Cost of last-minute airfares 'appalling'
Cost of last-minute airfares 'appalling' - hotelier
A Queenstown hotelier believes Air New Zealand’s holding the resort to ransom with exorbitant domestic airfares – unless people book months in advance.
Philip Chandler
Drug dog coming to Wakatipu High
Drug dog coming to Wakatipu High
A drug-sniffing dog is about to go through Wakatipu High after several students were recently suspended for smoking cannabis.
Vegan slams cancer walk sausage sizzle
Vegan slams cancer walk sausage sizzle
A Queenstowner is sizzling with rage that a cancer charity-organised walk gave away potentially cancer-causing sausages at the finish line.
Cook rates it - but oval still overlooked
Cook rates it - but oval still overlooked
Queenstown's scenic cricket oval has been snubbed by international cricket for six years, but it remains in the minds of many of the sport's greats.
Judge slams council for district plan bungling
Judge slams council for district plan bungling
A prominent ratepayer is blasting Queenstown’s council as “irresponsible” for appealing a damning judgment against it.
Residents welcome social hub at retirement complex official opening
Residents welcome social hub at retirement complex official opening
A retirement village on the outskirts of Arrowtown was officially opened last night.
Shock at closure of much-loved childcare centre
'It’s been awful': Shock at closure of much-loved childcare centre
Families and staff of a highly-regarded central Queenstown childcare centre are furious its business owner has pulled the plug.
Queenstown cabbie slams criticism over cost
Queenstown cabbie slams criticism over cost
A Queentown cabbie under fire for overcharging admits his fare’s a minimum $18 – and suggests rivals are jealous because he wears a suit.
$6m lakefront sale in Queenstown
$6m lakefront sale in Queenstown
A plum development site along Queenstown’s Frankton Road has sold for $6.2 million, including GST.
'People are getting ripped off'
'People are getting ripped off'
Allegations are flying that a few independent Queenstown taxi drivers are overcharging after the issue was highlighted when a tourist slapped a driver after complaining he had been "ripped off".
Shock followed by 'outpouring of love'
Shock followed by 'outpouring of love'
The father of a Queenstown woman who died from dengue fever suspects she did not realise she had the disease.
Family 'devastated' by dengue fever death
Family 'devastated' by Queenstown woman's death in Mexico
The family of a Queenstown woman who died in Mexico after contracting dengue fever are "devastated" at their loss.
Crackdown on cats in Queenstown
Landlords 'cracking down on cats in Queenstown'
A Queenstown cat rescuer says landlords in the resort appear to be increasingly cracking down on tenants with cats and dogs.
$7m crime drama to be shot in Queenstown
$7m crime drama to be shot in Queenstown
Shooting is set to start next month on a $7 million crime drama series set in the "stunning but brooding landscape" around Queenstown.
'Refuge in the wilds' wins big
'Refuge in the wilds' wins big
A stunning home at Queenstown’s Jack’s Point has been hailed for its design.
$500m Queenstown village a 'game changer'
$500m Queenstown village a 'game changer'
Building work on a half-a-billion dollar-plus village at Queenstown’s Jack’s Point is about to start.
Resort owner’s huge legacy
Resort owner’s huge legacy
It took a man from Japan to turn Arrowtown’s Millbrook into a world-leading golf resort.
Real estate on rise in Glenorchy
'Amazing value': Real estate on rise in Glenorchy
Glenorchy’s real estate market is taking off as the township is increasingly viewed as value for money in the Wakatipu.
Queenstown Gardens great dies aged 91
Queenstown Gardens great dies aged 91
The splendour of today’s Queenstown Gardens owes much to long-time former curator Nic Leefe, who died last month at 91.
Airvan planes grounded in wake of crash
Airvan planes grounded in wake of crash
Ten Queenstown ''flight-seeing'' planes have been grounded in the wake of a skydive plane crash in Sweden.