Care stalwart retiring after ‘really good run’
Care stalwart retiring after ‘really good run’
A much-loved Queenstown nurse and, latterly, caregiver has finally retired just four months shy of her 90th birthday.
Philip Chandler
Covid puts kibosh on big-bash Gibbston concert
Covid puts kibosh on big-bash Gibbston concert
Thousands of music fans won't be rocking to the sounds of famous international acts in Queenstown this summer.
Cost 'horrendous', but plenty of pride in project
Cost 'horrendous', but plenty of pride in project
Planner Brett Giddens is not a church-goer, but he’s gone for a church for his new Queenstown office.
Q’town hospo empire’s prime plan to raise the roof
Q’town hospo empire’s prime plan to raise the roof
Queenstown’s biggest hospo operator’s going up in the world.
Covid cat crisis in Queenstown
Covid cat crisis in Queenstown
A Queenstown cat group swamped with unwanted kittens and abandoned cats believes Covid’s to blame.
The passing of a hospo legend
The passing of a hospo legend
Welsh-born Eileen Todd, who died late last month, aged 89, came to Queenstown in the mid-'60s with her Scottish husband Jock, who'd flown with the Royal New Zealand Air Force No.75 Squadron...
Dark times predicted for tourist towns 'dumped' by Government
Dark times predicted for tourist towns 'dumped' by Government
Queenstown tourism businesses propped up by Government wage subsidies lose their lifeline from today, despite ongoing Covid travel restrictions.
Blockbuster sale in Queenstown CBD
Blockbuster sale in Queenstown CBD
Queenstown CBD’s largest single-asset retail sale — $32.5 million for Tiki Corner — has just been concluded.
Multimillion-dollar stoush over slice of Paradise
Multimillion-dollar stoush over slice of Paradise
An Auckland company is suing an 83-year-old for $1.5 million in default interest over the blocked purchase of his farm near Glenorchy.
Family safeguard scenery
Farming family safeguard scenery
A farming family has ensured the landscape between Queenstown’s Deer Park Heights and the Remarkables mountain range will be protected from development.
'Special building for a special town'
'Special building for a special town': Queenstown’s new Upper Village
An Aussie developer’s huge faith in Queenstown’s been displayed by a large dining and lifestyle hub that’s about to open below the Skyline gondola.
Not getting jab puts people at risk, says colleague after GP quits
Not getting jab puts people at risk, says colleague after GP quits
Wakatipu Medical Centre has been rocked by a long-time doctor and another staff member quitting because they will not be vaccinated.
Flooding worse on low corner home
Flooding worse on low corner home
Work is under way to help an elderly Arrowtown resident whose front garden has been flooded about four times since July.
Winemaking odyssey amazing in hindsight
Winemaking odyssey amazing in hindsight
It's been 40 years since the first grapes were planted in the Gibbston valley. Phillip Chandler spoke to the man who started it all, Alan Brady, and Cass Marrett spoke to Valli winemaker Jen Parr about what the next 40 years might bring.
'Old Frankton' residents get answers about stench
'Old Frankton' residents get answers about stench
Residents of Queenstown’s ‘‘Old Frankton’’ subdivision who have been complaining about the stench of raw sewage for about three years are at last being listened to.
Another series of detective show to be shot in resort
Another series of detective show to be shot in resort
Clapperboards will be out in Queenstown again next year with confirmation a third series of TV crime thriller One Lane Bridge will be shot.
No jab, no walk: Queenstown company takes stand
No jab, no walk: Queenstown company takes stand
A Queenstown guided walking company is the first major local tourism business to announce it’s insisting clients are fully vaccinated against Covid.
Prominent Queenstown dwelling sells for eye-popping price
Prominent Queenstown dwelling sells for eye-popping price
A prominent property overlooking Queenstown’s CBD has sold to a local buyer for $3.1 million plus GST.
Golf resorts permitted to go ahead
Golf resorts permitted to go ahead
An Environment Court judge this week approved two major golf resort zones near Arrowtown.
Ad features 9.5m-long ‘SubBoat’ on lake
Ad features 9.5m-long ‘SubBoat’ on lake
It's not your normal chicken teriyaki Subway.