’s (AVA) chairperson’s encouraging Arrowtowners to patronise the new ‘back road’ bus service to Queenstown to either commute to work or otherwise enjoy the CBD.
New property management player
New property management player
An experienced Queenstown residential property manager has set up business this week in partnership with a valuation company.
She’s living locally, working globally
She’s living locally, working globally
Kylie Brittain is one of those few Queenstowners who can truly say they work on the world stage.
Queenstown’s sister act
Queenstown’s sister act
Excitement's building — and just a few nerves — for Queenstown sisters taking to the stage next weekend for Invercargill Musical Theatre’s two-week season of Matilda the Musical.