Seven Q’town reps in NZ team
Seven Q’town reps in NZ team
New Zealand’s under-18 men’s ice hockey team selected for next week’s Division 3 Group A U18 world champs in Hong Kong has a heavy Queenstown contingent.
Philip Chandler
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NZ Open hits funding bogey as Sky Sport drops sponsorship
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NZ Open hits funding bogey as Sky Sport drops sponsorship
Naming sponsor Sky Sport has pulled the pin on the New Zealand Open, which tees off today at Arrowtown’s Millbrook course.
Resort’s record property scorecard
Resort’s record property scorecard
Arrowtown's Millbrook Resort recorded record property sales in the countdown to the 105th New Zealand Open which starts today across its two golf courses.
Flying flag for Sir Michael
Flying flag for Sir Michael
The organisers of the 105th NZ Open, teeing off today at Mill-brook, have come up with a poignant way to remember the tournament’s flamboyant ‘white knight’, prominent jeweller Sir Michael Hill,...
Coup for gallery
Coup for gallery
Arrowtown's Astor Bristed gallery has scored a coup.
Booth business on the block
Booth business on the block
It's a bit different from the average business on the market.
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The classics and the new on show together
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The classics and the new on show together
Queenstown's Ayrburn Classic motoring extravaganza will be three times bigger than last year’s inaugural event, the organiser says.
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Bridge closure lamented
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Bridge closure lamented
A former long-time Queenstown tourism operator says he is "absolutely mortified" over the indefinite closure of the historic Skippers Bridge.
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Queenstown homestead swapped for Christchurch mall
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Queenstown homestead swapped for Christchurch mall
A Christchurch shopping mall has been swapped for a lavish Queenstown homestead and garden.
International field for scenic run
International field for scenic run
More than 500 runners — a post-Covid record — are this Saturday tackling various distances in what’s arguably New Zealand’s most scenic mountain run.
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New TV show pits local chefs in cook-off
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New TV show pits local chefs in cook-off
Take 10 chefs, let them go wild with their creations and you have the ingredients for a Queenstown-based TV reality cooking competition that starts screening this week.
Local builder’s national milestone
Local builder’s national milestone
Celebration marked: GJ Gardner Homes clients Guru Prasad and Asha Asha, with their son Divyam Nautival, after writing their family name on the 25,000th slab the national home builder’s ever poured
Jeweller on world stage
Jeweller on world stage
Renowned Queenstown contemporary jeweller Jessica Winchcombe’s about to play a major role in Germany’s prestigious Munich Jewellery Week — considered to be as big as Paris Fashion Week is in...
Inaugural ‘good egg’ gets off to cracking start
Inaugural ‘good egg’ gets off to cracking start
A Wakatipu High School woodwork teacher is the inaugural monthly winner of a ‘Good Egg’ comp being run by Frankton’s Pavilion Bar & Kitchens to recognise those doing good in the community.
Victoria’s remarkable opportunity
Victoria’s remarkable opportunity
These next six weeks or so loom as a career highlight for Queenstown-born screenwriter and director Victoria Boult.
Course ‘a step up’
Course ‘a step up’
Queenstown's Lakeland Park Christian Camp has once again hosted a Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camp attended by 20 young leaders aged 18 to 30 from around the South Island.
This gig won’t lack punch
This gig won’t lack punch
Fresh from a special single release last week, Gore-raised folk/country/blues singer-songwriter Jackie Bristow’s performing her first Queenstown concert in two years on February 22.
Q’town’s evergreen ‘Grey Cap’
Q’town’s evergreen ‘Grey Cap’
One of the oldest members of the New Zealand ‘Grey Caps’ competing in the over-70s Cricket World Cup (CWC) in and around Christchurch from next week is Queenstown’s John Cushen.
Having a ball in Q'town
Having a ball in Q'town
Queenstown's clearly on the radar of the New Zealand Breakers basketball franchise’s new majority owner.
The Milburn trifecta
The Milburn trifecta
Three local tennis-playing brothers, who’ve all been the best in New Zealand for their age, have now each won the prestigious Queenstown Open men’s title in successive years.