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Arrowtown celebrate festival with resounding victory to snap winless run

It seemed somewhat fitting Arrowtown should break a 10-month drought in the Central Otago premier club competition with a festival display of rugby on the main day of the 40th Arrowtown Autumn...

Aussie ski market still buoyant

Aussie ski market still buoyant

Escalating fuel prices notwithstanding, NZSki’s boss is still confident good numbers of Aussie skiers and boarders will hit Queenstown slopes this winter.

It’s the height of lunacy

Warren Cooper reflecting on his parliamentary career. PHOTO: PHILIP CHANDLER

It’s the height of lunacy

Former local mayor Warren Cooper says a council proposal to allow 24m-high buildings across a swathe of Queenstown’s CBD is ‘‘absolute lunacy’’.

Happiness hailed as key to 102-year life

‘Just be happy and don’t be greedy’: The late Margaret Reid, pictured on her 100th birthday at...

Happiness hailed as key to 102-year life

Queenstown identity Margaret Reid died last Sunday at the very ripe old age of 102.

Order’s high honour

‘Like to give back’: Kirsten Dennison will receive a special honour from Hato Hone St John this...

Order’s high honour

It's an honour so prestigious it has to be approved by the King.

Trail planting project seeded

Out to make a big difference: At their first trail margins planting day, Little Difference...

Trail planting project seeded

A project to reforest the margins of the Queenstown Trails Trust (QTT) network has begun.

Robot geniuses off to Greece

NZ reps: Jasper Eckford, second left, and Ollie Sharpe, flanked by coach/mentor Paula Hugens,...

Robot geniuses off to Greece

Two young Queenstown teens make up the only New Zealand team invited into a prestigious international robotics comp in Greece next month.

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Sunshine Bay luxury hilltop lodge for sale

Azur Lodge is on a secluded hilltop but still only three minutes’ drive from central Queenstown....

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Sunshine Bay luxury hilltop lodge for sale

A luxury hilltop lodge almost hidden away in Queenstown’s Sunshine Bay is for sale as a freehold going concern.

Farm becomes film set

Glenorchy’s Arcadia Station is no longer home to any livestock. PHOTO: ALLIED MEDIA FILES

Farm becomes film set

The owner of Glenorchy’s stunning Arcadia Station has sold off all its sheep and cattle to put all its eggs into film and tourism.

Plum industrial land worth $7.7m on market

It’s rare to find vacant land for sale in this in-demand slice of Glenda Dr.

Plum industrial land worth $7.7m on market

Wide interest is expected in a rare parcel of vacant industrial land for sale in the premium part of Queenstown’s main industrial area.

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Anger over cuts to staff parking

Remarkables Park staff could park here for free, but these will now be leased out for $1300 plus...

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Anger over cuts to staff parking

Anger is being expressed by businesses at a major Otago shopping centre facing a squeeze on staff parking.

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Glenorchy farm becomes fulltime film set

Glenorchy’s Arcadia Station’s no longer home to any livestock.

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Glenorchy farm becomes fulltime film set

The owner of Glenorchy’s stunning Arcadia Station has sold off all its sheep and cattle to put all its eggs into film and tourism.

Frankton cribs worth $6.7m sold

Frankton cribs worth $6.7m sold

A "sold" sticker has gone on two holiday cottages below Frankton Rd.

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Town centre’s ‘human scale’ loss feared

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Town centre’s ‘human scale’ loss feared

A prominent Queenstown property investor says a council proposal to allow 24m-high buildings across a large section of the central business district would make the resort town less walkable.

Free endoscopy consultations

Publicly-funded endoscopy procedures, including colonoscopies, are being offered in Queenstown and Wānaka for the first time.

Boosting kids’ mental health

Mitey mental health programme founder Sir John Kirwan on his recent visit to Queenstown Primary...

Boosting kids’ mental health

A rugby knight’s visited Queenstown to launch a programme designed to reduce youth suicide rates.

Weaver and painter fostering Māori-led art

Showcasing Māori art and craft: Painter Christine Hayes, left, and her daughter, weaver Ebony Hayes.

Weaver and painter fostering Māori-led art

A mother and daughter — an oil painter and a traditional and contemporary weaver, respectively — have opened a Māori-led art studio in Queenstown’s Country Lane artisan village.

A Battle of the Basin for the ages

Arrowtown’s Damian Ratwatte shrugs off Cromwell’s Brayden Laing (above) and Mike Macrae to score...

A Battle of the Basin for the ages

Has the Battle of the Basin ever had a better stage?

Irish eyes are smiling

From left, hurling’s Niall Quinn and Gaelic football’s Laura O’Neill and Mike Lynn with their...

Irish eyes are smiling

Queenstown dominated teams shone at the recent national Gaelic champs in Wellington which 73 local Gaels club players attended.

Turf’s up at school

Arrowtown School principal James Rasmussen, left, and sports co-ordinator Paul Winders on the...

Turf’s up at school

It's probably the envy of every other school in the Whakatipu.

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