Multimillion-dollar film hub for Queenstown
Multimillion-dollar film hub for Queenstown
Queenstown's film industry is set for a major shot in the arm from a multimillion-dollar production facility.
Philip Chandler
Departing lawyer leaves landmark legacies
Departing lawyer leaves landmark legacies
One of Queenstown’s most-prominent lawyers leaves for Auckland next month after 40 years practising in town.
Hopes for working holiday visa backdown
Hopes for working holiday visa backdown
The government may be backing down on controversial plans to have all employers of working holiday visa-holders accredited by next May.
Taxi boss sets sights on 'poachers'
Queenstown taxi boss sets sights on 'poachers'
A Queenstown cabbie who now heads his New Zealand industry body is looking at legal action against independent cabbies poaching lifts.
Frustrations for Arrowtown winery developer
Frustrations for Arrowtown winery developer
A battle is brewing over a former American’s plans to build a wine-making and distillery facility on his rural property near Arrowtown.
Tenants booted amid acute housing crisis
Tenants booted amid acute housing crisis
A Queenstown couple are furious they’re being evicted from their long-time council-owned cabin, amidst a severe housing shortage, in favour of allegedly more-deserving tenants.
Record property prices in side-by-side Queenstown suburbs
Record property prices in side-by-side Queenstown suburbs
Record sales prices appear to have been reached in the adjacent Queenstown neighbourhoods of Lake Hayes Estate and Shotover Country.
'Covid was a walk in the park compared to this'
'Covid was a walk in the park compared to this'
As Queenstown hospo staff shortages continue to bite, with venues routinely forced to close one or two days a week, one operator's about to take even more drastic action.
High-end brands setting up shop in Queenstown
High-end brands setting up shop in Queenstown
Three well-known high-end brands are setting up shop in the heart of Queenstown’s CBD — which a local leasing agent says is great for downtown’s retail mix.
Big brands setting up shop in Queenstown
Big brands setting up shop in Queenstown
Three well-known high-end brands are setting up shop in the heart of Queenstown’s CBD — which a local leasing agent says is great for downtown’s retail mix.
Ex-Highlanders tipped to turn out in Glenorchy
Ex-Highlanders tipped to turn out in Glenorchy game
Former Highlanders Waisake Naholo and Hale T-Pole are being tipped to bolster a Glenorchy Invitational XV tackling a Wakatipu-Arrowtown combination in a festival-type rugby game tomorrow.
'Absolute hell': CBD upgrade delay frustrates retailers
'Absolute hell': CBD upgrade delay frustrates retailers
Delays in delivering a $60 million central business district upgrade in Queenstown have retailers asking why it is taking so long.
Queenstown vineyard's celebrity shuffle
Queenstown vineyard's celebrity shuffle
One famous name has bought vineyard land at Queenstown's Gibbston from another famous name.
'Like a bloody battlefield': Sheep killed in dog attack
'Like a bloody battlefield': Sheep killed in dog attack
A Queenstown farmer is putting out a warning to dog owners after dogs mutilated eight of his sheep at Wilson Bay last Sunday night.
Stoush over tree felling in Queenstown
Stoush over tree felling in Queenstown
A stoush has broken out over the legality of a massive tree-felling operation at Queenstown’s Arthurs Point, directly above the Shotover River, last weekend.
Proposed airstrip closure 'absolutely crazy'
Proposed airstrip closure 'absolutely crazy'
National MP Simeon Brown is calling for the government to immediately scrap the proposed closure of Milford Sound airstrip, saying the runway is vital to tourism operations.
New option for first homes in Queenstown
New option for first homes in Queenstown
A potential solution to Queenstown’s housing-affordability crisis was unveiled at Lake Hayes Estate last week.
Chairlift rescue after gear failure at Coronet Peak
Chairlift rescue after gear failure at Coronet Peak
Twenty-five skiers and boarders were rescued from Queenstown’s Coronet Peak skifield on Monday after the Greengates chairlift stalled.
Hospo at boiling point in Queenstown
‘No light at the end of the tunnel’: Hospo at boiling point in Queenstown
Life’s become a pressure cooker for many of Queenstown’s staff-deprived hospo operators — with some close to breaking point as customers pour through their doors.
Worker shortage holding Queenstown back 'massively'
Worker shortage holding Queenstown back 'massively'
For Queenstown’s sake, the government should put out the welcome mat to migrants to address the crippling worker shortage, National’s deputy leader Nicola Willis says.