Farm becomes film set
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.
Philip Chandler
Plum industrial land worth $7.7m on market
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
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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
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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
Free endoscopy consultations
Publicly-funded endoscopy procedures, including colonoscopies, are being offered in Queenstown and Wānaka for the first time.
Boosting kids’ mental health
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
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
A Battle of the Basin for the ages
Has the Battle of the Basin ever had a better stage?
Irish eyes are smiling
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
Turf’s up at school
It's probably the envy of every other school in the Whakatipu.
South Island’s first ‘golden visa’ deal made
South Island’s first ‘golden visa’ deal made
A German family has clinched Queenstown’s — and the South Island’s — first Active Investor Plus (AIP) property deal just days after the rule change came into effect.
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Birthing mums forced to Dunedin
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Birthing mums forced to Dunedin
Queenstown women giving birth who need emergency out-of-town transfers are being taken to Dunedin rather than much-closer Invercargill.
Qualmark cuts concern
Qualmark cuts concern
It is feared cost-cutting by Tourism New Zealand quality assurance organisation Qualmark will reduce the quality of NZ’s tourism product.
Designer picks holes with The Hills
Designer picks holes with The Hills
An Aussie golf course architect redesigning Arrowtown’s The Hills has taken a gentle swing at the championship course’s original layout — however, the original designer’s relatively unfazed.
Kiwi artist’s tiki tour de force
Kiwi artist’s tiki tour de force
A Queenstown exhibition by influential Kiwi artist Dick Frizzell featuring the iconic Māori tiki is being touted as nationally significant.
Going the distance for health charity
Going the distance for health charity
By aligning herself with a charity, a Queenstown runner on the comeback trail has an extra spring in her step.
Historic Arrowtown cottage expected to fetch over $3m
Historic Arrowtown cottage expected to fetch over $3m
One of the early cottages contributing to Arrowtown’s historic character is on the market.
QMC founder’s 50-year legacy
QMC founder’s 50-year legacy
The late Dr Pat Farry’s immense contribution to rural medicine and general practice education stemmed from his experience as a Queenstown GP. Philip Chandler examines his enduring...